What’s the best local dish you’ve ever eaten while traveling? In 2023 I traveled to Zambia 🇿🇲 and my Zambian friends took me out for lunch at a local food restaurant. OMG! I ate the most delicious meal. To this day I still think of that meal.
Category Archives: Hiking
Haarties Hiking Trail: Fatcakes, Fog & Fabtastic People
“Everybody gets a car!” 😂 Okay fine, not Oprah level giveaways, but we did hand out fatcakes and chocolates, which in hiking currency is basically the same thing. Winter and I have a complicated relationship. I’m a winter baby, but the season and I don’t vibe. I underdressed for this hike and froze my toesContinue reading “Haarties Hiking Trail: Fatcakes, Fog & Fabtastic People”
My Career
What’s something you used to worry about but don’t anymore? Now, I wish I could retire and spend time traveling, hiking
10 lessons swimming voucher -last year June
What is the best purchase you have ever made? Best decision of my life. I always loved water but I didn’t know how to swim. Early 2025 went on holiday in Thailand. The resort we stayed at had beautiful pools. Yes pools not pool. Went island hopping, I wanted to cry, seeing that beautiful stillContinue reading “10 lessons swimming voucher -last year June”
Only ever finished one book
Which book have you read more than any other? Ask me about which mountain I climbed! 😆. https://fabtasticyou.blog/2026/07/13/mpumalanga-magic/ But one day I will read lots of books😊. For now am climbing mountains. I listen to audiobooks does that count? ☺️
Mpumalanga Magic
A Birthday Month Finale South Africa never runs out of natural beauty, and this time my hiking boots took me to Mpumalanga, the land of safaris, geological wonders, and jaw dropping views. It was the perfect way to wrap up my birthday month with a “short left” mini vacation outside my province. The trip startedContinue reading “Mpumalanga Magic”
Yoga
What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger? When I was younger, Yoga felt so boring and slow. Ten minutes was long in a Yoga class on a good day🤣. Now, OMG! It is my savior, every time after the class I feel like am walking on air 😆. I feelContinue reading “Yoga”
The Escape
Part 1 It’s been a minute my Fabtastic people. I have missed connecting with you. I am back, the nippy weather in Johannesburg is hectic, but we … The Escape
Piesangkloof!
What an adventure! There’s nothing quite like the thrill of hiking a new trail, it’s like unwrapping a present, except the gift is sweat, sore calves, days of recovery and breathtaking views. This time, we found ourselves Magaliesberg, and oh my word, my South Africa is gorgeous. Lately, we seem to have developed a habitContinue reading “Piesangkloof!”
My kids and myself
Who do you spend the most time with? I spend good amount of time with my kids and also by myself. I enjoy my own company. Of course do make time for my relatives and my friends. As you grow older you realize relationships are more important than anything else; priceless .