Durban’s two favourite markets

I’m not sure quite when it happened, but Durban seems to have become the crafty capital of South Africa. Nowhere is this more evident than in their weekend markets: the by-now-famous…

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Priority Zone

Image credit Now here’s one I’m sure most of you have never heard of. How can I be so sure? Well, although I live in Cape Town I count myself as a Durbanite (I grew up there and…

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Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo

Image credit Visitors to Durban could be forgiven for thinking that the city holds enough delight for one visit. It has the beaches, the markets, the leafy suburbs and golden…

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Craft Trattoria: Durban

Image credit Everyone in Durban is talking about Craft Trattoria: Neil Roake’s latest place (his first was the boutique hotel Concierge and the attached Freedom Café).…

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A Durban must-do

Next time you’re in Durban, after you’ve eaten a great curry, and explored the city centre, and bought enough Zulu curios to last you and all your friends a few lifetimes,…

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