2Summers – Page 110 – An American in quirky South Africa

Chowing Down, Durban-style

2010-09-16T22:52:33+00:00September 16, 2010|

This Sunday Joe and I are going to Durban, a coastal city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. I’m excited about going for several reasons, one of which is the food. Durban’s cuisine is heavily [...]

Final Thoughts on Lesotho

2010-09-12T19:10:35+00:00September 12, 2010|

This trip ended more than a week ago but I still have a few more things to say about it. Driving to Mokhotlong The drive from Maseru to Mokhotlong was about 300 kilometers (168 [...]

Lots of Luck

2010-09-08T22:49:57+00:00September 8, 2010|

I still have more to say about Lesotho, but I’ve been home for almost a week and I want to share a couple of stories from the home front. First, a word on furniture. [...]

Horse-riding for Health in Mokhotlong

2020-07-07T13:57:51+00:00September 7, 2010|

Let me back-track and explain the purpose of our trip to Lesotho. Bear with me because this will take time. On a map, Lesotho looks like a small dot in the middle of South [...]

The Weaving Women of Teyateyaneng

2010-09-04T18:59:23+00:00September 4, 2010|

I’ve fallen behind and I have such a backlog of things to write about, I’m not sure where to start. I’ll tell a quick story about our trip home from Lesotho and come back [...]

The Purple Onion and the Basotho Hat

2010-08-31T11:03:35+00:00August 31, 2010|

Joe and I are in Lesotho. We had an exciting day yesterday — here are a few highlights. The Drive It was a five-hour drive from Joburg to Maseru. It was dry and beautiful [...]

Wildlife

2010-08-29T17:16:01+00:00August 29, 2010|

I’ve been thinking a lot about wildlife this weekend. To most Americans, the term “African wildlife” brings to mind lions and elephants and giraffes. But there is an array of smaller animals that pack every [...]

Mexicho’s Revenge

2017-10-24T16:18:33+00:00August 27, 2010|

UPDATE (OCTOBER 2017): Alas, Café Mexicho has closed down. It had a good run though. Fortunately there are several good alternatives around town — read here. I’m kind of sick today. I won’t go [...]

Where Not to Eat in Melville

2016-04-14T13:31:06+00:00August 25, 2010|

NOTE: For an updated review of Café Mexicho, click here. Joe and I had planned a pasta dinner last night, but wound up working late and didn’t feel like cooking. We walked up to [...]

The Bush

2010-08-23T16:59:24+00:00August 23, 2010|

Yesterday was Sunday and it was warm. Joe and I decided to go hiking. We got a late start (slept late and needed provisions from the store) so we picked Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. It’s 45 [...]

In the ‘Hood

2010-08-21T17:16:43+00:00August 21, 2010|

I've been exploring Melville on my own lately. Yesterday I walked two blocks to 7th Street -- the main strip in Melville. I poked around used book stores and gift shops. I bought handmade earrings and bracelets for next-to-nothing at the bead store. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon and the bars and cafes were getting busy.

Soccer City and Scarves

2010-08-19T14:46:43+00:00August 19, 2010|

Joe is shooting a rugby match at Soccer City this Saturday – South Africa’s reigning world-champion Springboks against the New Zealand All Blacks. It's a rematch of the 1995 Rugby World Cup championship, featured in Invictus. I wanted to go to the match but the tickets (all 94,000 of them) are sold out. So I settled for going to the stadium with Joe yesterday to pick up his media credentials. On our way home from Soccer City we decided to visit the Oriental Plaza – a city-block-sized mall packed with Indian-owned stores. It's a bargain-shopper’s paradise.