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Vicki and her chocolates

#Gauteng52, Week 10: Joburg's Best Chocolate

7 March 2017

Chocoloza, a small shop in 44 Stanley, sells delectable Belgian-style chocolates and and chocolate drinks. You won't find better chocolate in Joburg.
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Elephant orphan with caretaker at DSWT, Karen

Baby Elephants, Hungry Giraffes, and Other Cool Stuff in Karen

5 March 2017

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

#Gauteng52, Week 9: Kavady at the Melrose Temple

1 March 2017

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.
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Girls at the top of Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi

10 Insider Tips for Nairobi

26 February 2017

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.
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Lungi holds raspberries at Field Berry Farm

#Gauteng52, Week 8: Picking Raspberries in Joburg South

22 February 2017

I visited Field Berry Farm, a raspberry farm in Joburg South. The raspberries were great and so was Lungi, the farm's proprietress.
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Rabbi Nathan Obiekwe at Bethel Messianic on Yom Kippur

#TheGodProject: Nigerian Jews in Joburg

16 February 2017

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.
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Pink roses at the Multiflora Market

#Gauteng52, Week 7: Johannesburg's Multiflora Market

12 February 2017

The Multiflora Market, east of downtown Joburg in City Deep, is nearly 75 years old and auctions off thousands of South African flowers every day.
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View of Joburg from Ansteys

Johannesburg, 13 Floors Up

8 February 2017

I shot a few photos of Joburg from the 13th floor of the Ansteys Building, the city's most prominent and legendary Art Deco high-rise.
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Freedom Park Isivivane

#Gauteng52, Week 6: Pretoria's Freedom Park

6 February 2017

Freedom Park, just off the highway in Pretoria, is a national monument dedicated to all South Africans who have died fighting for freedom.
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Marie-Lais with Chinese hot pot

#Gauteng52, Week 5: Hot Pot in Joburg's Third Chinatown

31 January 2017

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, I bring you a hot pot restaurant I recently discovered in Rivonia, an Asian food hot bed in the northern suburbs.
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Safaa and Yasir, Syrian refugees and the owners of Jasmine Syrian Cuisine in Benoni

A Delicious Syrian Meal and a Rant About Refugees

28 January 2017

I recently had an amazing lunch at a Syrian restaurant in Joburg. The meal was amazing, and it got me thinking about Syrian refugees. And now I'm enraged.
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Moving Feast meal in Alexandra Township

Discovering South African Food in Alexandra Township

25 January 2017

I took a food tour through Alexandra Township with Tour 2.0, and discovered lots of traditional South African food that I've never tasted before.
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