by 2summers | Nov 13, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping
Earlier this week my American friend Ryan tipped me off to a shop called Yummy, in Mayfair, which sells a quirky selection of imported American junk food. I googled the place and knew immediately that I had to make a pilgrimage. Ryan and I went to Yummy yesterday. The...
by 2summers | Sep 2, 2020 | Food and Drink, Hillbrow/Yeoville, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre
Last week, when I published a post about my cycling tour with Honest Travel, I mentioned our visit to the Bertrams Inner City Farm. I decided that visit was far too brief to give the farm proper justice in my blog. So I went back again yesterday. Walking the Bertrams...
by 2summers | Aug 6, 2020 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre
Other than a brief visit to Hillbrow, I hadn’t gone to downtown Joburg city since before the pandemic started. Also today is the ten-year anniversary of my arrival in Joburg and I wanted to do something special. So I decided to devote the whole day yesterday to...
by 2summers | Jul 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Today, the South African restaurant industry participated in a nationwide demonstration called “One Million Seats in the Streets”, to protest the government’s treatment of the hospitality sector during the COVID-19 lockdown. The hashtag for the...
by 2summers | Jun 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
It’s Day 75 of the South African lockdown. People are hustling out there. From its earliest beginnings, Joburg has been a city of hustlers. No one is going to make your way for you in this town, unless you’re a member of the very privileged few. People...