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The Dame
the-dame.com
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International explorer on a quest to discover all that is quirky and unconventional around the world.
#37265 in All , #1414 in General Lifestyle

South Africa Wild and Free

Its been 8 years since I set foot in Johannesburg, South Africa and 13 years since I left my country to live in the UK. I was excited and nervous to come back home, a lot has changed, and yet nothing...

2 days ago

Fresh New Music: Indie/Folk/Blues

Matt Corby. Im, blown away. This guy is 23. From Sydney, Australia, his vocal range is incredible. Prepare to be sucked in and swept away. I have no words really. We went to see him play on Thursday ...

5 days ago

How To Survive A Long Haul Flight In Comfort

Im called The Dame International because I travel a lot so Ive had a lot of experience in how to travel without the stress and strain that can occur. I just flew fron London to Johannesburg on Emirat...

21 may 12

Oh My! Ke Ai, Greenside, Johannesburg, South Africa

The beauty of South Africa and its exotic mix of First and Third World cultures is that there is no over saturation of the same thing, I like to think of it as quality VS quantity and if you’re...

16 may 12

Top Tips For Your Health, Fitness and Inspiration

Hello everyone, following is a brilliant guest post by the wonderful Kirsten De Bouter Shillam from Doodlelounge on her top tips for your health, fitness and inspiration. For 20 years I have worked w...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

Two Videos You Need To Make Time To Watch

The first is Gala Darling‘s talk at TED about her Radical Self Love movement, highlighting some of the ways she has learned to love her radical self and help others to do so too. The second vid...

01 may 12 2 people like this

Doing It For Themselves: Gerard Watts – Ekta Skateboards

It’s been too long since I featured someone who works for themselves doing what they love so today I bring you a good friend of mine, namely Gerard Watts who owns and runs Ekta Skateboards out ...

26 apr 12

My Life In Instagram Pictures

I’ve been busy “gallivanting” these past few weeks and it doesn’t look like I’m stopping any time soon before I head off to South Africa, so this is what I’ve been...

24 apr 12

Off On My Next Adventure

Ive been trying to write this post for the longest time but I just cant seem to find the words to explain myself. Im everything and nothing. Yesterday I booked a one way flight to my home country Sou...

21 apr 12

A Guy’s Guide To Approaching Strange Women Without Being Maced

You want to say Hi to the cute girl on the subway. How will she react? Fortunately, I can tell you with some certainty, because she’s already sending messages to you. Looking out the window, reading ...

15 apr 12

Do You Have These Problems Too?

I have a problem with applying myself and staying focused… ooh shiney! But seriously. In giving myself the freedom to do as I please, I now have the problem of having too much choice and no da...

14 apr 12

Instant Images: A week in the life of Instagram

So I finally gave in to Instagram, I had signed up a long time ago, but never used it until about a week ago and since I have been busy and therefor slacking on updating here, I thought Id post some ...

04 apr 12

20 Things Life is Too Short To Tolerate

[This was written by Little Miss Nike] You don’t have to settle, it’s simply a choice you make every day. If you feel like you’re running in place there’s a good chance you’re tolerating things you ...

03 apr 12 2 people like this

How To Ruin Your Life

[I didnt write this and Im not sure who did, but its beautiful and important] Stay in one place your whole life. Always order vanilla even though the menu is four pages long. Become the type of perso...

02 apr 12 2 people like this

Im Fickle…

I’ve recently come to admit that I am well and truly fickle. Maybe its because Im an air sign and thats why I change like the wind? A good friend of mine says Im too bright for my own good and ...

21 mar 12

To The Woman Who Makes It All Happen

If it weren’t for my mother, I wouldn’t be here today. Here as in alive and here as in where I am at in my life. My mother has bailed me out of every place I keep getting myself stuck in...

18 mar 12

Photo Adventure: Spitalfields Market, London

I took a mosey to Spitalfields Market in East London yesterday. It’s changed a lot but still has some very quirky and interesting stalls although most of them don’t allow you to take phot...

05 mar 12

London Buildings Part 1

I love architecture and there is so much of it from various ages here in London. Im always looking up!

02 mar 12

Banksy On Advertising

I get excited when someone succinctly puts into perspective the essential things we, as a society, need to understand. I get excited when I can lob it at people like a snowball to get their attentio...

01 mar 12

If You’re Not A Feminist, You’re Ignorant

This morning I woke up thinking about Feminism. Yes, that scary “F” word most people know nothing about. I didnt know anything about it either once. I was also the person who thought i...

29 feb 12

Misogyny In Media and How To Recognise It

The following comment is by CokeTalk and raises an important point about how women are still blatantly degraded and shamed in mass media, in turn educating us to how we should view ourselves as women...

28 feb 12

I Got Published!

Towards the end of last year I got an email from an Italian interior design magazine called Brava Casa. They had seen the photos I had taken of Ugly Luggage in New York and asked if they could use so...

28 feb 12

Street Style: Covent Garden, London

Ever since I moved to London from South Africa back in 1999, I have been fascinated with the unique style of people here. One of my favourite things to do is capture that moment in style. Below is ...

27 feb 12

A Walk In The Park

Today was the first warm and sunny day that we’ve seen in London this year and happily one of my best friends and fellow live/work resident had the day off so we went for coffee, cake and a str...

25 feb 12

Night Out: Lucha Britannia, London

A last minute decision to accompany a new friend on a night out meant I didnt take my camera with me because I wasnt sure if it was the type of place I could carry around a DSLR. I wasnt even sure wh...

24 feb 12

London Fashion Week 2012: Street Style

I had so much fun shooting all these fabulous people! I have always wanted to shoot street style, even before it was a “thing”, people fascinate me and I like how it documents who we wer...

23 feb 12

London Fashion Week Street Style: Accessories

I think I may have been too busy looking at people’s shoes are quirky get ups that I didnt shoot many accessory shots, but here are the ones I did. Gloves worn by the lovely Sandra of 5inchandu...

22 feb 12

London Fashion Week Street Style: Shoes

Since this was my first time ever shooting street style, I found my camera pointed mostly at people’s shoes! In a couple hours, I shot 32 images of interesting and stylish shoes at London Fash...

21 feb 12

London Fashion Week Day 1: Highlights

Today I decided to take my camera down to Somerset House and see what I could shoot. I ended up shooting over 300 photos… While Ive edited them down somewhat, there are still a whole load Id l...

18 feb 12

Restaurant Review: Le Comptoir – Lebanais

My mother was visiting this weekend gone before she jetted off to Australia for six weeks (so jealous!) and so we paid a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum as I had never been and had recently...

17 feb 12

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