Lodging (Category) - 60 posts

I spent three days at the Return Africa lodge in the Pafuri Triangle, a corner of the northern Kruger populated by giant elephants and and baobab trees.

Last weekend I was invited to spend two nights at Walkersons Hotel in Dullstroom, a small holiday town halfway between Joburg and Kruger National Park.

Where is the best place to live in Johannesburg? It's hard to pick one place that's best for everyone, but Melville is the best place for me.

A bit of background: Ray and I planned a trip to the Wild Coast, which you can read about in this dramatic series of posts. The Wild Coast is too far from …

As most South Africans know, there is an ongoing competition between between Cape Town and Johannesburg. Capetonians believe their city is the best place to …

Last week, in another stroke of blogging magic, I spent a night at the Four Seasons Westcliff. (The hotel’s official name is Four Seasons Hotel the …

I admit it: This headline, while entirely truthful, is total click-bait. If you’re still reading then it must have worked. A few weeks ago I spent a …

Here’s an article I wrote about Hallmark House, the Maboneng Precinct’s most recent development project, for JHBLive. (Read the original JHBLive …

I squatted as close to the ground as possible. Tiny rocks dug into my palms. I hardly breathed. The rhinos – first I thought there was only one, but then …

I recently wrote an article for JHBlive.com about a weekend that I spent at the Maropeng Hotel in the Cradle of Humankind, just north of Joburg. (See the …

I recently decided to get out of town for a few days to work on a writing project. I wanted to stay somewhere inexpensive, relatively close to Joburg, and …

Last night I slept in the most beautiful place in downtown Joburg. I normally try to avoid superlatives but in this case I am not exaggerating – it was …