Out and about – WriteStyle My thoughts, My words, My Style Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:25:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 /wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WriteStyle-Logo-1-551d1b7cv1_site_icon-32x32.png Out and about – WriteStyle 32 32 74065186 WIN! With Joburg’s freshest garden and lifestyle show /win-joburg-garden-lifestyle-show/ /win-joburg-garden-lifestyle-show/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:42:08 +0000 /?p=1201 This Saturday, 14 November, The Johannesburg Botanical Gardens will play host to the one-day only, Grow Jozi. With over 1.6 million trees located all over the city, Joburg is a perfect setting to play host to an event dedicated plant growth, vegetable cultivation and harbouring a culture of gardening. Grow Jozi will have something for…

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]]> /win-joburg-garden-lifestyle-show/feed/ 3 1201 Eat, Play, Love in Joburg /eat-play-love-joburg/ /eat-play-love-joburg/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 20:21:52 +0000 /?p=1159 Joburg is boring! There is eff all to do here and I would rather be in Cape Town! …To all who have ever said anything vaguely similar to this, STOP. RIGHT. THERE. It’s almost 2016, and there are still people who don’t know what Maboneng is or who have never been to The Cradle of…

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]]> /eat-play-love-joburg/feed/ 3 1159 Instameets – taking Instagram to the streets /instameets-instagram-photography/ /instameets-instagram-photography/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:53:41 +0000 /?p=1049 I’m HOOKED on Instagram and am constantly amazed at the talented photographers that showcase their images. My mentor with all things Insta-related, my good friend Matt, has a natural talent behind the camera and a pretty impressive Instagram following to boot: @matthewkanniah. Instameets In April, Matt mentioned that I should join him on his next”Instameet“. An…

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]]> /instameets-instagram-photography/feed/ 1 1049 Mystery Ghost Tour – Johannesburg /mystery-ghost-tour-johannesburg/ /mystery-ghost-tour-johannesburg/#comments Mon, 11 May 2015 18:08:49 +0000 /?p=1027 I regularly visit Quicket, there are always a host of cool events advertised to check out. One that kept standing out for me was the Mystery Ghost Tour, held both in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Interest peaked! So I must tell you, when it comes to movies, I’ve always been more of a thriller than a…

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]]> /mystery-ghost-tour-johannesburg/feed/ 1 1027 Vintage Movie Night at Morrells /vintage-movie-night-morrells/ /vintage-movie-night-morrells/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:56:49 +0000 /?p=1000 Morrells Boutique Estate and Morells Manor House are known for their opulent grounds, hosting weddings and other events. But the Manor House also hosts Vintage Movie Nights. HOW COOL RIGHT! Once a month, a classic movie is shown on a large projector screen in the picturesque gardens. The movie we watched, Rebel Without A Cause.…

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]]> /vintage-movie-night-morrells/feed/ 0 1000 Just Darling Berry Picking /just-darling-berry-picking/ /just-darling-berry-picking/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:42:53 +0000 /?p=990 During a warmer period, not too long ago, a trip to Just Darling proved to be a berry fun morning out! I found out about Just Darling two Summers back, and missed out on going to pick berries, so this summer, I was determined to go. With the whole family in tow, it was the…

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]]> /just-darling-berry-picking/feed/ 0 990 SecretEATS – an underground dining experience to remember /secreteats-underground-dining/ /secreteats-underground-dining/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:48:10 +0000 /?p=965 SecretEATS is an underground dining experience, bringing together a group of people in a stunning secret location, all with a love of food. How it works: you sign up on their website to receive invites to “EAT” at their upcoming dinners. These dinners are hosted in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. You also have the…

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]]> /secreteats-underground-dining/feed/ 0 965 Tutankhamun Exhibition /tutankhamun-exhibition/ /tutankhamun-exhibition/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:21:49 +0000 /?p=890 If you are a bit of a history buff, and more specifically, into all things ancient Egypt, then do yourself a favour and head on over to the Tutankhamun Exhibition at Silverstar Casino. You’ve got ’till 12 April to see it. Yes the website: http://tut-exhibition.co.za/ has a good few pictures on the exhibition, and yes…

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]]> /tutankhamun-exhibition/feed/ 0 890 Ride the wave at Stoke City – WakePark /ride-the-wave-at-stoke-city-wakepark/ /ride-the-wave-at-stoke-city-wakepark/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:00:53 +0000 /?p=857 When a friend invited us to her birthday party at Stoke City in her neck of the woods (Pretoria), I was intrigued, as I haven’t been back to a Cable Park since visiting my best friend/pro women’s wakeboarding champion, Angie, 8 years ago, in Australia. 35 min away from Joburg north and you’re in the…

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]]> /ride-the-wave-at-stoke-city-wakepark/feed/ 0 857 Chilling Poolside in Maboneng /poolside-maboneng/ /poolside-maboneng/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:59:25 +0000 /?p=886 This past Saturday, I headed off to Maboneng with a couple of mates, to check out the latest hotspot, Poolside. Quite literally fitting for a hot, summer’s day, with a sparkling pool to dip into if you wanted to. There is a lot of construction around the entrance of Poolside, and can be easily missed,…

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