Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 14 (by the Melville Cat)
For those of you who are new to this blog: The Melville Cat is an occasional guest contributor. Tonight he has written his second lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat’s posts here. Read all of the lockdown journal posts here. Good evening, friends. It...
My Never-ending South African Visa Journey
I’ve been waiting to write a South African visa post for nearly a decade. South African and American flags flying in Melville during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (Photo: Jon Hrusa) Since 2010 I’ve been granted four long-term South African visas of various...
My 2020 Challenge: 10 South African Towns
In June 2020 the 2Summers blog will turn ten years old. One decade of blogging. This means I’ve been blogging for more than 20 percent of my life. It also means a baby born on the day I published my first post in June 2010 — here it is, in case...
Listen Up, Hotels: My 5 Most Annoying Hotel Room Quirks
This post has been bouncing around in my head for a while but I’ve been hesitant to write it. I generally try to highlight positive travel experiences in my blog, and nitpicking about hotel rooms doesn’t fit that theme. Also no one likes a whiner, and...
Thoughts on Blogging, Working, and Making Money
I started this blog in June 2010 and named it 2Summers on a whim. I was moving from the United States to South Africa and I would experience two summers in the same year. Two summers, I thought…2 summers. 2Summers. It had a nice ring to it. I opened up...
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.
