by 2summers | Dec 8, 2020 | Mpumalanga
After many months in isolation, I’ve noticed my five senses have heightened significantly. The world is louder and brighter than it was before the pandemic. Flowers smell sweeter and food tastes better, especially when I’m out of the city (or even just out...
by 2summers | Sep 10, 2019 | Limpopo, Lodging
It’s been weeks since my stay at Kings Walden — in Agatha, Limpopo, above the town of Tzaneen — and I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to write about it. Perhaps it’s because this magical place is difficult to describe in words....
by 2summers | Jul 22, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Lodging, Melville and Surrounds
People are always asking me for recommendations on places to stay in Joburg, and I never know what to say because in Joburg I tend to sleep in my own house. But here’s a place I can recommend for sure: Zietsies Guest House, which is technically in Auckland Park...
by 2summers | Dec 19, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Lodging, Music/Festivals
For the longest time I have been meaning to blog about the Orbit, a jazz club in Braamfontein, and Once in Joburg, a posh hostel — aka “poshtel” — across the street from the Orbit. I’d been holding off on doing so because I wanted to...
by 2summers | Dec 8, 2017 | Lodging, North West
Last month I spent a weekend in Groot Marico, a whacky hippie town in North West Province. Soon after booking the Groot Marico trip, I received an invitation to spend the night at Sun City during the same week. I was really excited. I’d never been to Sun City...