Before I leave Joburg for almost a month, here are some photos I took in Hillbrow.

Joburg's downtown neighborhood of New Doornfontein is becoming a mecca for art and design lovers. I had a look around Ellis House and loved what I saw.

Every year in March, the green field of Delta Park explode with pink and white cosmos flowers. This is the South African version of autumn leaves.

I had a behind-the-scenes look at the Jeppe Post Office, built in 1935 and still running, including its beautiful Art Deco fixtures and underground tunnel.

The Box Shop, a box-shaped shopping center and coffee shop on Vilakazi Street, is a fun Soweto hangout for locals and tourists alike.

Sanza Sandile, Yeoville's most formidable chef, is cooking up a (mostly) vegetarian Pan-Afrikan storm at the Yeoville Dinner Club.

Chocoloza, a small shop in 44 Stanley, sells delectable Belgian-style chocolates and and chocolate drinks. You won't find better chocolate in Joburg.

Karen, a wealthy suburb of Nairobi, is a colonial African tourist bonanza. Wildlife, shady tea gardens, interesting history, and beautiful crafts abound.

I visited the 150-year-old Melrose Temple for Thai Poosam Kavady. The temple is modest, but the festival is a kaleidoscope of sights, smells and sounds.

I spent a week in Nairobi and relied on guidance and suggestions from local friends and colleagues. Here are 10 insider tips I collected on things to do.

I visited Field Berry Farm, a raspberry farm in Joburg South. The raspberries were great and so was Lungi, the farm's proprietress.

The Bethel Messianic Assemblyis a congregation of Nigerian Jews in Joburg. Visiting their services was one of the most interesting things I've ever done.