Brookes Hill from the beach

Brookes Hill in Humewood is one of the very upmarket and sought after areas on the Port Elizabeth beachfront and offers residents and guests a fantastic view of Kings Beach and the coastline. The white buildings on the right are the very larney Kings Terrace apartments. The building in the middle of the pic is … Continue reading Brookes Hill from the beach →

Wezandla Craft Gallery

Anybody visiting Port Elizabeth and wanting to buy African craft to take home as gifts or souvenirs has to make a stop at Wezandla. The shop is situated next to the central business district and close to the beachfront and airport and is difficult to miss with its bright facade. As soon as you walk into the shop … Continue reading Wezandla Craft Gallery →

View from The Bridge

I went to Greenacres and The Bridge Shopping Centre for the first time in ages on Sunday morning and snapped this pic from the windows on top of The Bridge. It looks down on CJ Langenhoven Drive going towards the Cape Road interchange. And before you ask why there are so few cars on the road, … Continue reading View from The Bridge →

Walmer Park construction

The Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Port Elizabeth recently completed a major upgrade which included an extension of its floor space and the addition of more tenants. One of the final phases of the project is the resurfacing of the parking area which was started before the building industry closed down for their end of … Continue reading Walmer Park construction →

Shopping for bargains

Some of the best bargains in town can be found in the Traduna Mall in the Port Elizabeth city centre. Most of the shops belong to Somalis and other foreign nationals and the prices can't really be beaten anywhere else in town.

Loxion Life 1: Cafe, New Brighton

Today's photo comes from guest photographer Bongi Magongo, who was at a fashion launch in New Brighton recently. So here is a glimpse of township or Location life (old apartheid terminology which has, with tongue in cheek, been corrupted to Loxion.....) more tomorrow. Thanks Bongi!

The end of an era – Mastertons

Anyone in PE who is a fan of good coffee will know Mastertons, in Russell Road. Funnily enough, it is not so much for the lovely aroma, because they don't brew coffee there, but roast it, so the smell in the street is often more acrid than delicious, but they produce wonderful blends. Sadly, I … Continue reading The end of an era – Mastertons →

Bygones…..

One of the old landmark historic shops in Central, this has housed an antique and old bookshop as long as we can remember. The simple unpretentious architecture is typical of many of the colonial buildings that went up in the 1800s in PE.

Reflections

See what happens when you are sitting in the car, waiting for someone, and getting bored? This is a view of the parking area at Fiveways Spar, reflected in the doors of one of the satellite stores, through the glass balcony panel!

Hot dog

We now know what happens after dark in one of Port Elizabeth's top decor shops in Dickens Street.