When tourists come to this city, many of them fall in love. Occasionally they go on to write captivating, poetic diaries of how much they absolutely adore Durban. One such person, who calls herself nosundays, has written a spellbinding account of her time here. It's a piece so deeply moving that it deserves publication in every newspaper and magazine in this city, so that locals can see just how beautiful the city can be to our visitors.

"she [Durban] tried to take care of you but there are too many people to be taken care of, too many human beings are vulnerable in her heart, too many people spit on her face to show their disappointment and only a handful of people are willing to give her a chance to be free, untrammeled and still she tries, struggles to help anyone who lives under her sky. she is beautiful, let me assure you that. she is maybe the most exquisite and ravishing city where i have been but at the same time she is the most fragile and breakable city where i have ever been."

- from I was in Durban and I fell in love with her and him.

"durban has qualities that delight the senses, especially the senses of sight and touch. wherever you walk, you feel this tender, fragile sentiment and you wonder if someone could really break you into pieces and put them together in a way that would make you more complete than before."

- from Once more, Durban!

"durban is a staggering thief which scratches clouds. she stole my lungs and now i cannot breath without her."

- from untamedgirls