by 2summers | Dec 3, 2020 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
I recently spent a Friday walking around downtown Joburg with Gerald Garner. Gerald needed a few photos taken for his new book, Johannesburg 2020 and Ahead. So we walked the city from end to end — nearly nine kilometers total, with a couple of Uber rides mixed...
by 2summers | Nov 19, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Tours
Last weekend I was invited to attend Honest Travel’s inaugural “Organic Vegan Experience” tour in downtown Joburg. We met in the afternoon at the Windybrow Theatre in Hillbrow and meandered around town until nightfall, visiting various urban gardens...
by 2summers | Nov 13, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping
Earlier this week my American friend Ryan tipped me off to a shop called Yummy, in Mayfair, which sells a quirky selection of imported American junk food. I googled the place and knew immediately that I had to make a pilgrimage. Ryan and I went to Yummy yesterday. The...
by 2summers | Oct 6, 2020 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, Tours, Townships/Informal Settlements
On Saturday I participated in the first-ever #SpazaShopTour, starting and ending at African Accent Spaza Shop in Katlehong. Walking through Katlehong. The weather was miraculously perfect for a six-kilometer walk. We wound through Katlehong and Thokoza, visiting spaza...
by 2summers | Sep 25, 2020 | Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Parks/Nature Reserves
Zoo Lake, a popular public park in Parkview across Jan Smuts Avenue from the Johannesburg Zoo, is one of the most popular parks in Joburg and less than a ten-minute drive from my house. Yet I have not blogged about Zoo Lake for nearly a decade. (Here’s my post...