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Photo Post: Joburg Graffiti Bonanza

Photo Post: Joburg Graffiti Bonanza

by 2summers | Oct 15, 2021 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Tours

Last weekend I did something I used to do all the time but haven’t done for ages: An art and graffiti walk through downtown Joburg. The walk was hosted by Goethe-Institut Südafrika and a group of Joburg graffiti artists, led by Dr. Foodz. Dr. Foodz explains a...
The Louis Botha S-Bend: Walking Through Joburg’s History

The Louis Botha S-Bend: Walking Through Joburg’s History

by 2summers | Dec 19, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg

Along Louis Botha Avenue between Orange Grove and Yeoville there is a half-kilometer stretch of road previously known as “the death bend”. Louis Botha is one of Joburg’s main thoroughfares between north and south, connecting Alexandra Township and...
Street Art and Cape Town’s District Six

Street Art and Cape Town’s District Six

by 2summers | Jun 18, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Cape Town, Western Cape

Last month I spent a couple of days in Cape Town on either end of my weeklong stay in Stellenbosch. I was reminded yet again of what a lovely city Cape Town is. At some point I really need to stay for longer than three days at a time. I’m a Joburg girl, now and...
I Love Westdene Graffiti

I Love Westdene Graffiti

by 2summers | Feb 29, 2016 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Tours

Several months ago a bunch of residents in Westdene, a quirky Joburg suburb just west of my own quirky suburb of Melville, decided to beautify their neighborhood with graffiti. With help from some passionate graffiti champions, Westdene homeowners who were keen to...
A Golden Elephant in the City of Gold

A Golden Elephant in the City of Gold

by 2summers | Oct 11, 2015 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg

I love to travel. But I love my life in Joburg and I miss it when I’m away. I also love blogging about Joburg, and I get antsy when travel blogging takes over and I run out of time for Jozi blogging. I spent the whole last week catching up on blogging about my...
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Heather in Brixton

Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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  • St. Alban’s: A Hidden Cathedral in Ferreirasdorp March 22, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 2: Bethulie and the Gariep Dam March 14, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland March 6, 2023
  • An Epic Journey Across Southern Namibia February 20, 2023
  • Veldskoens: Southern Africa’s Favorite Shoes February 14, 2023

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It’s cosmos season in Joburg! Here are some cosm It’s cosmos season in Joburg! Here are some cosmos in Delta Park, in crazy light right before sunset and a hectic thunderstorm (which we narrowly avoided getting caught in).
Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ferreirasdorp, which I visited last weekend with the @johannesburg_heritage Foundation. Read all about it in my blog - link in profile. #discoverjoburg
Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) but I can’t stop loving you. Street art by @mars.graffiti #joburgiloveyouihateyou
Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal H Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal Hotel in Bethulie, and Whiskat. I just published a blog post about my recent explorations around Bethulie and the incredible Gariep Dam - link in my profile.
Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-o Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-old man in America who can rock a Pape Sidibe-original waist coat while joyriding around town in a mustard-yellow Jeep 🌞
I just published a blog post about padstals (farm I just published a blog post about padstals (farm stalls) that I visited on my recent road trip with @jeaniehhi. @silwerkaroo was the definite highlight - @karoo_gothic and @karoospace, this will interest you! Read more in my blog (link in profile). #southafrica #karoolife #karoogothic #padstal
The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just nor The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just north of De Rust. Definitely one of the most beautiful passes I’ve driven through in South Africa (and I’ve driven a few). The road through the pass is fantastic, dotted with delightful little rest stops with nice bathrooms and succulent gardens. I don’t know why I didn’t take more pictures! #southafrica
It’s been such a crazy week of driving and explo It’s been such a crazy week of driving and exploring, I haven’t had time to post many photos from this road trip with my mom. We’re back now and here’s a quick photo dump from two days in Storms River on the Garden Route: 1) @jeaniehhi and some giant ferns; 2) Light filtering through the indigenous forest; 3) Glimpse of the Tsitsikamma Mountains from our Airbnb; 4) More pretty ferns; 5) Granadilla blossom. More to come, with blog posts! #southafrica #gardenroute #stormsriver
No whales at this time of year but at least we got No whales at this time of year but at least we got to sit on a whale’s tail. 📸 @jeaniehhi
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