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Facing down the wrinkes

When women reach a certain age- having eaten a certain amount of rubbish food- drunk a certain amount of wine- and cultivated a smouldering sexy suntan every year- the combined affect hits them right...

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A Cynic Goes Shopping

The perfect description of a balanced diet has to be a glass of wine in one hand and a slice of cheesecake in the other-

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Raided and rescued by the fashion police

I-rsquo-ve just spent R1-050 on the dubious pleasure of having half of my wardrobe unceremoniously trashed-

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Sexpo

Oh my goodness -ndash- it-rsquo-s enormous- That-rsquo-s the only reaction you can have to Sexpo- whether you-rsquo-re referring to some of the erotica on sale or the size of the exhibition itself-

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Welcome to the bungle

I-ve been trying to get to Costa Rica for five years now-

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Bed- Breakfast - Booze

There-rsquo-s something deliciously decadent about staying in a hotel for the sole reason that it-rsquo-s right next to the place where you intend to spend an evening sampling too much wine-

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Wish You Were Weird

When you-rsquo-re bored of the beach and had all the sightseeing you can stomach- it-rsquo-s time to re-vamp your vacations-

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Flying Solo

How come when a couple splits up- the woman decides it-rsquo-s time to explore the world while the man dissolves into a couch potato- festering in front of the TV-That may sound like an...

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Gallery

Aish- this is going to take forever- Do you have any idea how long it takes to download- resize- re-pixelate and upload hundreds of photos- Flipping yonks- that-s how long-

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A Case Of Exploding Mangoes

Books as entertaining and subversive as this one may manage to make a political animal out of me yet-

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Long Walk To Freedom Nelson Mandela

It-s a long read too- but for the privilege of gaining an insight into the man who transformed South Africa- it-s worth every page-

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Behind Every Successful Man

IFYOU-rsquo-RE travelling light on a short flight- you can-rsquo-t pack any lighter than thisbook-

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Safari food for the concrete jungle

The most exquisite meals you-rsquo-ll ever eat in the bush are those dished up by South Africa-rsquo-s plethora of fabulous five star safari lodges-

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Wining - Dining

I gave up cooking a while ago-

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Don-t Run- Whatever You Do

THE stories told by safari guide Peter Allison make you want to take multi-tasking to the extreme-

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Parker-s Comedy

It-rsquo-s a serious business- comedy-

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Casual Sax

A warm -amp- witty blow job Yes of course I read it wrong- an invitation to Casual Sax-

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A Handful Of Keys

You can have such a lot of fun with a piano-

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Evita

As striking workers turn vicious and our politicians are condemned as predatory hyenas by their allies- it seems fitting that the musical Evita is returning to Johannesburg-

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Sunjata

There-rsquo-s a tradition of story-telling in Africa that stretches right across the land- as generations weave their oral histories for the generations to come-

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Sizwe Banzi Is Dead

It takes about 60 seconds to realise that actor Omphile Molusi is about to give us an excellent evening-rsquo-s entertainment-

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HIStory - This Is It

Watching a tribute show to Michael Jackson makes comparisons inevitable-

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Riverdance

Lordy- Irish history really hasn-rsquo-t been a barrel of laughs-

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Mass Appeal

The church has always been good for a laugh- although often in a tragicomic kind of way-

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Strictly Tap Dance Fever

The hottest bodies in town right now are flashing their gorgeous legs and shapely- sexy torsos for our delectation at the Joburg Theatre-

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Theatre

Don-t you love it when the house lights go down- the stage lights come up- and you-re transported away for an evening of pure escapism- Whether it-s serious drama- comedy- a thriller or a musical- if...

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Viva Valencia-

I WAS just weighing up how best to photograph the elegant old building and capture the orange-studded citrus tree in the foreground when my ice cream exploded-

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America is cheesecake country

IF I was an American- I-rsquo-d fit right in with all the fatties-

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India tests my tolerance

EITHER I-rsquo-m developing a higher tolerance threshold- or India has improved substantially in the past few years-

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Snowy days in Seoul

WHEN the outside temperature plunges to a teeth-chattering -1-deg-C- you really appreciate a heated toilet seat-

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Long - skinny Vietnam

It-rsquo-s always the weird sights that grab my attention on holiday-

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Singles- sex and the big Bangkok theory

-ldquo-I-rsquo-M in love-rdquo- Joe declared as he floated in for dinner-

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Jordan

It-rsquo-s Christmas Day and I-rsquo-m waking up in a Bedouin tent in the desert-

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Beguiled by a manic metropolis

Imaging sticking a straw down the throat of a goldfish and blowing-

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Frostbite in Finland

TWO bizarre facts associated with the Finns are that they drink a lot and have a penchant for rushing out of a sauna and rolling naked in the snow-

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Getting Conned In Cuba

IT was the most fabulous scam-

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Rio grows old gracefully

RIO de Janeiro- a world of glamour and excitement-

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Sizzling- smouldering Italy

There isn-rsquo-t a single wisp of smoke curling out of the top of Mount Vesuvius as we walk up its stony brown slopes-

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The Other Bits Of the Planet

Yep- I could break down the world into the generally pretty well recognised sections like Europe- America- The Far East- but where-s the fun in that-Hopefully as you head for my review of one country-...

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Discovering Stanley

If your home will never be quite complete without a statue of Buddha that sparkles like a disco mirror ball- I know just where to buy one-

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Mauritius - paradise for hedonists

People will tell you there are tons of things to do in Mauritius-

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Cairo - a crazy place

If you-rsquo-ve never experienced an assault on all your senses simultaneously- take a trip to Cairo-

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Stripping Off

Would I go down in your estimation if I told you I-rsquo-ve been to a strip club-I was protesting all the way-

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Mount Grace

Every once in a while there-s nothing nicer than girls behaving badly-

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Port St- Johns

THERE are two ways of looking down on Port St Johns- a little Wild Coast seaside town-

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The Lost City of Kitsch

Once upon a time- the fairytale land of Sun City used to look tremendously kitsch-

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Luxury living at Phinda

I-rsquo-m in the swimming pool trying to work off the accumulated flab of breakfast- lunch and afternoon tea and create some space for dinner- when six warthogs come snuffling over-

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Wild welcome to Camp Jabulani

WOW- that Michael is a hunk-

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Travel

When I was a kid- my favourite part of the year was the annual two week holiday when my parents took me off to explore other countries-

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The world through my eyes-

Welcome to my website- I-m Lesley- a freelance travel -amp- leisure journalist based in stunning South Africa-

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