Things My Father Taught Me (Win With Chivas)

Life is about example. Having example and being an example. My father has been my main parent since I was about one. My mother died in a car accident. Everything I have learnt about being a man, a professional, a husband, a father, etc has stemmed from my father. I started working for him in the family businesses from a very young age so I learnt how to work and gained skills directly from him outside of school but, more importantly, watching him over the years – I am now 42 and he is 79 – has shaped who I am. Whenever I am asked about my role models, my father is always the first I name but...

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Win A R500 Stylemology Voucher

Online shopping is becoming increasingly accessible both in terms of stores that deliver to South Africa as well as South African stores. Buying clothing online is a challenging one because of sizing but different platforms are finding different ways of dealing with this. The major problem with buying from international sites lies both in the cost of delivery as well as the taxes and duties you have to pay. I recently bought something from the UK and had to pay R580 just to get it released for delivery. Right now, my favourite online store for clothing is Stylemology, which I came across a...

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Win A Set Of Tickets to Sensation ‘Innerspace’ From Heineken

Sensation is a dance music experience born in Holland that has toured the world with over 90 shows, taking place in over 20 countries like Belgium, Canada, Germany, Chile, Brazil, Taiwan and Thailand. Sensation Innerspace is, for the first time, coming to South Africa, happening at the Coca-Cola Dome on September 7th, 2013. The DJ line-up includes international DJs who each have played several Sensation events, such as Mr. White, Nic Fanciulli, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Daniel Sanchez & Juan Sanchez and Thomas Gold. [youtube]http://youtu.be/T9xKxStnoSs[/youtube] As part of the...

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Win A Go-Pro Hero 3 Camera From Heineken

The Heineken Dropped video series and ‘social experiment’ is in full swing. In the 4th instalment, Capetonian graphic designer Clint Jacobs is, literally, dropped out of the sky into Poland and expected to make his way to Berlin. I previously blogged about the campaign and have been following it on Twitter and YouTube. As part of the competition in SA, where winners will have the opportunity to be a Legendary Traveller, Heineken has hooked me up with the very dope R5000 Go-Pro Hero 3 camera to give away. The world is about stories and experiences and this competition combines both. Manifest...

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Heineken Dropped SA

There is something about travel that puts not only one’s home into perspective but also how we fit into the world as a whole. The diversity that is the human species and the planet we live on is phenomenal but few of us have the opportunity to truly experience it, even if it is a snapshot. I often travel for work and, although the access is great, it is hard to truly experience a place when coming through for 3 days, with most of the time spent working. Heineken, with its latest global campaign ‘Voyage’, is giving four men the chance to experience the soul of the planet. Voyage is a...

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Win with FB.BD: Van Ryn’s

This is the final post for the Fine Brandy By Design competition I’ve been running on evolutionary. The winner will be drawn and announced by mid-January 2013. I’m hoping to also travel to the distillery in Cape Town to go through the masterful process involved in the creation of brandy. I’ve been fascinated by the approach Distell – under Fine Brandy By Design - has taken to gradually change the perception of the brandies in its stable. Taking something that has a long and rich history and evolving it into a contemporary setting is not always the easiest. These brandies include: Klipdrift...

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