by 2summers | Apr 26, 2021 | Free State, Lodging, The Blogitects
I waited until the last minute before deciding where to stay on the last night of the Blogitect Road Trip. The first eight nights of the trip were meticulously planned, but I delayed choosing a stopover town for the ninth night. I wanted to find an unusual town...
by 2summers | Apr 6, 2021 | Free State, Lodging, The Blogitects
Six years ago, during a wild road trip in a van full of bloggers, I spent a night at the Royal Hotel in Bethulie. I was enchanted: Bethulie is a charming, tiny South African town and the Royal Hotel was one of the quirkiest guesthouses I’d ever stayed in. I...
by 2summers | Mar 30, 2021 | Eastern Cape, Free State, Lodging, Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects
Thorsten and I decided to take a long road trip from Joburg to the Eastern Cape, down through the Free State to the Sunshine Coast and back. We were super excited and had everything planned. But we had a vehicle problem. Our driving options were: 1) My beloved but...
by 2summers | Dec 6, 2016 | Arts and Culture, Free State, Lesotho
I went to Lesotho last week for a work assignment. I was in a rush on the drive there, but on the way back I took my time, winding through the Maluti Mountains and visiting some of my favorite places. The Maluti Mountains on the South African side of the Lesotho...
by 2summers | Mar 30, 2016 | Free State, Joburg Weekend Getaways
A few weeks ago Ray and I spent three days at the Drakensberg Mountain Retreat, on the northern edge of the Drakensberg Mountain range near the border of the Free State and KwaZulu Natal. The lodge is frequented by a herd of wild horses. Wild horses are pretty much...
by 2summers | May 6, 2015 | Arts and Culture, Free State, Townships/Informal Settlements
I recently spent two days in Clarens — a quaint resort town in the mountains of the eastern Free State — as part of the MeetSouthAfrica local blogger trip. I’ve been to Clarens three or four times but never devoted an entire blog post to it, even...