Sondagskloof: Getaway to the Vlei Chalet

You’re on a picturesque farm. In front of you is a forest of poplar trees abuzz with twittering birds. To the right, cows are grazing. A gentle stream flows. To the left, a vegetable patch is flourishing next to a wide open field. Behind you are two dams. You’re in...

Can You See Me? by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

When someone you love is diagnosed with autism, and you are their primary caregiver, you suddenly find yourself in the deepest, darkest hole. While family and friends try to reach you with a torch and a rope, you quickly learn the hard truth: you have to use your own...

Franschhoek Motor Museum: A Vintage Car Paradise

What to do With Your Parents in Cape Town The one ‘big issue’ I have when my folks come over is… Where do I take them? What can we do that’s new seeing as they’ve done almost all the touristy things in Cape Town? I’d have to take...

Raising a Silent Reflux Baby

While pregnant, I remember my sister telling me that her infant had silent reflux. It’s horrible. And that I should pray my baby doesn’t get it. I took note – I prayed. What I didn’t do, was find out what exactly is reflux. Then, I had no...

Written in the Stars: Modern Map Art

Some occasions are so special, we simply want to capture every single moment and freeze it in time. What you were wearing, thinking and feeling, what the location was like and the ambience of that day or evening… But what if we could capture exactly what the...

Me Time at Angsana Spa

One of the things I didn’t anticipate after having a baby was the amount of body aches and pains I’d have. And because of them, I ended up at the Vineyard Hotel’s Angsana Spa. All I knew was that I needed something to make me feel – and...

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Saajida Says is a lifestyle blog inspired by my life as a writer, mum and food-lover living in Cape Town.

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