I spent three days in Berlin and decided in many ways it's a lot like Johannesburg, just safer and with better public transportation.

In my latest "Favorite Jozi Coffeeshops" post I feature Bertrand, a coffeeshop on Fox Street in Maboneng that feels more like a Paris cafe.

I spent four days floating through the Netherlands on an 18-meter barge, Hendrika, built in 1907. The Netherlands is a beautiful country to see by water.

I was a little nervous about solo travleing through Austria, German and the Netherlands. In the end though, I was never actually alone.

The wooden Newtown heads, a downtown icon since 2001, have recently been refurbished by Mozambican artist Americo Guambe.

It's not easy to find good pizza in the Joburg CBD, especially on weekends. But Ben's Pizza on Loveday Street fits the bill.

Somerset House, a historic building on Gandhi Square, has become the headquarters for JoburgPlaces. There are big plans in the works for this 1906 building.

My mother and I hired and car and took a road trip from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Here's a rundown of our adventures along the way.

The oldest surviviing house in Johannesburg, built by Voortrekker Barend Viljoen in 1852 and later owned by the Bezuidenhout, is hidden in Bez Valley Park.

My mom and I spent two days in the Robertson Wine Valley -- tasting wine, eating food, and soaking up the lovely small-town atmosphere.

NGC is an upscale neighborhood restaurant in an unusual spot in Blairgowrie. Don't be put off by the tire shop across the road -- this place is classy.

Visual and culinary highlights from my two-day ride from Pretoria to Cape Town on the Rovos Rail, the most luxurious train in Africa (maybe the world).