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I blogged about a lot of interesting Jozi places in 2017, but there were also a lot of places I never got around to telling you about. Here are 10 of them.

I completed the #Gauteng52 challenge, visiting and blogging about 52 new places in Gauteng Province during 2017. Here are some final thoughts.

Despite a strong Jewish community in Joburg, bagels are hard to find in this town. Luckily a reader tipped me off to Feigel's, a kosher deli in Glenhazel and …

Forget Black Friday or the after-Christmas sales. The best deals to be had in Joburg are available all-year-round at Crazy Groceries in Strijdom Park.

In my penultimate #Gauteng52 post I visit the Scala Barber in Melville, where men have been getting their hair cut since 1969.

My friend Michelle and I had a mid-week staycation in Braamfontein, spending the night at Once in Joburg and partying with BCUC at the Orbit.

I woke up feeling sad this morning. This was no real surprise as the last few months have been difficult for me. But I’d been feeling better for the past …

Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a wetland nature reserve in Ekurhuleni, just over an hour from Joburg. Marievale has incredible birdwatching and it's free.

Chez Fong, aka Su-yen Thornhill, is a chef and a performer. If you crack a seat at one of her dinners, you'll go home full and sore from laughing.

In the final installment of my adventures in North West Province, I spend the day in the glitzy, Vegas-like resort of Sun City.

The Culinary Table is a restaurant and speciality food shop just down the road from Lanseria Airport. It's a great place to stop for lunch after a flight.

The Richmond Studio Café is a brand-new coffeeshop in Richmond, which is right next to Melville. I'm so excited about this place, I can barely stand it.