Pre-COVID, I stayed at a fantastic hotel which is renowned for being one of the best 5-star hotels in the “karoo” of South Africa. Famous for their weeping willows, their outstanding amenities and not to mention their animal horns and hides – very much like Texas – a stay here will knock you back about…
Category: Port Elizabeth
An African Safari Experience
With SO many of my American friends + clients booking safaris now that COVID is over and travel restrictions are lifted, I thought I would share a collage of beautiful photos from a trip I took in late 2019 pre-COVID. Pssst. You might want to read this: WISE AFRICAN PROVERBS How many people in the…
A South African Ethnobotanist Breathes Life Into Plant Medicine
An Intro Jean-Francois Sobiecki is a qualified South African ethnobotanist (medicinal plant researcher), herbalist, intuitive healer + nutritionist. His life has been an initiation into: + Traditional Medicine + Healing + Personal Growth + Transformation A Gift From Mom Early in his journey, Jean discovered he had healers in his family from his mother’s side….
Traditional South African Recipe: Samp & Beans “Umngqusho”
SAMP AND BEANS (UMNGQUSHO OR ISITAMBU) RECIPE Serves 10 Ingredients 500g samp (substitute: hominy) – rinsed and soaked overnight 500g sugar beans (substitute: black eyed peas) – rinsed and soaked overnight salt to taste oil 1 onion
Nature For Healing
The Most Famous African Proverbs South African Ubulawu South African traditional healers use “ubulawu” to open their intuition and dreaming and to increase their learning ability. It’s a medicianal herbal plant. Some species are also used for people who need to heal aspects of their minds, while laypeople use it for dreaming and to increase…
Ubulawu: Africa’s Self Transformation Plant Healing Medicine
Phytoalchemist-Herbalist-Medicinal Plant Researcher: Jean-Francois Sobiecki. BSc.Hons. EthnoBot. (UJ)., Dipl Clin Nutr. (Aus). Intro My path as a herbalist healer took a long time to realize where I was for many years seeking answers to who I am. The path was not easy, yet I found great breakthroughs with plant medicines such as Ayahuasca and then…
Your New Year’s Resolutions + South Africa’s 3rd Largest City
What’s on your New Year’s Resolution list? If it’s got anything to do with health or travel – allow me to introduce one way you could tick both boxes in one fell swoop. Visit Durban, South Africa. In 2014, CNN rated it as “The coolest city in South Africa you’ve never seen” (See the article here…
Eating Pork Belly at Crossways Farm Village
Highlight on Crossways Farm Village in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Throwback to Crossways Country Kitchen in South Africa! It’s out in the countryside of a region called “Nelson Mandela Bay”- named after, you guessed it! Google this part of South Africa, it’s very pretty. This particular country restaurant offers delicious breakfast & lunch options and is situated…