Grande Torino

Grande Torino

Grande Torino Baroque architecture, splendid shopping and delicious food and wine make Turin, a former World Design Capital, a must-see, writes Judy Bryant  Where: Turin, Italy i Publication: South African Garden and Home   Date: April 2019...
Winning with Wild Things

Winning with Wild Things

  Wild things South Africa’s largest private alien vegetation clearing project, at Vergelegen wine estate, has created hundreds of jobs and revealed abundant plants, birds, insects and animals, writes Judy Bryant.    Where:      ...
Word play

Word play

Word Play   If you enjoy culture and creativity, the annual Woordfees festival in Stellenbosch offers something for everyone, writes Judy Bryant  Where: i Publication: South African Country Life  Date: February 2019  Images: Judy Bryant...
Ties that bind

Ties that bind

“Mine is smaller than yours” was the unlikely slogan on a T-shirt worn by a burly man at the Slow Food Market in Stellenbosch, about an hour’s drive from Cape Town. Further investigation revealed however that this memorable phrase merely indicated that he was a...
Enjoy the whole nine yards

Enjoy the whole nine yards

From fresh spinach to stilt-walkers, you can find them all at Victoria Yards ‒ Johannesburg’s inner-city art, craft and gardening project. I arrived in Johannesburg over 30 years ago to seek my fortune, and spent the first months living in a delightful restored...