by 2summers | Mar 28, 2023 | Eastern Cape, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
Read Quirky South Africa Part 1, about padstals, and Quirky South Africa Part 2, about Bethulie and the Gariep Dam. I was talking to some South African friends about my visit to the Garden Route recently, and one of them said: “Maybe this is a dumb question. But...
by 2summers | Mar 9, 2022 | Cape Town, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects, Western Cape
I visited Cape Town for the first time more than 11 years ago, with my mother. During that trip, Mom and I attempted to climb Table Mountain in a hilariously foolish way — I’ll let you read about it yourself in the blog post I wrote back then, called How...
by 2summers | Feb 22, 2022 | Johannesburg, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects, West Rand
Last Sunday Thorsten and I went hiking in the Kloofendal Nature Reserve, which is in Roodepoort on Johannesburg’s West Rand. I last hiked in Kloofendal nearly 11 years ago; I know I enjoyed it because I wrote a blog post back then, too. But Kloofendal is even...
by 2summers | Jan 7, 2022 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, Parks/Nature Reserves
I last blogged about the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, a huge Joburg City Park on the south side of the city, more than 11 years ago. I don’t normally like to blog about the same place twice but I think it’s time for a Klipriviersberg refresher....
by 2summers | Sep 29, 2021 | Joburg Weekend Getaways, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips
Last week I stayed at two lovely getaway spots within an hour (give or take) of Joburg: Farmhouse@58 in the the Cradle of Humankind and the Donkey Dairy in Magaliesburg. It felt incredible to get out of the city after two months of no traveling. The pandemic makes me...