In week 4 of my #52Gauteng challenge, I visited Patisserie de Paris in Blairgowrie. This place is the closest thing to Paris in Johannesburg.

I took a walk through Hillbrow a few weeks ago, and took a few photos. I thought you'd enjoy them. Here they are.

Thirty minutes south of Joburg, Marie-Lais and I discovered the remains of Tolstoy Farm, where Gandhi lived from 1910 to 1913.

Ever dream of being buried inside a cell phone? In Ghana, you can. In August 2014 I visited a fantasy coffin-maker by the side of the road outside Accra.

Welcome to Week 2 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I will visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week …

Sophisticated, hand-crafted cocktails have become a thing in Johannesburg. Here are three new bars serving cocktails that are more than just drinks.

In the first week of my #Gauteng52 challenge, Ray and I went hiking on the Hennops Trail north of Joburg. We met several cows and a donkey.

In 2016 I committed to a big Instagram challenge: #366daysofmakingspace. In 2017 I'm committing to a huge blog challenge: #Gauteng52.

I went to a wedding at Randlords on a Monday, which might seem strange. But this is Joburg, where a wedding on a Monday in December makes perfect sense.

Ray and I spent three days at Stone-Hill, a dog-friendly self-catering resort in Magaliesburg. We had a great time even though we don't have a dog.

A quickie restaurant review of Mamasan, a new Cape Malay restaurant on 7th Street in Melville. Melville restaurants come and go but I hope this is a keeper.

A few of my writer friends started a creative writing program in Katlehong called Katlehong Stories. Just a few months later, the group is making big news.