by 2summers | Aug 12, 2022 | 2Summers Book, Emotions, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Writing
I just returned to Joburg after a week in Leisure Bay, a seaside community on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. I went there to escape Joburg’s cold, dry winter, and also to work on my memoir, which has been languishing for several months. The name “Leisure...
by 2summers | Jun 7, 2022 | Food and Drink, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, The Blogitects
Before reading this post, read Part 1 and Part 2 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. After our double-tire-puncture fiasco, Thorsten and I were stranded at the entrance to the Tembe Elephant Park (about an hour from our accommodation in Kosi Bay.)...
by 2summers | Jun 3, 2022 | KwaZulu-Natal, Parks/Nature Reserves
Before reading this post, read Part 1 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. Thorsten and I woke up early on Friday morning, eager to explore the Kosi Mouth beach and estuary. Amangwane Camp sits right beside the entrance to the nature reserve, run by...
by 2summers | Feb 2, 2022 | KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves
A couple of weeks ago, I complained to a friend that I never have good big cat sightings when I go on safari. (I know it’s an absurd thing to complain about. But I’m a travel blogger in South Africa, after all.) The very next day, I received a last-minute...
by 2summers | Jan 30, 2019 | Food and Drink, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging
Two weeks ago I spent a weekend at Brahman Hills, a beautiful lodge near the N3 highway in the Midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal. The cottage where I stayed at Brahman Hills. I stayed at Brahman Hills once before in 2016. Read my previous post for all the details on...