January, Book 1: The best start to the year. An indispensable resource to draw reference from during the course of the year for South Africans with little financial knowledge. Warren Ingram also hosts podcasts titled Personal Finance which are a great supplement to his books. February, Book 2: “Everything we have learnt in outliers says …
The evening before 2019’s Soweto Marathon I met up with a friend over drinks at a mall in Randburg. There were some last minute shopping to do before the race which I had been looking forward to for five months – a cellphone pouch, some protein bars and a comfortable sports bra were just what …
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I would have never known Georgia had it not been for a work trip I was invited to in mid October, a time when Europe is getting ready to welcome the winter chills while South Africa’s heat intensifies. When I received the invitation in my mailbox I assumed it would be the south eastern American …
In July alone there are 33 listed races on the Runner’s World Event calendar. The races range from 5km runs, to the unbelievable 160km long Washie 100 Miler race in the Eastern Cape. Surely South Africans love the road and trails, and some are prepared to run for 26 hours to get to the …
Mozambique made news headlines earlier this year for dreadful reasons. The country is well known and loved for it’s long periods of sunshine, warm Indian Ocean beaches, numerous islands and vibrant people – making it a favorite for South African travelers. However, in March and April 2019 the images seen of the country were sheer …
An interview with Maurice Oniang’o Books have the unspoken power to connect people from different parts of the globe. Words have an undeniable ability to start a conversation with ourselves internally or with others; a conversation that either heals, entertains or gives perspective. When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir written by Paul Kalanithi, an …
The joy of traveling is experienced in three parts: the anticipation, the experience and the memory. With conversations with two friends who’ve travelled to Marrakech, a whole lot of blog reading and YouTube videos, I have only expectations and vague ideas to take with me. In a few weeks time we’ll know how reality has …
Even with Marrakech’s character, culture and incredible entrepreneurial spirit, my highlight was by far Camel riding in La Palmeraie. I was honestly just: “Doing it for the culture” and had no idea what a profound impact it would have on how I perceive life moving forward. The word Palmeraie means palm grove and there are …
On the third of March this year I attempted my first marathon: Vaal Gate Marathon. Attempt because I didn’t finish. I started quite well though, I think. At about the 2 km mark I started getting bored. My mind wandering a lot: “What do they all think about when they all alone on the road,” …
Continued from part I, part II of Twelve Good Reads Of Our Time gives you more options for books to add on to your reading list. Who knows, you may have already read one or a few. The list, written here with an except from their various publishers, is made from input from a diverse …
Before we hit the ground running, a good starting point is exploring the importance of exercise from a biological point of view. Closely linked to exercise is nutrition and physiology – it would be futile to have a conversation about one without the other. Even so, as humans we are far more than the biology …
There is no such thing as a bad book. There are certainly books that we have never finished – some were intellectual torture to read, others were grammatical nightmares, while some have never made it in life because no one speaks about them. Besides, we have different tastes in literature – something that blows one …