Real Thai Food in Umhlanga? hmmmm

So I have been MIA for a little while now (hope you guys missed me!) which I do apologize for, however I was very busy dealing with some family matters... as well as celebrating Navarathri and Diwali. But I am back, and as inspired as ever after finding a little piece of Thai heaven right …

DL Boutique & Café – The Pearls of Umhlanga Mall

This past weekend, at the very last minute Ash and I decided to make a quick weekend getaway to the coast. We have both had a very rough two weeks and just needed to escape for a bit, do some feel good shopping and have the option of ordering food as opposed to cooking. After …

Always Time For Tea @ The Sugar Club – Beverly Hills Hotel

Where there is luxury.. you will find Suvarna, so it goes without saying that I am madly in love with The Sugar Club at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks. I took Ashwin and Paroshna for a very chilled afternoon to sip on some tea, and sample all the decadence that The Sugar Club is well known for. …

My Five Favorite Cities

Have you ever fallen in love with a city to the point that you would happily return over and over again… and to make things worse, you want to take everyone you love there so that they can experience it??? These are my top five all time favourite cities. Bangkok – Thailand I cannot even …

Blogger Recognition Award

With much excitement, I have received my first blogging award. Big thanks to April and Tiago of tandaintheusofa for the nomination!! Like Ashwin and I, they are a couple sharing their travels with the world in such a fun way. What is the Blogger Recognition Award? The Blogger Recognition Award is given to bloggers by bloggers who appreciate …

Brown Girl Journal – Getting to know more South Africa Travelers

For my first Getting to know more South Africa Travelers series, I am thrilled to bring to you an interview with Yeshira Sewdal who is the blogger behind A Brown Girl Journal. Yeshira was one of the first South African bloggers I connected with when venturing into the blogging world so I am totally excited to …

Vidya Vox live in Durban

A few months ago I heard that Vidya Vox would be performing live in Durban, South Africa. I have never really been a concert go-er, but guys if you have not heard her music, you are definitely missing out! Being the luxury princess that I am, we managed to get our hands on three VIP Hospitality tickets …

A day in a country within a country

Where is this country within a country ....... right on my doorstep within our borders of South Africa are the two landlocked countries of Lesotho 🇱🇸 and Swaziland 🇸🇿. Today we visited Lesotho and today was going to be the day that my fiancé (now husband) got his first ever stamp in his passport. To …

Djibouti Visa for Dummies

So it turns out, that trusting the sources on the internet proved me wrong! Because I am slightly paranoid whenever there is a visa required... I contacted a visa company and asked them to assist me with my visa for Djibouti. Their response was, as a South African citizen you will require a UK visa …

The first trip I booked ALL on my own

Travel for most people is a scary ordeal… well not the actual travelling part, but the preparations and bookings required. This used to panic me immensely, and I would always end up contacting an agent and booking a group tour. Whilst these are awesome and take the pressure off of planning anything really, I found …