Towards the bottom of Martin Street in the village of Nieu-Bethesda stands a white Karoo house with a blue sign. blue cupboard(on the stoep)honesty shop The two words in the name that caught my eye immediately were "honesty shop". It was peculiar. Interesting. Strangely Karoo Heartland. Definitely worth checking out. On the stoep we found … Continue reading Honesty shop on the stoep
When was the last time you drove down Kragga Kamma Road to Coleen Glen? Been a while? Have you ever noticed the little building on the right hand side not far from Cow's Corner? Well that little building has a new tenant, a new jacket and a new purpose. Rest-a-While (Pebble Springs) is the biggest little … Continue reading Rest-a-While on Kragga Kamma Road
We're usually home having a braai on a Saturday evening but today we headed to Baywest for some late afternoon shopping and dinner while Chaosboy went ice skating with a friend. The entertainment area and food court was buzzing all afternoon and got even busier as the sun went down with people (young and / … Continue reading Having a ball at Baywest
I wonder how many shopping centres have a kiddies train that do rounds though the centre like the one at Moffet-on-Main. Moffet-on-Main is quite a popular spot for families with small children what with the Funky Frogs kiddies play area and a coffee shop for the moms (and dads) right next door. Whoever added the … Continue reading Shopping Centre Train
Port Elizabeth geeks, fanboys (and girls), cosplayers and comic book lovers rejoiced today with the opening of Geek World SA at 189 Main Road Walmer. Geek World SA stocks cosplay outfits, comic books, figurines, unique clothing, board games, fandom jewelry and lots more. Looking at some people as they walked in to day was like watching … Continue reading Geek World SA is open in PE
In June (2013) construction started on the Bay West Mall just west of Sherwood in Port Elizabeth. Construction on the first phase of this mega development next to the N2 is expected to be completed in 2015. The development will cover about 300 ha when finished and will be focused around a 90000m² shopping centre. The rest … Continue reading Bay West Development
Everybody (well I hope everybody) in Port Elizabeth knows that if you are into filter coffee, THE place to buy your coffee is Masterton's in Russell Road. In actual fact, Masterton's coffee is available just about all over South Africa and is served in a lot of hotels and restaurants. There is nothing like going to the … Continue reading Mastertons – THE coffee people
One would think that most people travelling to Port Elizabeth from the interior or down the coast would be in a hurry to get to their destination when they get to Nanaga, which is only 50 kilometers from the city. But a lot of them suddenly take a little detour and stop at the Nanaga Farm … Continue reading Nanaga Farm Stall
Richmond Hill has really become one of the "in" places as far as restaurants and boutique shops go in Port Elizabeth. I had a couple of minutes to spare while in the area and strolled into Decor on Irvine for a look. The first thing that grabbed my attention as I walked in was the wooden … Continue reading The wooden bunny puppet
On Saturday morning I bundled the family into the car and headed down to Retro-Pickers in Walmer. Around every second corner there is a coffee shop these days, but Retro-Pickers is something refreshingly different. Imagine an antique shop selling mostly retro items and clothing combined with a small personal coffee shop and you will have Retro-Pickers. The coffee shop … Continue reading Retro-Pickers
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