Reported Work
Riding along Mexico’s Copper Canyon
Raramuri mother and child Traversing the spectacular canyons on Mexico’s Copper Canyon on the last passenger ride, Ishay Govender meets the reclusive Rarámuri, while learning about the country’s diverse landscape. For Mail & [...]
Best of the Garden Route
GET THE GARDEN ROUTE RIGHT Based on an article for Sunday Times Travel UK Dec/Jan 2015, my guide to Best of the Garden Route The Garden Route is a crowd-pleaser. Want beaches? The road works [...]
Durban’s Art Scene
A tough city for artists, Ishay Govender explores the heart of the Durban’s Art Scene and creative spirit. For AFK Travel Undercover City Durban Taxi Mural Durban’s potential tends to bubble beneath the [...]
Sugar, Spice and a Question of Identity – Réunion Island Food
Réunion Island Food, where culinary and cultural exploration meet Culinary and cultural exploration are deeply fused, Ishay Govender (@IshayGovender) discovers on a visit to the volcanic French island, Réunion. For The National UAE, 4 Feb [...]
Hiking the Drakensberg Amphitheatre – Shakes & Ladders
Tackling the Drakensberg Amphitheatre with a disabling fear of heights and sedentary city-lifestyle are some of the challenges that newbie-hiker Ishay Govender faces head-on in the Drakensberg.
Foraging in Cape Town
A foraging walk with Loubie Rusch of Making KOS teaches the importance of learning about local plants and how to grow them to sustain us - Kalk Bay, Cape Town. For The Times, 19 January [...]
Cape Town Food Guide – Top Ten Bites
Summer in South Africa means platters of crayfish and local oysters, and glasses of local Chenin Blanc enjoyed by the water’s edge. *Olive Magazine asked me for my top ten defining Cape Town bites....not an [...]
One Day in Istanbul
For ancient history and culture enthusiasts, adventurous eaters and bargain hunters, Istanbul is the ideal destination for a vibrant vacation. Immerse yourself in old traditions juxtaposed with new trends. Ishay Govender explores. For Sure Travel [...]
Cooking in Teotitlán de Valle, Oaxaca – Mexico
We had the opportunity to learn some cooking tips from a Zapotec woman, a Mexican indigenous group who settled in the area of Oxaca, Mexico. We were shown the true meaning of slow living, loving [...]
Cape Town Corner Stores
Show Me the Way to the Next Corner Store - Cape Town, South Africa The small, independently run Cape Town Corner Stores are a dying breed, and those that still exist, do so valiantly and against [...]
Luxe Cape Town Guide
Want to know where to stay, what to eat, where to shop and what to see? Here's insider's guide to Cape Town. For Singapore Priority Magazine. STAY: Ellerman House Serene Ellerman House, one of Cape Town’s [...]
A Vegetarian’s Guide to Chennai, India
Chennai market A return to the Motherland - Chennai, India. For TASTE Magazine. It dawns on me at the Georgetown market in Chennai, that the locals find me perplexing. Amid ox-drawn carts piled [...]