When people have their friends over for dinner, they generally impress the guests by presenting them with a home-cooked lamb tagine with apricots and spicy couscous, or creme brûlée, at the most. No one expects the host to whip out a pint of home made ice cream. That kind of thing is NEXT LEVEL
This place is so geared for living the holiday, it comes with its own separate guest cottage. Honestly, that’s naughty. Parents visiting? Here’s your own cottage, mom. Not the family type? Fine. You have yourself a ready-made staff quarters right there, my friend. And it’s all spitting distance from the waves
Russian historian, Andrei Lankov lived in Pyongyang in the 1980’s, where he was an exchange student. His forthcoming book takes a look at how the government established a tight grip on the lives of everyday North Koreans. Take, for example, these anti-US questions cited by Lankov in a North Korean student textbook.
The world is an amazing, terrifying, and wonderful place, and nothing describes a situation with the impact and immediacy of a good photograph. Gleaned from news streams, our social network feeds, and television, here’s a look at some of the top stories from yesterday, in pictures
Top TV has been approved by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to broadcast three adult content channels. Their three new channels are: Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice. These adult channels will be broadcast from 20h00 to 5h00, daily
I am sure that for every sensible word written about wine, Public Relation teams issue out 100 silly ones. Luckily conscientious writers shield the broader public from much of this hyperbolic guff, however, some of it does slip through on back labels, and boy, is it a load of tripe.
From 26 to 29 April ,the roar of Harleys will course through Margate for the annual Africa Bike Week. Expect to see leather, saddled on leather, ready for the biggest free bike rally on the continent. All event details, after the jump
As usual, it wasn’t easy picking this week’s ‘Naughty Hipster Of The Week’ – our weekly competition exposing local hipsters who go that extra mile to celebrate their vibe. But when you’re combining check pants with a bindi on your forehead, it’s an easy shoo-in..
Virgin America has launched a seat-to-seat delivery system for thier inflight passengers on US flights. Yes, you can actually send drinks to random passengers in your cabin now. This is awesome.
Some time ago we told you about this rather special painting of Wayne Rooney by local artist, Regis Matare. Regis got in touch this week to advise that the painting had been updated, and that he’ll be working on a Luis Suarez portrait in the wake of the recent biting incident.
In the days of traditional travel agents, no-one ever knew what markup was being applied on plane tickets. But now, with online booking via airlines’ websites, customers get the cheapest rates on their own anyway. Or do they?
Look at all the 2oceansvibe partners. See how different they are from the rubbish freebies some people seem to love getting? Maybe then you’ll understand why we can only accept 100 of you to join the 2ov Top 100. This is how it works.
Load up YouTube. Search, “Cinnamon challenge”. You’ll laugh, either at the stupidity of the subjects in the video, or their spasmodic gagging, or both. If you’re young, you might be tempted to take the challenge yourself. Don’t. Apart from being intensely uncomfortable, you’ll probably permanently damage your lungs.
Discover the ‘a juxtaposition of the ultra-modern with nature’s unrefined elements’ in today’s House Of The Week.
Surf4Cars has teamed up with Film Producer and 2oceansvibe radio personality Susana Kennedy to create a winning combination, which aims to make your dream driving adventure a reality. Susana Kennedy is known for celebrating individuals who follow their dreams and live life to the full, as well as innovators and assisting in making dreams come […]
Babies ultrasounds will never be the same with this amazing technology. Have a look at your baby in colour, smile and all.
Read up on the eye opening way Bradford County Police warn their residence against Sex offenders. Seriously – you won’t actually believe this.
Scared of going to bed with your aunt? It sounds ridiculous, but if you’re from Iceland, it’s a valid fear. Luckily for them an app has been launched to prevent this from happening
The Prince of Wales has released the largest collection of his watercolours, 130 to be exact, for public viewing, and have been published in an online gallery.
New studies show that the billionaires of this world didn’t get to where they are by luck, or even hard work, alone. It turns out that people who get really, really rich are basically just smarter than you.
Comedians Siv Ngesi and Brendan Murray battle it out in the ring for charity.
Girls out there that have a crush on Bradley Cooper might want to give this one a miss. Guys out there who are 38 and want to be reminded what a 20 year old girl looks like, keep reading. Presenting Suki Waterhouse..
As usual, it wasn’t easy picking this week’s ‘Naughty Hipster Of The Week’ – our weekly competition exposing local hipsters who go that extra mile to celebrate their vibe. But when you look like a garden gnome, you’re sure to make it through..
Sixty years after the first publication “Casino Royale”, we finally have an African setting for a James Bond novel. The latest novel written by William Boyd is titled “Solo”, and will be set primarily on African soil
Chris “Mr Cake” Holmes, knew where his heart was and knew that his current job was not for him. Holmes also knew what path he wanted to take on his new journey. So he wrote his resignation letter on a cake.
The Bay Side area of Silicon Valley attracts crowds of successful entrepreneurs to settle down, owing to its close proximity to a concentrated cluster of hyper-successful tech companies. And boy, do sex workers like this neighbourhood
Art work by Kobus Myburgh, showing President Jacob Zuma and former president Nelson Mandela as white has been removed from an art exhibition scheduled to open at the Van Riebeek Hall in Nelspruit yesterday.
Sam Parnia is the head of the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, New York. Sam can resurrect you from the dead. In fact, he’s done it a few times.
Atlantic Fog Time-lapse from Eric Nathan on Vimeo.
Photographer Eric Nathan captured the fog rolling in over Cape Town on Sunday evening, and the results are glorious. Check out the amazing time lapse video, after the jump
The sure skill and balls of the driver – who submerges his vehicle completely under water water for a good minute or so, is what gets him into our Boss Hall Of Fame