Moving to Joburg? Hannah Can Help.
Are you moving to Joburg? Or have you already moved to Joburg and need some help adjusting? If so, meet Hannah of Translating Me. Hannah Pirnie, the bad-ass founder of Translating Me, at Breezeblock. I [...]
Musings From a Traveling Auntie
I've known for a while that I won't have children. It wasn't a conscious decision, at least not at first. It was just something that never happened, for a variety of reasons, and in [...]
Five Tips for Dealing With a Car Accident in South Africa
There I was, minding my own business at a red robot (robot means "traffic light" in South African). Suddenly -- crash! -- a sickening crunch from behind, and I sat helplessly as my car slid into [...]
Quickie Restaurant Review: Industry Bakery in Emmarentia
A few weeks ago I organized an Internations coffee gathering at Industry Bakery in Emmarentia. I had been to Industry briefly once before, but didn't sit down to eat. This time I ordered a [...]
Melville Coffee Time With Internations
One of the most rewarding things about being a blogger in Johannesburg is the feedback I get from Joburg expats and visitors. Over the years I've gotten many nice messages from people who used [...]
The Best Place to Live in Johannesburg
I receive lots of messages from people seeking advice on moving to Johannesburg from overseas. The most common question is: "Where is the best place to live in Johannesburg?" It's a tricky question to answer. Johannesburg [...]
My 500th Blog Post: 5 Things I Love and Hate about Joburg
1) What I love about Joburg: The people This is a cliché and it flies in the face of Condé Nast's ludicrous pronouncement (ludicrous, I tell you!) that Johannesburg is the world's unfriendliest city. But [...]
Gumtree: One Woman’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
I don't normally do "sponsored" posts. I have no interest in writing about forex exchange companies, grocery coupons, or casinos in Brunei, and these are the kinds of sponsored post offers that I normally receive. But [...]
An American Migrant in Johannesburg
I’ve been thinking about migration. mi·grant 1. One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan. 2. An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work. -From [...]
Registering a Car in South Africa: An Expat’s Epic Journey (Part 3)
Part 3 of a 3-part series. Read part 1 and part 2. Picking up where I left off: Kagiso, the traffic register number man at Langlaagte Licensing Office, tells me on Wednesday that I [...]
Registering a Car in South Africa: An Expat’s Epic Journey (Part 2)
Part 2 of a 3-part series. Read Part 1. As I was saying…I came full-circle. I started my epic journey at the Randburg Licensing Department, at 11:00 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, only to [...]
Registering a Car in South Africa: An Expat’s Epic Journey (Part 1)
Part 1 of a 3-part series. Read part 2. I moved to South Africa in August 2010. In December 2013, I finally bought a car. Cute, right? I love tiny cars. This photo was [...]