The Shire (a Harry Potter gem)

Thirty minutes away from Durban lies a little town called Hillcrest which is perfectly normal, thank you very much. It is the last place you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because this town just doesn’t hold with this nonsense. But in a little centre off the main road, lies a little …

Saturday – 31/12/2022 | Home

After a nap, we left the hotel at 5:30am. The sun was rising as we were leaving so the drive out of Cape Town was very pretty and filled with beautiful mountains. We stopped to refuel ourselves and the car and actually found a little Mugg & Bean in Beaufort West. The coffee was much …

Friday – 30/12/2022 | Chapman’s Peak Drive

It’s our last day in Cape Town so naturally we missed our last breakfast. By the time we woke up, we needed to get ready for Jummah and Jummah lunch at my cousin. We waited until the men came home and then had khari kitchri. 10/10 would recommend having hot home food on holiday, our …

Thursday – 29/12/2022 | V&A Waterfront

If you ask any of my family at home where we were when they called, they’d say we were at the Waterfront. And they’d probably be right. It’s my favourite place to be in Cape Town. So after breakfast, we left the hotel and headed for a full day at the V&A. The traffic was …

Wednesday – 28/12/2022 | Robben Island

Since we were going to Robben Island today, we decided to have an early lunch at Makers Landing. Most places were still closed so we ended up having fish, prawns and chips from Blue Tree Seafood and Sushi (they only sell seafood and they don’t serve alcohol). The food was amazing. We went to the …