Now for 2009

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.

There are so many places we would like to visit too - thank you for sharing some of the best kept secrets about the hot spots around the globe. So much to do and see, so little time!

Let's hope you have an awesome New Year and 2009 and hopefully we will catch up with you again soon.

Dave and Llewellyn

Relaxing in the Jacuzzi

Relaxing in the roof-top jacuzzi at the Guesthouse in the run-up to New Year are Martin and Marius (South Africans living in Uganda), Dirk from Johannesburg and guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn.

Gay Christmas in the Hay

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!

Guests go on Safari

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.

Paris in Durban

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.

Annual Santa run

Our good friend and guest Richard has some wonderful photos of his travels around the world. Capturing the action in his home town, Boston, here are some of the pics of the annual Santa run part of his slide-show collection.

December boys

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.