Having fun at the Guesthouse Pub are Wessel (left) our new part-time barman Jaco (centre) and Dave (guesthouse co-owner). Jaco will be looking after guests once a month.
After a few drinks at the Guesthouse, it's time to get to The Lounge.. here's Dan, our guest from Canberra with guesthouse co-owner Dave and local boy Sandhip Singh at The Lounge. Dan said there are such yummy boys in Durban, he will have to come back soon. 
Africa's greatest horseracing event, the Vodacom Durban July Handicap was an awesome day.. and just down the road from the Guesthouse.
We are set for an awesome July and August with Melanie Lowe's coming out party at the Guesthouse - 2 Shows "Living the Truth" on Friday 31st July at 7pm and a second show on Sat 1st August. 
The Games People Play is the official theme of this year's Durban July Handicap - South Africa's Premiere Horse Racing event of the year.. and it's all happening just down the road from the guesthouse.
We love meeting the world and the world comes to us. In the photos are guests from Singapore, Johannesburg and Atlanta region... we heard tales of Aligators, St.Helena Island and Singapore... always interesting and varied personal accounts from differing parts of the globe. 
Can you believe it is mid-winter in Durban and this is still the weather we enjoy?.. it's an all-year city which is why we love it. Our temperature ranges between 18c in winter to 35c in summer. And today is another glorious day.
Llewellyn captured the moment from our rooftop sundeck as the moon rises in it's full glory over the city of Durban. 
Durban harbour seen from our window seat in the SA Airways plane.
The best way to enjoy a long flight is to have a drink or several on the plane. Dave and Llewellyn say cheers, and it's good to be back.
We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise... seen here from our bedroom window, looking past our guest City View room to the east and the Indian Ocean. We thought we must capture this 6am setting, trying hard to imagine that it is already 4pm the same day in Auckland and that we will be flying out tomorrow for 2 glorious weeks in Sydney and Auckland... will be posting some holiday snaps here.
Donovan was a bit shy to show the camera his winning underwear when receiving the prize, but here is a picture we took on the night of his sexy bum.
Photographer Rob Ross who stayed at the Guesthouse this week is not often on the other side of the camera, but here he is at breakfast when he stopped by in Durban this week; and pictured above is one of the awesome photos you can see on his website. Click on the links to see more. 
It's not often that a new Gay Club and Bar opens in Durban, so Melanie needs to be congratulated on taking the step of opening Club Barazz.
It's right near uShaka, which at this moment is not the best part of the wo
rld, but the photos look pretty decent and is a welcome addition to the Gay and Lesbian scene in Durban.
Last night's Underwear and Swimwear Show was a hit with some awesome hot bodz and designer SA and international underwear and swimwear at our Guesthouse. In the photos are from top 1. Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn, model Jarrod, with guests JP and David. 2. Models Jarrod and Timothy (3rd Beach swimwear) with Hypnotic Events and Model Management boss Wesley (center) 3.and 4. Model Marco tries out some of the hot leather gear from Kinx. 
It's Show time this Sunday 10 May - check out the hot pics of our rehersal tonight of the boyz getting ready for their debut on the ramp.
The Gay and Lesbian Network are organising the Pink Mynah Festival in December this year with plans to include venues and events in Durban as part of the Festival programme.
Llewellyn (right) Guesthouse co-owner welcomes Martin to Durban in our Pub. It is always interesting to see what divergent careers our guests have - Martin is in corporate training and we have two film-makers in the house at the moment, all independent of each other.
Meet Pretoria boyz Wesley, Reggie and Tarquin, down in Durban for the Easter weekend. They are taking a break from their studies at the Tshwane University of Technology where they are studying Musical Theatre and came to stay with us at the Guesthouse. 
Lllewellyn (guesthouse co-owner) joins the boyz around the pool.
With such awesome weather on the east coast during April, the beach is abo
ut the best place to be. Here is Llewellyn at our campsite at Scottburgh, about an hour's drive south of Durban, where we spent the last few days with the kids just chilling, walking on the beach, flying kites and enjoying our national past-time - a good old South African braai, or barbeque as foreigners might know it.
You need to get on down to The Lounge, Durban's only gay club Sat 11 April for the Easter Bunny Competition. Or you can enter- click on the Facebook link for details.
Guests Tristan (Berkley), Jane (Wisconsin) and Matt (Boston) are studying for a semester at UCT in Cape Town. They stopped by to stay at the Guesthouse this week whilst travelling to the St Lucia Wetands Park, Swaziland and Maputo on a tour of the east coast of Southern Africa in their autumn study vacation.
onfused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. When Christian exposes Davis' secret sexual desire, Davis' rejects Christian for being shallow and empty, The encounter shatters each boy's reality and draws the two into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Latter Days is a charming, sexy, and moving tale that will leave you believing in the transformational power of love. 
We're going to have some fun in the house while the Indaba guests are here for the international tourism Conference - Sun 10th May is party night with an Underwear/Swimwear Party planned to spice up your lives.
Our friend Ralph phoned us out of the blue and said that he was off to Clarens so would we join him for the weekend. We have not seen Ralphie for over 3 years and it was a great chance to meet half-way between Durban and Johannesbureg in the little Free State town of Clarens.
Meeting up with friends is great, especially Nelius and Enzo - guests of ours from Cape Town who love visiting Durban, and we love visiting Cape Town. So here we are on a glorius summer's day in Cape Town last weekend where we went for a quick visit. 
Suzie and Colette of Bent Girls fame are organising a gay friendly cruise this summer coming. You can leave Durban for Maputo and Portuguese Island this November on board the awesome MSC Sinfonia which is makign a debut in South African waters. By all accounts the ship is a step-up from the cruising ships we have had here before and the few days onboard with a host of gay guys and girls should be great fun.
ELECTIONS & ERECTIONS is a personal journey through the minefield of fear and fun on the eve of South Africa’s most crucial general election. Pieter Dirk Uys celebrates the two issues that were illegal for most of his life in South Africa: democracy and sex.
Snap Wine Bar - Thurs 26 and Fri 27 Feb
Enjoying breakfast in the Guesthouse is Schalk from Johannesburg down in Durban for one of his regular staff training trips for companies in Durban.
Enjoying Valentine's weekend away from the cold of Canada are Steve and Robert (guesthouse owner from Quebec), joined by Cape Town guys Enzo and Nelius, returning to the Guesthouse as their home-from-home in Durban.
Nelius, guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn and Enzo enjoy drinks in the guesthouse pub.
A romantic Valentine's Day at the Guesthouse.
From Amsterdam for a wedding are Rick (second from left) and AJ (right) having a welcome drink at the Guesthouse Pub with Llewellyn (left) and their Durban friend Catherine. Sorry your stay in Durban was so short guys.
Here's our chance to thank everyone who has come to stay and made new friends during 2008. It has been a wonderful year and we have met so many amazing people from all over South Africa and the world.
Christmas is upon us and this is our opportunity of wishing all of our visitors to Durban and the Guesthouse a Merry Christmas, a "hot" festive season and much fun in the hay!
Isn't this a stunning picture taken by our guests Pierre and Florian who visited the guesthouse this week and then went up to the Hluhluwe Game Reserve 2 hours away from Durban up our North Coast. They saw a huge range of animals including lions and these and many more giraffe, rhino and elephants. This was their first visit to South Africa and leave today for Cape Town, the garden route and then Johannesburg before heading back to Paris.
Visiting Durban and South Africa for the first time are guests from Paris with Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn (left), Pierre (2nd left) and far right Florian with another Johannesburg guest and friend Eddy (second from right). Pierre and Florian will be travelling to the Game Parks, Hluhluwe and Mkuze not far to the North of Durban, and will then be flying to Cape Town and spending some time on the Garden Route to Knysna before heading back to Paris where they work as Space Engineers in the French Space Programme. 
In Durban for the weekend are Gerhard (left) and Juanne-Pierre (right) seen with Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn. The weather has been playing up, but the sun is shining again and the pool and sea are glorious.
It's BeanBagBohemia's 14th Birthday bash and you aarrrr all invited. Join us for the 80's Pirate party - Get those neon s out and combine them with a dessert Island Pirate look and get onto the dancefloor - RSVP to admin@beanbagbohemia.co.za to join us for the biggest Neon on the High Seas.....AHOY there 80's.
Welcoming an "old" exchange student friend from 20+ years ago - Melanie from Melbourne has been staying at the Guesthouse for a few days with Llewellyn, harking back to the days in Johannesburg so long ago...lol. A lot has changed in South Africa in the intervening years and Melanie has been fact-finding as she explores the city of Durban, mainly on foot. Melanie found Llewellyn on Facebook and decided to do some catching up.. 
Llewellyn and I have been having some fun out and about the town trying the different flavours of Durban. We have also extended an invitation to other gay guys from the Gay Durban Facebook group to join us. Our second little excursion was to Moyo Restaurant and beach pub at the uShaka Marine World complex near the harbour entrance on Sunday. The fusion/Afro decorated restaurant offers African and unique flavours drawn from many cultures and is a hit with the tourists. Above is a chicken platter we shared. 
Face-painting and blankets if the sea breeze gets cool are just some of the quaint touches the restaurant offers.
Dave has been hard at work creating a new Gay Directory South Africa on Facebook.. the online site which is taking the world by storm. The biggest challenge which is so exciting is being able to integrate our blogs with Facebook and vice verse. This creates a huge online networking opportunity and sees the gay groups, individual personalities and websites in South Africa all interlinking.
Guesthouse co-owner Dave (right) welcomes guests Steven and Rudi from Centurion with the guesthouse special Shooter - a Canary Crap. The guys were in Durban for the cruise to Mocambique aboard the MS Rhapsody.
