by 2summers | May 4, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, USA
I’m back in Joburg after a month-long trip to the U.S. — my second American journey in 2023. I spent most of this trip dealing with administrative and family issues, spending time in the same places I normally go: Maryland (and a little time in Washington,...
by 2summers | Aug 12, 2022 | 2Summers Book, Emotions, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Writing
I just returned to Joburg after a week in Leisure Bay, a seaside community on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. I went there to escape Joburg’s cold, dry winter, and also to work on my memoir, which has been languishing for several months. The name “Leisure...
by 2summers | Jun 3, 2022 | KwaZulu-Natal, Parks/Nature Reserves
Before reading this post, read Part 1 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. Thorsten and I woke up early on Friday morning, eager to explore the Kosi Mouth beach and estuary. Amangwane Camp sits right beside the entrance to the nature reserve, run by...
by 2summers | Nov 19, 2021 | Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
I’ve been wanting to visit Cape Agulhas since my first visit to Cape Town in 2011, when I took a day trip around the Cape Peninsula and learned that the Cape of Good Hope is not, in fact, the southernmost point in Africa. It took another decade but I finally...
by 2summers | May 12, 2021 | Eastern Cape, The Blogitects
There’s a beautiful stretch of coastline in the Eastern Cape, about halfway between Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and East London. Sometimes referred to as “the Sunshine Coast”, this area stretches along Route 72 and includes several small and...