The second annual Brixton Light Festival happened on Sunday evening. It was the coolest community event I've attended in years.

I was invited to spend 3 days at Thanda Safari, a five-star game lodge in Zululand. It was one of the most spectacular holidays of my life.

Chappy Vintage, a charming second-hand shop on 4th Avenue in Linden, is my new favorite place for quirky home furnishings.

Westdene, like neighboring Brixton, is a super cool Joburg neighborhood with very few restaurants. So I was excited to hear about Emzini'.

Ludwig's Roses, a massive rose farm just north of Pretoria, is a delightful place to spend an afternoon sniffing flowers.

Klipriversberg Nature Reserve is more than your average Joburg City Park. It's a full-on hiking/nature-walking experience.

Jon died ten years ago tomorrow. Every time I think my grieving process is ending, it comes back in a slightly different form.

I finally got the corona. I figured I should let you all know, after I bragged last week about not getting it.

Thorsten has been diagnosed with covid for the second time -- presumably omicron. Fortunately we have a nice house to isolate in together.

Thorsten and I went to Mustardbox 713 to try Korean corn dogs for the first time. It was a culinary awakening for us both.

Last Thursday, South African scientists discovered the Omicron variant. By Friday morning, our lives were turned upside-down.

Thorsten and I spent two days at the De Hoop Nature reserve, near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape. It was my second visit to De Hoop.