FeaturedJune 22, 2015

Romancing the goosebumps at Canada’s ice hotel

Canada’s Hôtel de Glace is a pristine sanctuary that comes into being each year, never in quite the same form, then melts away, like it was all an illusion. A hotel with no restaurant, no room service, no TV or Internet access and where, to get to the loo in the middle of the night, you have to negotiate an outdoor courtyard where the temperature is below freezing and, if snow is falling, it will be falling on you.

DurbanMay 24, 2015

The Chairman Part 2: Ndabo Langa in conversation

An “in his own words” Q & A with founding owner, architect Ndabo Langa, published here for the first time. By Wanda Hennig Architect Ndabo […]

BuddhismDecember 9, 2013

Buddhist Retreat Center on CNN top 10 list

The Buddhist Retreat Center in rural Ixopo, South Africa, has been named by CNN as one of the world’s Top 10 meditation retreat centers. Those who know the BRC, which opened in 1980 and attracts mindfulness enthusiasts from around South African and internationally, are not surprised.

DurbanFebruary 13, 2013

Searching for Christian Grey

Fifty Shades fever is alive and well — but clone the hot guy if you really want to perform a service. By Wanda Hennig First […]

CoachingFebruary 12, 2013

The Top 10 List from Bea Fields ‘Wild West of Blog Marketing’

Persistence and regular blogging are key to SEO success and effectively marketing your business, leadership coach and social media / blogging pundit Bea Fields said […]

FeaturedDecember 6, 2012

RIP Dave Brubeck — Take (Eighty)-Five

Dave Brubeck: December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012. The jazz icon, world-renowned pianist and composer of jazz and classical music whose experimentation with unusual […]

Conscious LivingNovember 6, 2012

Buddhist Retreat Center celebrates 30 years

Letting go of thoughts; being present in the moment. Tolle — Zen — Oprah’s favorite Buddhist Pema Chödrön — Louis van Loon who founded the […]

DurbanOctober 7, 2012

The man who built Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium

The brief lead architect Gerhard le Roux got was to create a world-class, multi-purpose sporting facility and an iconic, innovative and sustainable landmark for Durban. The resulting Moses Mabhida Stadium would be the jewel in the Kings Park Sporting precinct. The entire area would feature additional sporting arenas and facilities as well as restaurants, shops, children’s play areas and a pedestrian walkway linking the stadium complex to the beach.

DurbanOctober 7, 2012

Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium: Backgrounder

Controversy remains among some of the city’s naysayers over whether Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium should have been built. Ivor Daniel, former president of the KwaZulu-Natal […]

CoachingSeptember 13, 2012

The Art of S-e-x-uality

Wanda Hennig discovers The Bedroom, a boudoir boutique for women in Durban, South Africa where the women owners host play-shops featuring speakers who address small groups on subjects ranging from extending orgasms, to how to talk to your children about sex, to waking the goddess within. Sexual play and rekindling sexual passion are popular themes.

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