by 2summers | Mar 6, 2014 | Instagram, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Johannesburg Transportation, Townships/Informal Settlements
I have a confession to make: I know a lot about Joburg, but I know nothing about Joburg’s public transportation system. Give me a car and a set of directions, and I’m off. I’ll get lost a few times, but I can find anything in this city by car. Take...
by 2summers | Sep 7, 2013 | Emotions, Johannesburg
The title of this post was a shameless ploy to get people to click on it in a panic, thinking that I’m leaving Joburg forever and moving back to America. Gotcha! I’m boarding a plane tomorrow and flying to America for a three-week visit. (I used to call it...
by 2summers | Aug 20, 2013 | Instagram, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Note #1: The title of this post is metaphorical. Native South Africans: Please don’t take offense. Note #2: If you are afraid of spiders, I recommend that you do not read on. Images may be disturbing. I wrote a couple of posts about rain spiders during my first...
by 2summers | May 14, 2013 | Instagram, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
You already know that Jozi is pretty from the rooftops. You know Jozi is pretty from the ground. I am now here to tell you that Jozi is pretty from highway overpasses, too. View of Market Street from the Joe Slovo Drive overpass, just east of the city centre. I took...
by 2summers | May 6, 2013 | Instagram, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Tours
I try not to get upset when people refer to Johannesburg as “dangerous”, or “dirty”, or “ugly”. Such attitudes do Joburg a huge disservice, but they usually come from a place of ignorance rather than malice. Most of the people who...