Sixth in my series of Sandton Snapshot posts, leading up to the publication of SandtonPlaces. Browse all of the Sandton Snapshot posts. South Africans like …

On August 8, 2010, I published my first blog post from South Africa. The first photo in that post was a picture of a hadeda in my back yard. A hadeda at the …

Third post in my Melville Snapshot series. Read posts 1 and 2. When I first started this blog in June 2010, hardly anyone read it. I blogged mostly for myself …

Yesterday I flew over Joburg in a helicopter. This experience was so crazy and unexpected – I hardly know how to explain it. But here’s how it went, …

Fifth in my series of Sandton Snapshot posts, leading up to the publication of SandtonPlaces. Read posts 1, 2, 3 and 4. For years, the weekly flea market at the …

UPDATE (2018): Yada Yada is now closed. But Cobi, the owner, has opened a cute pet supply shop – Ziggy’s Pet Pamporium – in its place. I …

A recent photoshoot that I participated in got me thinking about the topic of migration. Am I a migrant? The answer is yes.

Fourth in my series of Sandton Snapshot posts, leading up to the publication of SandtonPlaces. Read posts 1, 2 and 3. This past weekend I went to Fourways, the …

I have a confession to make: I know a lot about Joburg, but I know nothing about Joburg’s public transportation system. Give me a car and a set of …

On New Years Day, my friend Michelle and I paid an impromptu visit to Golden Gate Highlighnds National Park. We were staying nearby in Clarens and thought …

Third in my series of Sandton Snapshot posts, leading up to the publication of SandtonPlaces. Read posts 1 and 2. I’m seriously behind in blogging and …

I took a walk through Yeoville with Dlala Nje, eating various delicious African foods as I went.