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Category: Tips and Tricks
DIY Tablet Covers
First off, Merry Christmas to all our readers!! If you’ve been spoiled this Christmas, and received a shiny new tablet as a present, you may have already gone out and bought a hardy cover to keep it protected. However, for those who have yet to decide on which cover to buy, or were shocked at […]
Create Your Own Christmas Crackers
Are you tired of all the same boring store-bought Christmas Crackers each year with the usual go-to jokes and useless cheap gifts? Well, why not make your own? That way, you can buy inexpensive gifts for friends and family that you know will be put to good use, as well as handpick the best (of […]
The Best Tablet for Travellers in 2013
2012 has been a year of numerous changes, with elections and price increases, along with plenty of new technology paraded from various corporate giants. For those constantly on the move and unwilling to invest in a bulky laptop to lug around, the more compact tablets are an answer to many a techno-nomads desperate plea. But […]
8 Hop on, Hop Off Sightseeing Tours in Cape Town
UPDATE: CitySightseeing has launched a new township tour! Check out the LaGuGu Tour below! Explore the beautiful city of Cape Town at your own pace with hop on, hop off tours. The tours follow a timetable and run every 20 – 30 minutes (tour dependent) – which means you can get off and explore each attraction at your own pace, […]
Top 5 Gadgets for Travellers this Christmas
Christmas shopping for others is incredibly hard, but it’s doubly so for the frequent flier types who have already got almost everything they require. For those with die-hard minimalists and tech-savvy individuals in their family, make note of these gadgets, which are sure to bring a smile to any traveller’s dial. 1. Meet your new […]
Tips for Holiday Packing
I am sure we have all spent a holiday wanting to smack ourselves for not packing a smarter outfit or not leaving enough space to take home that stunning scarf you had your eye on. When trying to pack light, it’s easy to forget some items of importance. So don’t spend your holiday longing for […]
3 Fantastic Festive Treats to Try
With the merry festive season suddenly upon us, there are going to be many Christmas parties, office parties and kid’s parties that will involve a fair amount of effort on your part. So give the endless (and merciless) hours of shopping a shove, and take to the kitchen! Baking is a cost effective solution and […]
How to Survive the Drive this Summer Holiday
With long balmy days ahead of us, the most fitting thought we have is about where we are going to spend the summer holidays – and weeks and weeks of school vacation can be a bit daunting, what with trying to find new ways to keep the kids entertained. Lucius Annaeas Seneca once said “Travel […]