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Cover of Get It Joburg West, February 2026, featuring Karina Marais.

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The dinner and the Cradle

Dinner with a Story: What to Expect, Act by Act

An evening of eleven courses in a lit forest and a transparent dome at Forum Homini, most of them paired with a chapter of Karina Marais's memoir and one of her songs.

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  • The dinner and the Cradle

    Things to Do in the Cradle of Humankind for Couples

    A day-and-night plan for two near Johannesburg: fossil caves and sculpture by day, then an 11-course Dinner with a Story in a lit forest and a dome, and a cave-style suite.

  • Living Apart Together

    Living Apart Together in the Same House

    Separate floors, a pink staircase and a rule that every visit is announced: how Karina Marais and her husband have shared one house, but not every room, for more than 20 years.

  • The book and the songs

    What Is a Musical Memoir? A New Kind of Life Story

    A musical memoir tells a life through songs, usually a musician's own. Karina Marais had no musical background: she wrote the lyrics for 32 tracks, including a medley, and placed each song in a chapter of her book.

  • The dinner and the Cradle

    Cradle of Humankind Day Trip: See, Eat, Stay

    A one-day plan for the Cradle of Humankind: Sterkfontein and Maropeng hours and prices checked on 28 September 2026, places for lunch, and the option to stay for dinner.

  • The dinner and the Cradle

    Multi-Sensory Dining: A Dinner for All Five Senses

    What the research says about sound, colour and story at the table, and how one dinner in the Cradle of Humankind pairs its courses with songs, coloured light and memories.

  • Living Apart Together

    Married and Still Living Apart: LAT After the Wedding

    Karina Marais married on the beach at Paternoster in October 2022, after 18 years of Living Apart Together, and kept her own floor. What married LAT is, how common it is, and why couples keep it.

  • The book and the songs

    From Memoir to Music: How 32 Songs Were Made

    Karina Marais wrote the lyrics for 32 tracks, including a medley, with no musical background. Her method in four steps, what songwriting teachers advise, and how she credits AI.

  • Living Apart Together

    Books About Living Apart Together: A Reading List

    Six books for couples who want closeness without a shared address: three about Living Apart Together, one on rethinking marriage, one on desire, and a memoir from inside more than 20 years of LAT.

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