Renovation Update: My Favorite Things in Our Brixton House
It's been five months since my last home renovation update. I've been planning a Part 3 to this series (see Part 1 and Part 2) for months, but I wanted to wait until we [...]
Photo Story: The Latitudes Art Fair at Shepstone Gardens
The RMB Latitudes Art Fair, which happens annually at Shepstone Gardens (Joburg's quirkiest events venue), has been a place to see and be seen in the Joburg art world for several years. Maybe that's [...]
Coffee, Art, and Books on Melville 7th Street
Last week I wrote a story about Brixton High Street. This week's story is about another iconic street: Melville 7th Street, my first Joburg love. The cluster of businesses in Melville Mansions, at [...]
A Brixton High Street Stroll
I've been living in Brixton, one of Joburg's oldest suburbs, for nearly five years. I blog about Brixton all the time and I've led multiple walking tours here. But I hardly ever go to [...]
Steak Sandwiches and Stories at the Kentucky Milk Bar
This afternoon, Thorsten and I went for lunch at the Kentucky Milk Bar. Don't be deceived; the Kentucky Milk Bar is nowhere near Kentucky and it doesn't serve milk (although it used to -- [...]
Jozi People: Majesty Mnyandu, Praise Poet and Storyteller
Earlier this week, I sat with Majesty Mnyandu, a South African poet and storyteller, for an interview at the Indoni Art gallery in Melville. I met Majesty a couple of months ago while exploring [...]
How to Explore Joburg With Older People
My dad, Tenney, and his longtime partner, Debbie, visited Joburg from America a couple of weeks ago. Dad hadn't been here since 2013 and Debbie had never been, so I was excited for their [...]
My Top Tips for Bidding at a Russell Kaplan Auction (Part 2)
Earlier this month, I published a post about my introduction to Russell Kaplan Auctioneers. Initially this campaign was only going to include one blog post about the items up for auction at the Russell [...]
Treasure-hunting at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Part 1
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I'm obsessed with thrifting and buying second-hand. I love shopping at charity shops and second-hand shops and salvage yards. But shopping at auctions [...]
My Top 5 Walkable Joburg Suburbs
Joburg is not a walkable city, at least not intentionally so. Although millions of people walk here, primarily out of necessity, this is a serious driving town. Most parts of Joburg lack pedestrian-friendly features [...]
Protesting Life Without Water in Joburg
As of today, my street in Brixton has been without water for 14 days. In other words, not a drop of water has come out of our faucets for two full weeks. There's no [...]
A Hidden Gourmet Coffee Shop in the Oriental Plaza
Hidden at the back of a homeware shop, which is hidden in a dimly lit corridor deep inside the Oriental Plaza, you'll find Joburg's most talented self-taught barista. His name is Ahmed Angamia and [...]