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Reclaim the Wilds This Sunday

Reclaim the Wilds This Sunday

by 2summers | Nov 20, 2017 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Parks/Nature Reserves

In April 2016 I published a blog post about the Wilds, a park near downtown Joburg. That post felt kind of controversial at the time because most Joburgers considered the Wilds to be a horribly dangerous place where no rational person would ever go. I visited the...
11 Spectacular Views in Stellenbosch

11 Spectacular Views in Stellenbosch

by 2summers | May 16, 2017 | Cape Town, Food and Drink, Western Cape

I recently received an invitation to participate in a blogging campaign called #Stellenblog. #Stellenblog is an annual weeklong event in which bloggers/social media influencers from around South Africa and the world go to Stellenbosch — a university town...
#Gauteng52, Week 18: Tswaing Meteorite Crater

#Gauteng52, Week 18: Tswaing Meteorite Crater

by 2summers | May 1, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Johannesburg Day Trips, Parks/Nature Reserves, Pretoria

Welcome to Week 18 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 Tswaing Meteorite Crater. About 200,000 years ago, a swimming-pool-sized rock crashed into...
#Gauteng52, Week 12: The Cosmos of Delta Park

#Gauteng52, Week 12: The Cosmos of Delta Park

by 2summers | Mar 22, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Johannesburg, Parks/Nature Reserves

Welcome to Week 12 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 Delta Park, which explodes with pink and white cosmos flowers every autumn. This #Gauteng52 post is...
#Gauteng52, Week 1: Hiking the Hennops Trail

#Gauteng52, Week 1: Hiking the Hennops Trail

by 2summers | Jan 2, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Johannesburg Day Trips, Parks/Nature Reserves

Welcome to the #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I will visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. On Week 1, Ray and I went for a walk along the Hennops Hiking Trail. Setting out on the trail. I read about the Hennops trail,...
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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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Perfect light, pantsula, and pure magic outside @c Perfect light, pantsula, and pure magic outside @chillipepper_zone3 in Diepkloof, Soweto. @marthacoopergram I thought of you - you’d love it here 😊 #soweto #discoverjoburg
Throwback to another crazy-looking church in the E Throwback to another crazy-looking church in the Eastern Cape. #blogitectroadtrip
Throwback to two weeks ago at the Bethulie’s Roy Throwback to two weeks ago at the Bethulie’s Royal Hotel, the House of Book Magic. I just published a blog post about it - link in my profile. #blogitectroadtrip #meetsouthafrica #bookmagic
Luckily. #blogitectroadtrip Luckily. 

#blogitectroadtrip
I hadn’t been to the Klipriviersberg Nature Rese I hadn’t been to the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve in many years — more than a decade, in fact — and had forgotten how vast and wild it is. We almost turned around and left when we saw the overflowing parking lot but once inside it was not nearly as crowded as we’d feared. Most of the time it felt as empty as this photo. We walked more than 10k and I’m exhausted now. Highly recommended, only 20 minutes from central Joburg, and it’s free! Also there’s a nice cafe at the Kibler Park entrance. #discoverjoburg
The open road. #blogitectroadtrip The open road. #blogitectroadtrip
Crazy clouds over the Boesmans River at @woodlands Crazy clouds over the Boesmans River at @woodlandscottages, Kenton-on-Sea. #blogitectroadtrip @goroute72
A few final shots of our beloved Phyllis, who we h A few final shots of our beloved Phyllis, who we had to return to @fordsouthafrica yesterday. I published a blog post about our trip with her - link in my profile. #livetherangerlife #fordfx4 #blogitectroadtrip #sponsored
I have so many photos from our wild road trip and I have so many photos from our wild road trip and so many blog posts to write - it’s quite overwhelming. Here’s a shot I meant to share more than a week ago, of a crazy pink church in a tiny Eastern Cape Town called Hofmeyr. I can’t remember the name of the lady in the picture. #blogitectroadtrip
The biggest and most beautiful cosmos field I’ve The biggest and most beautiful cosmos field I’ve ever seen. It’s on the R26 outside Sandstone Estates, between Ficksburg and Fouriesburg in the eastern Free State. Totally mind-blowing — I wish we could have stayed there all day. #blogitectroadtrip
Wepener, a wild town in the Eastern Free State. #b Wepener, a wild town in the Eastern Free State. #blogitectroadtrip
Collecting mussels for breakfast on the beach near Collecting mussels for breakfast on the beach near @oribi_haven_kasouga_farm. (Okay, I didn’t actually collect any mussels. I just took photos from the shore and ate the mussels.) @goroute72 #blogitectroadtrip
1) Sunrise in Port Alfred. 2) Sunset in Port Alfre 1) Sunrise in Port Alfred. 2) Sunset in Port Alfred. @goroute72 #blogitectroadtrip #nomoresunsets
The Riet River Mouth walk, just outside Port Alfre The Riet River Mouth walk, just outside Port Alfred, was one of the best beach walks I’ve ever taken - like Robberg in Plettenberg Bay but flatter. So freaking beautiful! First photo by @thethinking_hand. #blogitectroadtrip @goroute72
Jon Pieters, a traditionally trained blacksmith, h Jon Pieters, a traditionally trained blacksmith, hammers out a braai tool for me in his workshop at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum. This was so much fun to watch - I highly recommend visiting this museum (and having lunch at the on-site pub). @goroute72 #blogitectroadtrip
The Pig & Whistle in Bathurst, the oldest continua The Pig & Whistle in Bathurst, the oldest continually licensed pub in South Africa, was founded in 1832. We’ve stayed here for the past three nights and it’s incredibly lovely, both as a restaurant/bar and as a hotel. Thanks so much to Lucille and Gavin for being such great hosts. #blogitectroadtrip #hosted
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