#Johannesburg - 866 posts

Swap Movement promotes swapping clothes rather than buying new. I went to two Swap Movement events - one in Melville and one in Bedfordview.

Thorsten and I spent the weekend at the Ezemvelo Nature Reserve near Bronkhorstspruit and hiked more than 25 kilometers in two days.

Last Tuesday night I spent an evening in Soweto, attending the Sawubona Music Jam and staying over at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers.

At 6:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, we arrived at the Pretoria Boeremark in Silverton. It was already packed with shoppers and eaters.

I took photos of Micayla's Matric Farewell celebration in Noordgesig. It was one of the most joyous celebrations I've ever attended.

For my last blog post of the year I visited Moray Drive, Bryanston, to check out Joburg's best Christmas lights display.

A few friends and I went to a car stance competition/hang-out in a parking lot outside FNB Stadium, where we watched cars doing the limbo.

I got so distracted by rugby that I nearly forgot to post about our Johannesburg In your Pocket jacaranda walk in Kensington.

Thorsten and I took Greylene the Blogmobile, my new Suzuki Jimny, on a weekend road trip to the Vaal River.

Thorsten and I visited Dolobran, one of Joburg's quirkiest Parktown mansions, on a tour by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation.

Watching South Africa win the Rugby World Cup was more than watching a game. It was watching the country unite for one perfect moment.

Thorsten and I were invited to try the jacaranda-season "Bubbles and Sweets" menu at Flames Restaurant in Westcliff. We loved it.