by 2summers | May 21, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
The Johannesburg City Library, a beautiful, historic, and essential building in downtown Joburg, has been mysteriously closed for the past three years. The entrance to the Johannesburg City Library in November 2016, the last time I went inside and blogged about it. I...
by 2summers | May 5, 2024 | Europe
When my friend Michelle, with whom I traveled around Spain during my recent European trip, first suggested we should check out the Picos de Europa, I had the same response that you might be having: the Who de What? Naranjo de Bulnes (center) is the most famous...
by 2summers | Apr 25, 2024 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Ever since I moved to Melville in 2010 — and since long before that — people have been portending the suburb’s demise. “Melville’s not like it used to be,” people would say. And I used to chuckle at those people until a couple of...
by 2summers | Apr 19, 2024 | Europe
Earlier this week I returned from a crazy trip to Europe: 26 days of travel from Joburg to Munich, to Madrid, all over northern Spain, to Lisbon, and back to Joburg. I’ve traveled a lot in my life. But with the exception of trips back to the United States...
by 2summers | Mar 12, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping, Tours
This jumpsuit love story began eight months ago, when I booked a Caraci experience on Airbnb to celebrate my birthday. Thorsten and I spent a glorious day in the Joburg CBD, shopping for African print fabric, learning how to sew, hanging out in the city, and having...