Watching South Africa win the Rugby World Cup was more than watching a game. It was watching the country unite for one perfect moment.

I spent an afternoon photographing the Pretoria jacarandas with Johannesburg in Your Pocket and the Joburg Photowalkers.

Thorsten and I were invited to try the jacaranda-season "Bubbles and Sweets" menu at Flames Restaurant in Westcliff. We loved it.

I visited Lavinia and Fabian Otto in Noordgesig, on the northeastern edge of Soweto, and checked out the neighborhood library.

I took a walk through downtown Jozi on a tour with JoburgPlaces. Despite all the bad press, the city is still alive and kicking.

Rivonia, a suburb in Joburg's far-northern reaches, has become one of the best places in town -- if not the best place -- for pan-Asian food.

In celebration of Heritage Month, I went on a tour of churches in Coronationville and Bosmont with the Joburg Heritage Foundation.

The 2023 edition of the Brixton Light Festival was even bigger, better, and more soul-nourishing than the 2022 edition.

We visited the 2-billion-year-old Vredefort Dome -- earth's largest and oldest known meteorite crater, which is only 1.5 hours from Joburg.

My boyfriend Thorsten created a series of linocut prints honoring Brixton monuments. I tried (and failed) to capture his prints in photos.

I'm obsessed with second-hand shopping and Joburg is a great place to do it. Here are some favorite spots, both online and IRL.

Yola Minnaar, a cook and community leader, makes and sells koesisters, a Cape Malay specialty, from her kitchen in Fietas, Johannesburg.