Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Plain Jane Revised: Greetings lovelies! I hope you’ve had a great start to the week. This week I wanted to make mention of something I had said in my very first blog post I told you guys that I did not, by any means, want to limit my closet to your typical straight cut slacks (pants) and suit bottoms. Even though that statement still stands (I don’t limit my closet or corporate style to straight cut anything ), I wanted to … [Read more...] about Plain Jane Revised – Featured Blog
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No Rest in Peace for MND – the fight continues – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: No Rest in Peace for MND – the fight continues: 11 years 5 months ill | ©2017 Ed C Lunnon | Advantage CBD Eleven years ago, on 8 February 2006, I was diagnosed with CBD, a terminal, incurable neurological illness. Imagine the following: you have a fancy motor car that suddenly starts shaking and shuddering. You take it to the garage, ask the mechanic to diagnose the problem and to repair the car, BUT the bonnet (the hood) is welded … [Read more...] about No Rest in Peace for MND – the fight continues – Featured Blog
Love is in the Bay this Valentine’s Day – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Love is in the Bay this Valentine’s Day: All around Nelson Mandela Bay shops and restaurants are putting their reddest foot forward; hearts fill windows, flowers are being displayed and chocolate, champagne and cards are on special. It can only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day is coming to town! Source: NMBT Blog. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily … [Read more...] about Love is in the Bay this Valentine’s Day – Featured Blog
Annette Oelofse Mohair Products, just up the road from us. – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Annette Oelofse Mohair Products, just up the road from us.: Annette Oelofse’s Natural Mohair Products, another superb reason for staying with us at Dempsey’s Guest House in Walmer. We are a mere kilometer away from the 6th Avenue Shopping Centre where one can find the Port Elizabeth branch of Annette Oelofse’s Mohair Products. Thank you to Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais of KarooSpace for reminding us of this shining … [Read more...] about Annette Oelofse Mohair Products, just up the road from us. – Featured Blog
RIP Joost van der Westhuizen 2017 – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: RIP Joost van der Westhuizen 2017: https://www.youtube.com/embed/lS2nX4fuzqc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent ©2017 Edward C Lunnon | ill 10 years 5 months | Advantage CBD Today, we had one of our infrequent MND support group meetings at the PE St FranciS Hospice. And, I am angry! The land, indeed the world, is awash with tributes pouring in for … [Read more...] about RIP Joost van der Westhuizen 2017 – Featured Blog
The Drakensberg Amphitheatre – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Drakensberg Amphitheatre: The Amphitheatre must surely be the most recognised and best know feature of the Drakensberg and looked down over us while we were camping in the Royal Natal National Park in December. The Amphitheatre is over 5 kilometers in length and the cliffs along its entire face is about 1 220 meters high at average. The source of the Tugela River is up in this section of the Drakensberg and the Tugela … [Read more...] about The Drakensberg Amphitheatre – Featured Blog
A pigeon pair – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A pigeon pair: There are so many pictures being taken of The Voting Line on the Donkin Reserve but often it is of the sculpture as a whole and the little details are missed. Like this pair of pigeons sitting on the wall. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Donkin Lighthouse and Memorial: The Donkin Reserve is one of Port Elizabeth's iconic tourism sites and combines history and public art. The pyramid, called the Donkin … [Read more...] about A pigeon pair – Featured Blog
YOUR HOME AND ITS 5 VALUES AND WHICH ONE TO USE WHEN SELLING – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: YOUR HOME AND ITS 5 VALUES AND WHICH ONE TO USE WHEN SELLING: Properties have many valuations associated with them, which can be very confusing.Here is a very short explanation on some of the most important valuations that homeowners will come across and how these impact you when you decide to sell your home.1. YOUR PROPERTY'S VALUE TO YOUIt is human nature for us to value possessions, especially our homes. This is completely … [Read more...] about YOUR HOME AND ITS 5 VALUES AND WHICH ONE TO USE WHEN SELLING – Featured Blog
A day on the beach at Denville – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A day on the beach at Denville: It's summer and that means warm weather and lazy days on the beach Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Kings Beach market: Last Sunday we went for a walk along the Kings Beach Flea-market. Something we haven't had time for on a Sunday for quite a while. Although you can still pick up a few very nice things for gifts and souvenirs (and there were a few tourists and locals doing just that), … [Read more...] about A day on the beach at Denville – Featured Blog
7 Cool Camp Sites in the Bay – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: 7 Cool Camp Sites in the Bay: The coastline of Nelson Mandela Bay is dotted with camp sites, from the one a bit more inland at Addo Elephant National Park to Van Stadens Caravan Park. There is just something about a tent (or a caravan), a camp fire and sleeping under the stars (almost) while you are surrounded by Mother Nature, loved ones and a few marshmallows on a stick. It’s a sort of therapy; you get … [Read more...] about 7 Cool Camp Sites in the Bay – Featured Blog
A visit to Matatiele in the Eastern Cape highlands – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A visit to Matatiele in the Eastern Cape highlands: I haven't really had the opportunity to venture into the North Eastern Cape so a first visit to Matatiele in the Eastern Cape highlands near boundary with Kwa-Zulu Natal was on the cards while en route to the Drakensberg in December. Matatiele services the surrounding villages and farming community and gives a very good first impression. Even though it was a long weekend and … [Read more...] about A visit to Matatiele in the Eastern Cape highlands – Featured Blog
Lister Memorial – reposted – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Lister Memorial - reposted: During my weekly tourism slot on LuisterFM 90.6 last week the Lister Memorial in Summerstrand came up in the conversation. Even though the presenter had seen the stone monument before he had never knew what it was for. I just realised again that there aren't many people who did know about it and even if you had seen it you wouldn't know who Joseph Storr Lister was. So I decided to report a … [Read more...] about Lister Memorial – reposted – Featured Blog
Noordhoek Skiboat Club – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Noordhoek Skiboat Club: Last night I got to go to a function at the Noordhoek Skiboat Club for the first time. It's hidden away on the coastline just below Marine Drive on the Wildside and consist of a nice big bar / restaurant space and an outside undercover braai area, all overlooking the coastline. Actually a very nice spot for a party with a stunning view of the ocean up to the Cape Recife lighthouse in the … [Read more...] about Noordhoek Skiboat Club – Featured Blog
Cricket at St George’s – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Cricket at St George's: The first One Day International of the cricket series between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place here in Port Elizabeth today and I was there. It's been a while since I've been to an international cricket game and it was really a treat being able to go and enjoy it with Drama Princess. Other than the fact that the South African's totally dominates the day, the other thing that really caught my … [Read more...] about Cricket at St George’s – Featured Blog
So it’s the MexTex Border … – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: So it’s the MexTex Border …: © 2017 Ed C Lunnon | Ill 10 years 4 months Advantage CBD So the Chinese – don’t you just luv ’em – they built this wall together with the North Koreans as a prototype for you, Donald. You can do it, Donald, they said, you can do this by you and yourself. No need to bring in Mexican labour, may just have to Bill (that’s not Hi-la-ry,s husband) the Mexicans. I luv ’em, … [Read more...] about So it’s the MexTex Border … – Featured Blog
