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When Hendo’s met Freddy

By 6000 | 6000 | September 26, 2010

Many of you will remember the DIY Biltong post from a few weeks ago. Well, since then I have experimented with many different sorts of meat and many different blends of spices in an attempt to create the world’s best raw-meat based snack. And while I was getting there slowly, my efforts received a huge [...]

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Just doing your job?

By 6000 | 6000 | August 26, 2010

Or: “Why you need to be nice to people in Cape Town“. This is a bit of a personal story, but there’s an important message in it (I think), so I’m going to bore you with it anyway. A few months back, the company I worked for closed its doors “for operational reasons”, meaning that [...]

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DIY Biltong

By 6000 | 6000 | August 15, 2010

Ah – biltong – the staple food of South Africans since 1652. What is it? Well, in case you don’t know and you haven’t already clicked through the link above, it’s essentially seasoned, dried meat. But there’s more to it than that. It’s completely addictive, it keeps the South African toothpick and dental floss industries [...]

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In Durbs

By 6000 | 6000 | August 11, 2010

Durban greeted me like a well worn sock: warm, grey, slightly moist and rather grubby. There was also an overpowering smell of cheese. Possibly anyway. I’m out here doing some training for staff at one of the local government hospitals. And I’ve decided that I quite like Durban. The rolling hills and general unkempt state [...]

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Another great night out

By 6000 | 6000 | June 30, 2010

It’s the first rest day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup today and fans all over South Africa – if not the world – will be wondering what to do this evening. I’ll be heading down to Kalk Bay for some inspirational seafood, but I’ll still be anxiously looking around the restaurant for a big [...]

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