Gotcha! This is not the end of 2Summers the blog. But it is the end of 2Summers the season. Autumn on the Melville Koppies. I took this photo on a walk with Joe …

Melville has a reputation as one of Joburg’s quirkiest neighborhoods. But Melville doesn’t have a monopoly on quirkiness. Today Joe and I went to …

I’ve been looking for an excuse to hang out at the sprawling outdoor market in Fordsburg – Joburg’s “Little India” – on a …

Last night I attended the Melville Photographic and Poetry Exhibition at the Melville Visitors Centre. The exhibition featured about half a dozen photographers …

Ansteys Building is a South African national monument – an 80-year-old art deco skyscraper in downtown Joburg at the corner of Joubert and Jeppe Streets. …

UPDATE: Sadly, Koljander is closed. The retail strip along Melville’s Main Road is a gritty place. It’s lined with seedy bars, fast-food joints, and …

One of the unfortunate realities about life in Joburg is that if you need something, you’ll probably have to go a shopping mall to buy it. And the malls …

Some of you may remember Millie, a large rain spider that Joe discovered in our house when he first moved in (a couple of weeks before I came to South Africa). …

I’m melancholy. Bad things are happening everywhere and I feel overwhelmed by life. But it’s nice to know that no matter what, the sun keeps rising …

August 2016 update: Yasuqi Cuisine is now closed. Every now and again, dinnertime rolls around and Joe and I realize there’s nothing in the fridge except …

I took a walk through Hillbrow, which some consider to be the most dangerous neighborhood in Johannesburg.

Africa’s tallest building lives in Joburg. At 50 stories and 223 meters (730 feet) tall, the Carlton Center is modest by Western and Far-Eastern …