Renovation Update: My Favorite Things in Our Brixton House
It's been five months since my last home renovation update. I've been planning a Part 3 to this series (see Part 1 and Part 2) for months, but I wanted to wait until we [...]
Photo Story: The Latitudes Art Fair at Shepstone Gardens
The RMB Latitudes Art Fair, which happens annually at Shepstone Gardens (Joburg's quirkiest events venue), has been a place to see and be seen in the Joburg art world for several years. Maybe that's [...]
Coffee, Art, and Books on Melville 7th Street
Last week I wrote a story about Brixton High Street. This week's story is about another iconic street: Melville 7th Street, my first Joburg love. The cluster of businesses in Melville Mansions, at [...]
A Brixton High Street Stroll
I've been living in Brixton, one of Joburg's oldest suburbs, for nearly five years. I blog about Brixton all the time and I've led multiple walking tours here. But I hardly ever go to [...]
Steak Sandwiches and Stories at the Kentucky Milk Bar
This afternoon, Thorsten and I went for lunch at the Kentucky Milk Bar. Don't be deceived; the Kentucky Milk Bar is nowhere near Kentucky and it doesn't serve milk (although it used to -- [...]
Jozi People: Majesty Mnyandu, Praise Poet and Storyteller
Earlier this week, I sat with Majesty Mnyandu, a South African poet and storyteller, for an interview at the Indoni Art gallery in Melville. I met Majesty a couple of months ago while exploring [...]
Three Beautiful Hikes in the Central Drakensberg
I've already written about our roadtrip to the central Drakensberg and how nice it was to unplug during our seven-day stay there. But I haven't yet told you about the spectacular hikes we took. [...]
Switching Off in the Drakensberg
Last week, Thorsten and I went on holiday in the Drakensberg. View of Cathkin Peak, a famous mountain in the central Drakensberg, from the patio of our friend's holiday house. "On holiday" [...]
A Three-Day Break in Simonstown
Recently, after a couple of weeks playing tour guide for my dad and his partner, I spent three days at an Airbnb outside Simonstown. Simonstown (also known as Simon's Town), about 45 minutes southeast [...]
How to Explore Joburg With Older People
My dad, Tenney, and his longtime partner, Debbie, visited Joburg from America a couple of weeks ago. Dad hadn't been here since 2013 and Debbie had never been, so I was excited for their [...]
My Top Tips for Bidding at a Russell Kaplan Auction (Part 2)
Earlier this month, I published a post about my introduction to Russell Kaplan Auctioneers. Initially this campaign was only going to include one blog post about the items up for auction at the Russell [...]
4 Days at Santa Nature Reserve in Dullstroom
This is a quick photo story about a fantastic long weekend we recently spent at Santa Nature Reserve, a privately owned nature reserve/fishing estate in Dullstroom. Dullstroom is a tourist town in Mpumalanga province, [...]