#Food - 308 posts

It was a beautiful afternoon in Pilanesberg, a game reserve two hours from Joburg. Joe, my mother, and I, along with our safari guide, Chris Green, were driving …

On a recent visit to the Melville Visitors Center, I noticed a small brochure for a place called Lindfield House and was immediately captivated. It’s a …

Soweto, the largest township in South Africa, is a country unto itself. About a million people live there – the same population as Swaziland. It’s a …

Last night I attended another cricket match – a one-day match between South Africa and India at the historic Wanderers Stadium in Joburg. Unlike the test …

Shopping for produce (called “fruit and veg” in South Africa) is a tourist activity in itself. You can buy produce at the grocery story here, just …

Zoo Lake is one of Joburg’s most popular city parks. It has what you’d expect from a city park with a lake in it: ducks, row boats, picnickers, …

We had a quiet Christmas Day at the Lucky 5 Star. The most notable thing about it, for me at least, was the weather – it was about 30 degrees Celsius …

Melville is known for its musty book shops, vintage clothing stores, and a lively bar scene. It’s also known for its rats. Rats are a common sight in …

I love sports. I’ve attended countless professional baseball, football, soccer, ice hockey, and basketball games. I also love traveling and have done lots of …

In the United States, baked beans are for barbecues – to be eaten in the back yard with hot dogs and hamburgers and potato salad. In South Africa, baked …

One of the cool things about living in Joburg is that people are always passing through. It’s difficult to travel from one place to another in Southern Africa …

We woke up on our last morning in Swaziland and it had finally stopped raining. I put on some clothes and went to complain to the manager about the water being …