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A Weekend in Greyton (and a bit of Malgas)

A Weekend in Greyton (and a bit of Malgas)

by 2summers | Jun 7, 2023 | Food and Drink, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape

After our recent stay in Suurbraak, Thorsten and I had a weekend to kill in the Overberg before flying back to Joburg. We decided to spend two nights in Greyton, about 90 minutes from Cape Town, where neither of us had been before. We also made an afternoon detour to...
Suurbraak: Paradise in the Overberg

Suurbraak: Paradise in the Overberg

by 2summers | May 30, 2023 | Food and Drink, Lodging, Western Cape

Thorsten and I recently spent three days in Suurbraak, a tiny town in South Africa’s Overberg region. Thorsten (who is an architect) designed a holiday house there several years ago; now he’s designing a second house for the same clients. I was lucky...
Quirky South Africa, Part 3: The Garden Route

Quirky South Africa, Part 3: The Garden Route

by 2summers | Mar 28, 2023 | Eastern Cape, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Roadtripping, Western Cape

Read Quirky South Africa Part 1, about padstals, and Quirky South Africa Part 2, about Bethulie and the Gariep Dam. I was talking to some South African friends about my visit to the Garden Route recently, and one of them said: “Maybe this is a dumb question. But...
Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland

Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland

by 2summers | Mar 6, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Eastern Cape, Food and Drink, Markets/Shopping, Northern Cape, Roadtripping, Western Cape

My mom came for a visit and the two of us took a weeklong road trip through the South African platteland (Afrikaans for countryside). We drove from Joburg to Bethulie, Bethulie to the Garden Route, up through the Karoo Desert to Hanover, and then back to Joburg. Tiny...
Eating Gatsbys in Salt River, Cape Town

Eating Gatsbys in Salt River, Cape Town

by 2summers | Sep 21, 2022 | Cape Town, Food and Drink, Western Cape

CORRECTION: Since publishing this post yesterday, I have been informed by many angry members of the Gatsby Society Facebook group that Gatsbys are NOT sandwiches and should never, ever, under any circumstances, be referred to as such, upon pain of death. I hereby...
How to Climb Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge

How to Climb Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge

by 2summers | Mar 9, 2022 | Cape Town, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects, Western Cape

I visited Cape Town for the first time more than 11 years ago, with my mother. During that trip, Mom and I attempted to climb Table Mountain in a hilariously foolish way — I’ll let you read about it yourself in the blog post I wrote back then, called How...
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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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  • A Stance Car Park-Off at FNB Stadium November 28, 2023
  • A Belated Kensington Jacaranda Walk Post November 23, 2023
  • Greylene the Suzuki Jimny Hits the Road November 14, 2023
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  • Rugby in South Africa Is Not Only a Game October 30, 2023

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Eek! I have so many photos from Sunday’s Pretori Eek! I have so many photos from Sunday’s Pretoria jacaranda walk and I’m agonizing over which ones to share first. Many more to come. @johannesburginyourpocket #jacarandainyourpocket #pretoriajacarandas2023 @thegautrain #yourgautrainjourneystartshere
For anyone who hasn’t seen, I’m hosting a jaca For anyone who hasn’t seen, I’m hosting a jacaranda walk in Kensington on 28 Oct. as part of the @johannesburginyourpocket annual #jacarandainyourpocket event series. I’m super excited about hosting a jacaranda walk in one of my favorite quirky Joburg neighborhoods.

The walk starts at 2pm at @kensington_trading, one of Joburg’s iconic antique/vintage shops, and passes a few other Kensington landmarks before winding its way up through the suburb’s best jacaranda streets. We’ll finish in the late afternoon at @fishbird_artdeco_villa — a beautiful Art Deco guesthouse with glorious skyline views and a stately jacaranda of its own. Drinks and snacks will be served at the villa.

I’ll be giving out some jacaranda photography tips, and the walk is a perfect opportunity to capture shots for the #jacarandainyourpocket photo competition. Visit @johannesburginyourpocket to book tickets for the walk and learn more about the photo competition. Hope to see you there!

#yourgautrainjourneystartshere @thegautrain
Jacaranda petals in the Pretoria CBD. We had such Jacaranda petals in the Pretoria CBD. We had such a great walk in Pretoria today! Thanks so much @johannesburginyourpocket, @joburgjaunts and @thegautrain. Many more purple pictures to come. 
#jacarandainyourpocket
#yourgautrainjourneystartshere

#jacarandas #pretoria #southafrica #pretoriajacarandas2023
Some of the beautiful street murals I saw on my re Some of the beautiful street murals I saw on my recent visit to Noordgesig, one of the oldest townships in Soweto, with Lavinia and Fabian. More on my blog (link in my profile). #discoverjoburg #soweto #noordgesig #streetart
A few more pictures from my recent walk through do A few more pictures from my recent walk through downtown Jozi with @joburgplaces. The first two shots are from the old Joburg Stock Exchange building on Diagonal St, the 3rd shot is @mboniseleathercraft at his studio in the Fashion Kapitol, and the last two are from Little Addis. Learn more in my most recent blog post - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #joburg #johannesburg
Dianna’s Fabrics, Troye St., JHB CBD. I never ge Dianna’s Fabrics, Troye St., JHB CBD. I never get tired of taking pictures in downtown Joburg’s incredible fabric shops. Shot during a tour with @joburgplaces (more on that soon). #discoverjoburg #joburg #joburgfashion
Some recent Asian food discoveries in Rivonia. Rea Some recent Asian food discoveries in Rivonia. Read more about them on my blog - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #rivoniaboulevard #2summerseats
On Saturday we took a tour of Lindfield House, one On Saturday we took a tour of Lindfield House, one of my favorite quirky places in Joburg, with the legendary Katharine Love and @johannesburg_heritage. As usual I like @thethinking_hand’s sketch better than my photo. #discoverjoburg
I hadn’t been to dinner at the @yeovilledinnercl I hadn’t been to dinner at the @yeovilledinnerclub for years and I’d forgotten what a culinary genius Sanza Sandile is. He has a special talent for combining pan-African ingredients and flavors — most of which are available in his neighborhood at the Yeoville food market — into delicious, one-of-a-kind dishes. A couple of my favorites were the ‘Nat King Cole slaw’ made with beetroot and Israeli couscous, a take on Nigerian egusi with melon and pumpkin seeds and palm oil, the roasted red snapper, an incredible crispy okra dish, beer-battered amagwinya, and the poached pear dessert with black rice and amasi. Plus there are cute kittens and great Joburg stories from Sanza. If you’re into food and unique experiences, this meal is worth the trek out of your comfort zone - there’s nothing else like it. If you want to learn more about the Yeoville Dinner Club, go to my blog (www.2summers.net) and type it into the search bar.  #yeovilledinnerclub #discoverjoburg #2summerseats #food #africanfood
A few photos of pretty church interiors in Coronat A few photos of pretty church interiors in Coronationville and Bosmont. Read about the @johannesburg_heritage tour and see more photos in my blog - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #joburgheritage #coronationville #bosmont
As I toil over my blog post about the @brixtonligh As I toil over my blog post about the @brixtonlightfestival, I’m realizing there were so many amazing moments that can’t be easily described or represented in photos. So here is a reel featuring some videos of moments that won’t appear on the blog (as well as several moments that will). I was super excited to find one of the songs that @bonjglobal actually performed at the festival to accompany this reel! Blog post to come later tonight or tomorrow 🔥🌊💫 UPDATE: Blog post is up! Link in profile.
Brixton Light Festival 2023…Where do I begin? If Brixton Light Festival 2023…Where do I begin? If you were there, then you know. If you weren’t there, I feel genuinely sad for you. 

More to come once I’ve edited all the photos and collected my thoughts. #brixtonbeautiful #discoverjoburg #brixtonlightfestival
I’m still thinking about our weekend in the Vred I’m still thinking about our weekend in the Vredefort Dome, and how much fun it was, and how much I wish more people in Joburg would take advantage of this amazing (and educational) weekend getaway opportunity. Here are a few more highlights from our visit including some funny animal bloopers shot in Venterskroon. Read more on my blog. #southafrica #meetsouthafrica #vredefortdome
A few shots from our weekend in the Vredefort Dome A few shots from our weekend in the Vredefort Dome: a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is only an hour-and-a-half from Joburg. This was such a cool trip and I want everyone in Joburg to do it! Check out my blog post (link in profile) for everything you need to know to visit.
This weekend @thethinking_hand and I visited the V This weekend @thethinking_hand and I visited the Vredefort Dome UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s the site of a 2 billion (yes, billion with a B) year-old meteorite impact crater - the largest documented impact site on earth. I was blown away (pardon the pun) by this place, which I’ve known about for years but somehow never visited before, despite it being only an hour and a half from Joburg. I’ll have a lot more to say about it in future posts but in the meantime here is a photo of Thorsten - or is it Indiana Jones? - exploring a century-old goldmining tunnel we checked out during a hike in the Vredefort heritage area. #vredefortdome #southafrica
Brixton monuments: My images vs. @thethinking_hand Brixton monuments: My images vs. @thethinking_hand ‘s linocut-print reality. Read more of the story behind these pictures in my blog - link in my profile. #brixtonbeautiful #discoverjoburg
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