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Preview: The Sheds @1Fox, and the Best Week of the Year in Joburg City

Preview: The Sheds @1Fox, and the Best Week of the Year in Joburg City

by 2summers | Sep 29, 2014 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings, Music/Festivals

Remember my post from three months ago about the Sheds @1Fox? The giant, historic warehouse on Fox Street slated to become a fashionable downtown market? I went back to see it again last Friday. The Sheds three months ago. The Sheds on Friday. The Sheds @1Fox has come...

Evening Stroll Through the Heart of the City

by 2summers | Sep 6, 2013 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings, Tours

You thought I was finished talking about the Joburg City Festival, didn’t you? Nope, not quite. Last week I went on an evening walking tour through the middle of town with Gerald Garner of JoburgPlaces, followed by dinner at the Apprentice Penthouse. View from...

An Authentic Joburg Afternoon

by 2summers | Sep 3, 2013 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Johannesburg Transportation, Music/Festivals

I recently had a Twitter argument with a guy who said he thinks Joburg “lacks authenticity”. I never got to the root of what he meant (Twitter isn’t the place for complex debate), but I’m glad the argument happened because it got me thinking...

Freaky Friday in the Fashion District: Be There.

by 2summers | Aug 30, 2013 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Music/Festivals

I’ve written about the Fashion Kapitol before, more than once actually. But I can’t say enough good things about it. The Fashion Kapitol, which most people don’t even know exists, is quintessential Jozi. If you show up there (130 Pritchard Street in...

Five Things I Didn’t Know About Ballet

by 2summers | Aug 28, 2013 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Music/Festivals

On Monday, as part of the Joburg City Festival, I attended a rehearsal at the South African Mzansi Ballet in Braamfontein. I know nothing about ballet — in fact I’ve never attended a ballet performance before. I was excited to get a behind-the-scenes look...
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Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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View through one of the many beautiful windows at View through one of the many beautiful windows at @asisebenze on Plein Street in the Joburg CBD during @openstudiosjoburg on Sunday. I’ve got a lot more photos of this day coming. #discoverjoburg #openstudiosjoburg #windows
New blog post up about our stay at the Timber Hous New blog post up about our stay at the Timber House (which, incidentally, was designed by @thethinking_hand) in Suurbraak. I had so much fun taking these pictures - more on my blog (link in profile). #southafrica #architecture #suurbraak
Such a fun day seeing art in the city during @open Such a fun day seeing art in the city during @openstudiosjoburg. We even had a cat to show us around! The whole day put me in a cheerful Joburg mood. Art shown here is from @asisebenze, @living_artist_emporium, and @ellishouseartbuilding. Last photo by @dizzylexa. More photos and a blog post to come soon. #openstudiosjoburg #discoverjoburg @johannesburginyourpocket
A cool building on Webber Street in Selby, across A cool building on Webber Street in Selby, across the road from the place we went axe-throwing. (Yes, you read that right.) Read more about the axe-throwing experience on my blog (link in my profile). #discoverjoburg
Portrait of a woman and her dog. Portrait of a woman and her dog.
Poking around the Overberg Mountains with @thethin Poking around the Overberg Mountains with @thethinking_hand ⛰️🌸
Scenes from the adorable, very damp town of Suurbr Scenes from the adorable, very damp town of Suurbraak. We’re currently flooded in and can’t leave until the river recedes…But we’re not really too sad about it. #southafrica #suurbraak
A few shots from our outing to the massive, frenet A few shots from our outing to the massive, frenetic Joburg fresh produce market last Friday. This is such a wild place - read about it in my most recent blog post (link in profile). #discoverjoburg
Standing in the tea-colored water in the Buffelsja Standing in the tea-colored water in the Buffelsjags River in Suurbraak, Western Cape. The water tastes totally normal — better than average, in fact — but is colored this way because of tannins. (Need to do more research on this.) Anyway this is a lovely little hamlet - more photos to come soon. 📸 @thethinking_hand #southafrica
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