#Johannesburg - 870 posts

Ray and I spent three days at Stone-Hill, a dog-friendly self-catering resort in Magaliesburg. We had a great time even though we don't have a dog.

A quickie restaurant review of Mamasan, a new Cape Malay restaurant on 7th Street in Melville. Melville restaurants come and go but I hope this is a keeper.

A few of my writer friends started a creative writing program in Katlehong called Katlehong Stories. Just a few months later, the group is making big news.

The 2016 Oriental Plaza Instameet was a great success. Here are the three winners of the Instameet photography contest.

Yesterday I went to see "SA's Dirty Laundry: The Things We Do for Love" at SoMa Art + Space in Maboneng. It was a humble and moving experience.

The first-ever Oriental Plaza Instameet is happening in Fordsburg on 3 December 2016. It's going to a blast. Don't miss it.

Did you think public libraries were dead? Not so. The Johannesburg City Library, right in the middle of downtown Jozi, is teeming with life.

Johannesburg has tons of great bookstores. It's difficult to narrow them down to just five, but here is my best attempt.

Hanging out in the quirky Joburg suburb of Melville is a great antidote to sitting around my house all day bingeing on Trumpacolypse news.

In partnership with Bridge Books, I'm holding another #2SummersBlogClass on 19 November 2016. Come join us and learn how to blog.

Afternoon tea, also called high tea, is a phenomenon in Joburg. Here's a run-down of my five favorite places around town to have afternoon tea.

Last week I made time for a quick visit to the Keyes Art Mile, a collection of art galleries, restaurants and shops on Keyes Avenue in Rosebank.