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. [...]
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, [...]
Valentine’s Weekend at the Donkey Dairy
Last weekend, Thorsten and I celebrated Valentine's Day at the Donkey Dairy. This was kind of an accident; we generally don't go out of our way to recognize Valentine's Day as a couple. But [...]
Hunting for Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind
I recently learned a bonkers statistic: Around 40% of all of the hominid fossils ever discovered were unearthed in the Cradle of Humankind. In other words, close to half of all the known fossils [...]
Hiking the Drakensberg’s Spectacular Tugela Gorge
The Drakensberg Mountains fly under the radar in South Africa's tourism scene. Everyone goes to Cape Town and the Kruger and the Garden Route, but the Drakensberg doesn't often make it onto that "must-see" [...]
Ezemvelo: Great Hiking Close to Joburg
Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have noticed I've been hiking a lot lately. I've always loved to hike. But for some reason -- maybe because I now have a car [...]
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Marakele National Park
I am way behind in publishing this final installment of the Blogitects' December Limpopo roadtrip. (Read the first three installments here, here, and here.) Marakele National Park was our last stop on the journey [...]
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Magoebaskloof
Magoebaskloof was the first stop on the Blogitects’ Limpopo road trip. Read about our second and third stops. As I mentioned in my previous post, Thorsten and I (a.k.a. the Blogitects) took a 10-day road trip [...]
Greylene the Suzuki Jimny Hits the Road
For those of you who didn't see on social media already, I bought a car. Her name is Greylene and she is a 2022 Suzuki Jimny. Greylene and me in front of a weird [...]
Vredefort Dome: The Ultimate Weekend Getaway Guide
People of Joburg: Pay attention because I'm about to let you in on a seriously good travel secret. Most of you have probably heard of the Vredefort Dome. But if you're anything like me [...]
A Staycation in Kensington
I've always been intrigued by Kensington, a suburb just east of downtown Joburg. Kensington is similar in many ways to Melville, where I used to live, and Brixton, where I live now: An older [...]
A Winter Explosion of Aloes at the Aloe Farm
Joburg winters are harsh. Temperatures often drop below freezing at night but our houses aren't insulated, windows don't close, and central heating doesn't exist. The air is punishingly dry. Our weather is close to [...]