The Shawarma King of Roodepoort
A couple of Sundays ago, Thorsten and I were finished hiking the Kloofendal Nature Reserve and looking for a place to eat. We were in Roodepoort — an area neither of us know well, dominated by big shopping centers — and had no idea where to go. Thorsten...
The Glorious Proteas of Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Last Sunday Thorsten and I went hiking in the Kloofendal Nature Reserve, which is in Roodepoort on Johannesburg’s West Rand. I last hiked in Kloofendal nearly 11 years ago; I know I enjoyed it because I wrote a blog post back then, too. But Kloofendal is even...
Saturday Night at the Burger Box Roadhouse, Krugersdorp
Sixth in my “Roadhouses of Gauteng” series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I’ve visited. On a Saturday night in late June, 2021 — before I flew from South Africa to America and back again —...
Big Night Out at Uncle Harry’s Roadhouse
Fourth in my “Roadhouses of Gauteng” series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I’ve visited. Thorsten and I did another roadhouse mission last weekend. This time we headed west, journeying up Ondekkers Road to...
A Basotho Blanket (Lockdown Day 83)
It’s Day 83 of the South African lockdown. In celebration of this entirely unremarkable and insanely high number, I bought myself a Basotho blanket. Trixie tests out my new Basotho blanket. I am not a therapy shopper; I generally don’t self-soothe through...
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.