I visited the Lions Shul, South Africa's oldest synagogue, in Doornfontein. It's one of the few shuls still operating in the inner city.

Gail and I took a gallery-hopping tour through Rosebank with Thabo the Tourist, Joburg's charming guide for the arts.

We spent my birthday weekend houseboating the Vaal River, only an hour from Joburg, through Old Willow No. 7 Houseboat Charters.

I recently became a member of the Rand Club, the historic (formerly mens- and whites-only) club in downtown Joburg.

I attended a service at St. Nicholas of Japan, an Orthodox church in Brixton. The service was beautiful and got my mind off current events.

We took a food tour through Alexandra Township and learned lots of new things, including about a new "Mexi-kasi" restaurant there.

Last weekend I toured a series of public art installations around Joburg that were either created or inspired by late artist Andrew Lindsay.

In part three of our saga, Thorsten and I finally make it home to Joburg from KwaZulu-Natal, via Richards Bay and Dundee.

Before reading this post, read Part 1 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. Thorsten and I woke up early on Friday morning, eager to explore the …

Thorsten and I embarked on a wild weeklong road trip through KwaZulu-Natal province, which did not turn out as planned.

After many years of gazing at it from afar, I finally visited the "lemon squeezer church", which is featured in Hidden Joburg.

I scoured the city looking for Joburg's best shawarmas. Here are the five restaurants that came out on top.