From the Melville Cat: As many of you know, I am an Instagrammer as well as a blogger. You can peruse my Instagram photos at @TheMelvilleCat. This photo, which portrays me relaxing thoughtfully on [...]
In 2016, I committed to post a photo on Instagram every day of the year as part of a challenge called #366DaysOfMakingSpace. Even though the subject of the challenge -- anything that relates to [...]
This is a quick post to announce: 1) The first-ever Oriental Plaza Instameet happened on 3 December and it was awesome; and 2) We've chosen the winners of the Instameet photography contest. The contest winners [...]
I first visited the Oriental Plaza six-and-a-half years ago, on 18 August 2010, 12 days after I moved to Johannesburg. I know this because I wrote a blog post about it the following day. [...]
On Saturday I helped organize an Instameet at a building called Bjala Square in Jeppestown, one of the most historic sections of downtown Johannesburg. It was cold and pouring rain -- a rare occurrence in early winter [...]
When I joined Instagram, the first thing I did (after posting a really bad picture of my cat) was type "#Joburg" into the search bar and see what came up. I love the fact that [...]
My friend Dee, who blogs at The Good Holiday, contacted me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I wanted to work with her on a #365Days project in 2016. I traveled with Dee [...]
Dear Instagram, Yesterday I reached 50,000 followers on your app. I don't want to focus too much on that number because what do social media numbers really mean, anyway? My large Instagram following has [...]
The Commonwealth Games, an Olympics-like sporting competition involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, are headed to Durban in 2022. The 2022 host city won't be officially announced until September 2015, but it turns out that [...]
I'm in Zimbabwe, halfway through a two-week photography and writing assignment for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). I'm traveling all over the country -- from the capital city of Harare to some [...]
Last weekend Instagram hosted a "Worldwide Instameet" -- a global event in which groups around the world get together in their own cities, take photos, then share them on Instagram. The Joburg edition of the Worldwide [...]
I really got around South Africa last week. I participated in #MeetSouthAfrica, a campaign sponsored by South African Tourism in which 14 travel bloggers split into three groups -- the Luxury group, the Adventure group, and the [...]