We bought a zoo

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The soundtrack rips your heart out, the cinematography is nostalgic, the cast is beautiful and real. Another perfect date movie. Loved it!

- PS. I don't know whether it relieves or aggravates the Sunday Blues...

This city could definitely do with some...

...colour.
I stumbled across Katie's blog and immediately fell in love with the humour and brightness. She is (in her own words) a "24 year old freelance photographer, actress, street artist and fun maker!"
I love her quirky designs and how she brightens up any drab urban environment. I always admire people who manage to create successful interactive art.
Here are some of the inspiring images from her blog:

All images by Katie Sokoler. Visit her blog for more eye-candy and information.

Truth be told

Words found here. Image my own.

Antique route

We've been looking for some decent Vintage/Antique shops in Pretoria. The Husband, Detective Kotze, investigated and stumbled upon this site. It features 12 Antique shops in a radius of about 5km just north of Church street. There are many more in this area so keep your eyes open. We found the raddest items in the vicinity including two stunning chairs, an old shop display case (which we've been after for years), a sauce boat and some old Empisal sewing machine parts. Now that we are completely broke, it's your turn to investigate and lose yourself in nostalgia.
Here is a screen shot of the site. Click on the image to be re-directed to the home page:

Also, here are a few Instagram shots of the desirable items and some of the loot:

Yes, these babies now reside at house Kotze in Sunnyside.

Hello.

Work officially started today. We are back from Thailand. It was colourful, wild and breathtaking. The people are so friendly and so welcoming. Prices are very reasonable - this is the first overseas holiday that I can really say that things are actually affordable. Pictures cannot capture the sounds and tastes and smells of this wonderful place but here are a few images that I would like to share of our holiday.

Part I - The beaches and islands

Part II - the food and markets

Seaweed Lays...not my personal favourite but still interesting.

Sweetcorn on the beach - freshly braaied and seasoned on the spot!

This lady and her granddaughter work together on the floating markets - selling an interesting noodle broth to locals and tourists. Very tasty indeed.

 Part III - Civilization and Religion

In Bangkok we stayed in the Lub'd hostels. This is what backpacking should be: Simple, clean, well designed. 

Night markets are everywhere. Consumerism is huge in Bangkok. We found that the markets did just as well as the shopping malls - a lot of young and upcoming fashion designers use small alleys and night markets as starting blocks.

Infrastructure trying to cope with millions of people...

Our trip only covered Bangkok and the Krabi province in the South. Loved the food, loved the friendliness, loved the colours and textures.