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Last week, my colleague and I ventured to The Plunge at 56 Kingsmead Road and let me tell you, this place is a wellness haven. From pilates to yoga, and of course, the star of the show: the plunge itself. The surroundings are serene, the energy is vibrant, and the moment you walk in, you […]

No timed training can rival the quiet, relentless rhythm of a life steeped in music. When the piano lives in the corner of the living room; when your mother is a trained pianist whose fingers dance across the keys with the same ease as her words of encouragement; when melodies are the language of your […]

Hi All, Having spent a long day on the Vic Falls / Hwange Road yesterday, I made the decision to change the timing of my return flight to Harare. The net result was an overnighter in the Falls at one of my favourite guest houses, Nkosi Lodge, One of Bayete’s three very fine, reasonably priced Lodges […]

Hi All First impressions always count, especially when you are a discerning visitor to an International Fair like the Sanganai Tourism Expo held in Mutare last week. I popped into the show the night before to have a glimpse of what to expect and was immediately taken in by the Mountain Lakes exhibition – A […]

I never thought I’d say this, but the air felt different at Chapungu Sculpture Park. Not in the poetic, exaggerated way people sometimes describe places, but in a way that made me pause, breathe deeper, and wonder why. Then it hit me: this place grows its atmosphere, literally. Trees everywhere, thoughtfully planted and lovingly labelled, […]

Hi All Seeing a leopard in any of Zimbabwe’s free roaming National Parks is one of those rare privileges that is generally only experienced by regular visitors to those special wildlife areas. My work colleague and I were recently invited to spend a few nights in Machaba’s Ingwe Pan Camp situated within the inland Jesse […]

Playing Piano: It’s a proven fact that, as you progress through life, you should continually reinvent yourself – set yourself very different objectives that require you being outside your comfort zone. This is especially true when you go through that Empty Nest syndrome.   When I was over in New York for their marathon a […]

Some celebrations arrive fashionably late, and mine did just that. A belated birthday lunch turned into a full-on soul-refreshing experience at Kelly’s Kuttings, a place that doesn’t just serve food, but serves up an atmosphere that feels like a warm hug in floral form. We arrived in the afternoon, and from the moment I stepped […]

Hi All Life in the city goes along like a flash in a blur and most folks seldom take a true break from it all. I was travelling down to Bulawayo for the Inter-District Bowls tournament over the long weekend. So, I took the opportunity to drive out to my spiritual heaven (The Matopos) to […]

HI All, There are, from my limited experience, three very different ways to overnight in Mana Pools: National Parks have 3 very basic brick under tile lodges that come complete with bedding and showers; the second option is to book your own self-catering campsite; or, you decide to splash out and leave the organisation to someone else by staying […]

As the afternoon winter sun stretched gently over Borrowdale Brooke, I arrived at the prestigious golf club with a mix of excitement and curiosity. My first stop was the golf shop nestled near the entrance. Inside the corridors, the walls proudly displayed plaques of record-breakers dating back to the early 2000s, a testament to the […]

This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending the high tea event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and it was nothing short of exquisite. I arrived a bit early, just to soak in the atmosphere and admire the recent renovations. The hotel’s interior was striking, and bright, expressive paintings by gifted local artists adorned […]

An afternoon spent at the 2025 Zimbabwean National Arabian Horse Championships. I arrived at Kuimbashiri Bird Park in the afternoon, despite the calendar declaring it winter, the sun shone with unexpected warmth for a winter day. The atmosphere was cheerful, people were on their lunch break, laughing and chatting while children played happily on the […]

Hi All It’s a strange phenomenon whereby, no matter how fit you are from training for one sport, when you start playing a different activity, there will be unused muscles or ligaments that are in a relative state of atrophy. All that triathlon training, and I “Hobble” home from bowls with very stiff quads and […]

Acupuncture: The thought of subjecting any part of my body to Acupuncture has, to my Western Mind, always given rise to thoughts of fear – “No Way Jose“. Playing golf with different schools over the past 60ish years, however, I have met some very interesting people. One such person, that was in my fourball recently, […]

Hi All, Imagine living in a city that was “Cycling Friendly” like Kigali is Plastic Free Friendly?  Imagine the next generation of town planners transforming seldom used parts of our existing city into parks or cycle tracks encouraging our communities to have a healthier lifestyle? Imagine Harare being known as The Cycling Destination City in sub-Saharan Africa? […]