Jozi People: Sipho Mackenzie, Fashion Pioneer
I recently bumped into Sipho Mackenzie at a party. Although we’d met a few months before, I was so dazzled by Sipho’s look (the youngsters would call it a lewk) that I couldn’t immediately place him. Sipho, who had been relatively dressed down at our...
Stuurmansfontein: A Corbelled House in the Great Karoo
It was a blustery winter afternoon on my 50th birthday. The Blogitects were headed to Stuurmansfontein, an iconic corbelled house in the middle of the Great Karoo, and I was super excited. But the sun was sinking fast and I was also starting to freak out. Thorsten was...
Sleeping in a Retro Campovan in Kameel, North West
I last visited Kameel, a tiny hamlet in South Africa’s North West Province, in February 2020 as part of my (never finished) #10SouthAfricanTowns project. At the time, I was certain I’d be back in Kameel before 2020 was over; it’s a perfect stopover...
Dazzling Art and Architecture in Bilbao, Spain
I still haven’t finished telling you about my gallivant around Europe, which happened back in March and April and is fast becoming ancient history. I’m going to keep on peppering you with one or two European posts a month until all the stories are told....
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.