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Durban Beachfront

By on November 22, 2011 in Out and About

Lately the Durban Beachfront is like my second home.I’m not a big fan of sand though so the promenade and the skate park are the answer to all my prayers. These are just a few snaps from the Pitch & Push and Skate Park this weekend.

The gorgeous bundle of canine energy on the skateboard is Hippopotamus Maximus. He’s been down at the beach entertaining the masses for the last few days and is apparently available for movie and TV work. The kid in the Hendrix shirt is Linton. I think he likes to skate more than Hippo. His mom is super supportive so he gets to spend most of every weekend on his board. Martin was recently sponsored by Technique Skateboards. They’re a skateboarder run skateboard company based in Oman and Cape Town.

The last two snaps were taken before the Pitch & Push. Bit of a sad turnout due to the rain on Saturday but the next one should be awesome.

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Longboarding And Possible Broken Bones

By on November 18, 2011 in Lifestyle

I recently bought myself a Sector 9 longboard (specifically this one) and while I am in mortal fear of breaking my head open,  this video is pretty awesome and makes me want to get out there and carve some pavement.

The problem in Durban is that people don’t know how to drive, so I reckon I’ll just stick to the beach front for now. The song is pretty cool too. I love me some Vetiver but the original of this song is still the best.

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Sweet Paul Holiday Issue

By on November 17, 2011 in Food, Lifestyle

The Sweet Paul Holiday issue is out and it’s full of really fun things to make, bake and inspire you. Check out the entire issue here to see how to make the decorations below. You can also visit his blog and facebook page for more.

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Remembrance Day 2011

By on November 11, 2011 in Uncategorized

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few

Today we remember all those who have fallen in battle since the end of WWI in 1918. The world would be a far different place if not for the sacrifice of the men and women in the armed forces. So at 11:00 please take some time to reflect on what they have done for each and every one of us.

Images by Michael St Maur Shiel and were taken from this post on Mail Online.

Haunting picture of a landscape near Verdun, France still shows the pockmarks and craters made in the Great War almost 100 years ago.

French soldiers at Verdun in 1916

The still pockmarked landscape of Beaumont Hamel on the Somme where the Newfoundland Regiment were decimated by German machine guns

Grave of French soldier Edouard Ivaldi in Champagne. This is the only grave left from WW1 and still has Ivaldi’s helmet marking the spot he fell in 1917.

The Fort de Douaument – a defence near Verdun, France which saw one million casualties in the Great War – from Mike St Maur Sheil’s collection

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