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November Restaurant of the Month: Kafe Noir

November Restaurant of the Month: Kafe Noir

by 2summers | Nov 30, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Restaurant of the Month

In the very heart of downtown Joburg, on a block no one would expect, is a magical corner of African style. Papy Nakuw, acclaimed Congolose-South-African founder of Urban Zulu, has his fashion design business there, as well as a hip backpackers and a hair salon. But...
October Restaurant of the Month: Die Kneipe in Kensington

October Restaurant of the Month: Die Kneipe in Kensington

by 2summers | Oct 26, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

Thursday is Schnitzel Day at Die Kneipe. Die Kneipe, which means “the pub” in German, is — you guessed it — a German pub in Kensington. (I think I’ve said this before but I don’t blog enough about Kensington. It’s the Melville...
September Restaurant of the Month: Lexi’s Healthy Eatery

September Restaurant of the Month: Lexi’s Healthy Eatery

by 2summers | Sep 28, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month, Sandton and Surrounds

Halfway through my recent book club meeting, I felt compelled to interrupt the robust literary conversation with an important statement and follow-up question. “These salads are amazing!” I exclaimed to Cingashe, the host. “Where are they...
August Restaurant of the Month: Ben’s Pizza in Marshalltown

August Restaurant of the Month: Ben’s Pizza in Marshalltown

by 2summers | Aug 20, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Restaurant of the Month

There’s a brick oven pizza restaurant in downtown Joburg and it’s open on Saturdays. It’s called Ben’s Pizza and it’s delicious. Ben’s Pizza. Really, this is all you need to know. It’s not easy to find decent restaurants in...
July Restaurant of the Month: NGC Blairgowrie

July Restaurant of the Month: NGC Blairgowrie

by 2summers | Jul 27, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

NGC is not what you’d expect to find at the busy intersection of Barkston and Conrad Drive in Blairgowrie. There’s a tire store across the road and a lawnmower repair shop next door, and it just doesn’t feel like the right place for a classy...
June Restaurant of the Month: Sumting Fresh

June Restaurant of the Month: Sumting Fresh

by 2summers | Jun 14, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

I can describe Sumting Fresh in one (not so) simple word: South-African-Asian-American-fried-chicken-street-food. Sumting Fresh, on Grant Avenue in Norwood. Inside Sumting Fresh. Really though, Sumting Fresh is hard to explain. It was once a food trailer in Midrand,...
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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.

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  • St. Alban’s: A Hidden Cathedral in Ferreirasdorp March 22, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 2: Bethulie and the Gariep Dam March 14, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland March 6, 2023
  • An Epic Journey Across Southern Namibia February 20, 2023
  • Veldskoens: Southern Africa’s Favorite Shoes February 14, 2023

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It’s cosmos season in Joburg! Here are some cosm It’s cosmos season in Joburg! Here are some cosmos in Delta Park, in crazy light right before sunset and a hectic thunderstorm (which we narrowly avoided getting caught in).
Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ferreirasdorp, which I visited last weekend with the @johannesburg_heritage Foundation. Read all about it in my blog - link in profile. #discoverjoburg
Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) but I can’t stop loving you. Street art by @mars.graffiti #joburgiloveyouihateyou
Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal H Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal Hotel in Bethulie, and Whiskat. I just published a blog post about my recent explorations around Bethulie and the incredible Gariep Dam - link in my profile.
Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-o Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-old man in America who can rock a Pape Sidibe-original waist coat while joyriding around town in a mustard-yellow Jeep 🌞
I just published a blog post about padstals (farm I just published a blog post about padstals (farm stalls) that I visited on my recent road trip with @jeaniehhi. @silwerkaroo was the definite highlight - @karoo_gothic and @karoospace, this will interest you! Read more in my blog (link in profile). #southafrica #karoolife #karoogothic #padstal
The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just nor The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just north of De Rust. Definitely one of the most beautiful passes I’ve driven through in South Africa (and I’ve driven a few). The road through the pass is fantastic, dotted with delightful little rest stops with nice bathrooms and succulent gardens. I don’t know why I didn’t take more pictures! #southafrica
It’s been such a crazy week of driving and explo It’s been such a crazy week of driving and exploring, I haven’t had time to post many photos from this road trip with my mom. We’re back now and here’s a quick photo dump from two days in Storms River on the Garden Route: 1) @jeaniehhi and some giant ferns; 2) Light filtering through the indigenous forest; 3) Glimpse of the Tsitsikamma Mountains from our Airbnb; 4) More pretty ferns; 5) Granadilla blossom. More to come, with blog posts! #southafrica #gardenroute #stormsriver
No whales at this time of year but at least we got No whales at this time of year but at least we got to sit on a whale’s tail. 📸 @jeaniehhi
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