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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Durban Beaches

Is there anything more Durban than the beachfront? I don’t think so. From the Seventies array of colourful architecture lining the shore to the ladies selling Zulu trinkets…

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High tea at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Durban

If you mention the words ‘fancy hotel’ and ‘Umhlanga’ in the same breath, most people will think you’re talking about the Oyster Box, a very swanky hotel on the beautiful…

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