Markets/Shopping (Category) - 118 posts

I’ve landed myself a gig working on a book about Joburg’s northern suburbs. This assignment involves hanging around various neighborhoods – …

From the Melville Cat: I really like living on the Lucky 5 Star Commune. There are nice people around here who pet me and tell me I am a beautiful cat. (Of …

“You know more about Joburg than most South Africans.” People say this to me all the time. I hear it so often that I started to believe it. Even …

Emily, a friend of mine from America who is backpacking around the world, visited me in Jozi this weekend. The timing of Emily’s visit was both lucky and …

I’ve written several times about Joburg’s Oriental Plaza – a giant Indian shopping mall in Fordsburg. “The Plaza”, as locals call …

I’m busy this week and don’t have much time to blog. So I’ll quickly share some quirky photos and omit my usual lengthy commentary. …

I spent the afternoon at the Bryanston Organic Market, "Joburg's original outdoor market", which sells great food and art.

My friend Michelle was in town today on a nine-hour layover, and I took her on a whirlwind sight-seeing tour of Joburg. On our way to the Neighbourgoods Market …

Welcome to 2Summers blog post #200! Thanks for reading. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ New books are expensive in South Africa. Walk into an average retail bookstore and an …

Last weekend I went to Montecasino. I went there to see a play: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, which I enjoyed. I also went because I wanted to …

This post is co-authored by the Melville Cat and 2Summers. Hi everyone, it’s Smokey here. I’ve been meaning to introduce you to a special person in …

Johannesburg is filled with contrasts, contradictions, and colliding worlds. East and west. Rags and riches. Black and white. Life and death. The area around …