Arts and Culture (Category) - 324 posts

I generally dislike shopping. But I love buying arts and crafts, especially when I travel. Here are some of my favorite arts and crafts in Africa.

The Blue Door Print Studio is the newest tenant inside a mysterious pink house, formerly a church, on the southeast edge of Melville.

The Mpumalanga Traditional Art Market is coming to Joburg. Before the event, I traveled to Mpumalanga to meet the Ndebele artists coming to the market.

Welcome to Week 33 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …

Welcome to Week 31 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …

A quick review of my birthday evening at the Clico Boutique Hotel, including their six-course tasting menu and a night at the hotel.

I went to the Cosmopolitan -- a beautifully restored historic building in Maboneng -- for a pedicure. I wound up staying the whole afternoon.

Sophiatown The Mix is a new multipurpose building next to the Sophiatown Heritage Museum, celebrating the history and significance of Sophiatown.

The Casspir Project is a giant armoured vehicle covered in more than a ton of colorful glass beads. The Casspir is on display at the 2017 Turbine Art Fair.

My love for beaded jewelry began many years ago, when my sister worked in a bead shop. Susanna and I would pick out beads together and then she would make …

The Bapsfontein Hotel is a honky-tonk bar on the northeastern edge of Johannesburg, with live country music every Sunday and the best neon sign in town.

The Anton Smit Sculpture Park, about 90 minutes from Joburg, is a forest of giant sculptures surrounding a whimsical restaurant/café.