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Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Lockdown Day 60)

Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Lockdown Day 60)

by 2summers | May 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Emotions, Johannesburg

It’s Day 60 of the South African lockdown. And today, it is time to fetch the bolt cutters. I wake up in my usual fog, lying in bed in the chilly darkness, reaching to remember what day it is. I stagger into the kitchen to feed the cats and make coffee, telling...
Artivist: Braamfontein’s Must-Visit Art Bar

Artivist: Braamfontein’s Must-Visit Art Bar

by 2summers | Feb 28, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre

In Braamfontein there is a tiny, tree-lined street called Reserve Street. It’s more of an alley really, in a block created by Jorissen and De Korte Streets to the north/south and Melle and Biccard Streets to the east/west. Beams cross over the street, draped in...
Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival: My Top 8 Tips

Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival: My Top 8 Tips

by 2summers | May 30, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Music/Festivals, Swaziland

Last weekend I attended the MTN Bushfire Festival in Swaziland. It was my second time at the festival (read about my first Bushfire in 2012) and my seventh trip to Swaziland, one of my favorite countries on earth. But this was my first time doing the full Bushfire...
A December Staycation in Braamfontein

A December Staycation in Braamfontein

by 2summers | Dec 19, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Lodging, Music/Festivals

For the longest time I have been meaning to blog about the Orbit, a jazz club in Braamfontein, and Once in Joburg, a posh hostel — aka “poshtel” — across the street from the Orbit. I’d been holding off on doing so because I wanted to...
#Gauteng52, Week 28: Honky-Tonkin’ at the Bapsfontein Hotel

#Gauteng52, Week 28: Honky-Tonkin’ at the Bapsfontein Hotel

by 2summers | Jul 12, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, Music/Festivals

Welcome to Week 28 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I will visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit the Bapsfontein Hotel. This may surprise those who know only the current, city-girl version of me....
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Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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The smoothest highway in Africa. #namibia The smoothest highway in Africa. #namibia
Today we got up at 4:30 a.m. to visit the Khoichab Today we got up at 4:30 a.m. to visit the Khoichab sand dunes near Aus, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, at sunrise. Unlike Sossusvlei, a few hours to the north, these dunes are not a frequently visited tourist attraction (I couldn’t even find an Instagram location.) I think we were the only humans within a 30-kilometer radius. It was worth the early wake-up. #namibia
Aus, Namibia, is famous for its herd of wild horse Aus, Namibia, is famous for its herd of wild horses, which originally came here with the German military during World War I. Today we visited a hide/viewing point near the horses’ watering hole and I was lucky enough to have an experienced host, Andrew Engelbrecht, who owns a farm in Aus and knows how to approach the horses. Do not try this at home! #wildhorses
I’ve been wanting to see a quiver (kokerboom) tr I’ve been wanting to see a quiver (kokerboom) tree for about ten years, ever since I saw one from a distance in the Northern Cape and didn’t have time to stop. Yesterday I got to see (and photograph) about 100 of them, in what is possibly the most beautiful and dramatic landscape I’ve ever experienced.
In Namibia. Mind totally blown. #namibia In Namibia. Mind totally blown. #namibia
The ‘Falling Water of Linksfield Ridge’ house The ‘Falling Water of Linksfield Ridge’ house on New Mountain Road, designed by architect Gerald Gordon. Read about it and some other Gordon houses on New Mountain Road in my blog (link in profile). Matching sketch by @thethinking_hand 🧡 #discoverjoburg
A few shots from yesterday’s lunch/tea at @teaan A few shots from yesterday’s lunch/tea at @teaantique in Bedfordview. I loved this place so much! Read more about it in my blog - link in my profile. @johannesburginyourpocket you guys will like this 😃) #discoverjoburg
Our beautiful Melville Koppies 🧡 #discoverjobur Our beautiful Melville Koppies 🧡 #discoverjoburg
The Wilds at the height of summer 🌿🌳❤️ # The Wilds at the height of summer 🌿🌳❤️ #discoverjoburg
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