by 2summers | Jul 30, 2024 | Lodging, Northern Cape
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...
by 2summers | Jul 16, 2024 | Food and Drink, Lodging, 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...
by 2summers | Jun 23, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Europe, Museums and Buildings
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....
by 2summers | Jun 6, 2024 | Brixton, Johannesburg
For nearly three years, Thorsten and I have watched and listened to the exercise classes happening in Kingston Frost Park behind our Brixton house. We walked past many times and spoke to Dennis Dlomo, the coach, who greets everyone passing by and invites them to join....
by 2summers | May 28, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Hillbrow/Yeoville, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Music/Festivals
I’m struggling with this post. I keep writing stuff and then deleting it because I don’t know what to say about Hillbrow that I haven’t said before. I’ve been blogging about Hillbrow since 2011 (that first post was embarrassing though), and...