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Mom on Chapman's Peak Drive

Daytripping Around the Cape

30 January 2011

Mom and I were in Cape Town for three days – we had lots to see and no car. I’m usually not a fan of group bus tours, but when Mom suggested a tour …
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Heather on Table Mountain

How Not to Climb Table Mountain

29 January 2011

My mother and I had just arrived in Cape Town – it was 11 a.m. on a Friday. The shuttle dropped us off at our guest house, a tiny, no-frills place called …
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Elephant at Pilanesberg

Elephant-Watching Through the Rearview Mirror

28 January 2011

It was a beautiful afternoon in Pilanesberg, a game reserve two hours from Joburg. Joe, my mother, and I, along with our safari guide, Chris Green, were driving …
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Katharine Love at Lindfield House

Joburg's Wacky Victorian Time Warp

23 January 2011

On a recent visit to the Melville Visitors Center, I noticed a small brochure for a place called Lindfield House and was immediately captivated. It’s a …
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Women in taxi in Soweto

Sowetan for a Day

20 January 2011

Soweto, the largest township in South Africa, is a country unto itself. About a million people live there – the same population as Swaziland. It’s a …
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Looking out the window

Mom Arrives to a Swarm of Termites

17 January 2011

My mother arrived yesterday for a 10-day stay in South Africa. It’s wonderful to have her here. It’s Mom’s first time in Africa and Joe and I …
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Fans at the cricket

Cricket Continued

16 January 2011

Last night I attended another cricket match – a one-day match between South Africa and India at the historic Wanderers Stadium in Joburg. Unlike the test …
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Litchis

What's a Litchi and How Do I Eat One?

12 January 2011

Shopping for produce (called “fruit and veg” in South Africa) is a tourist activity in itself. You can buy produce at the grocery story here, just …
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Child in Chris' garden

A Summer Garden in Melville. And a Large Bug.

11 January 2011

Melville is full of interesting houses, lived in by interesting people. I’m slowly integrating myself into the neighborhood but I haven’t had the …
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Vaal Dam in flood

Floodwatch

7 January 2011

South Africa has been pounded by heavy rains for the last several weeks. Several people have been killed and settlements and farms across the country have …
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Film shoot on the Melville Koppies

6 Months, 10,000 Hits

6 January 2011

I launched 2Summers about six months ago and I’m nearing 10,000 hits. (If I’m lucky, I might reach 10,000 after publishing this post.) It’s a …
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Paddle boats in Zoo Lake

Zoo Lake: Where the Locals Go

3 January 2011

Zoo Lake is one of Joburg’s most popular city parks. It has what you’d expect from a city park with a lake in it: ducks, row boats, picnickers, …
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