Hiking the Drakensberg’s Spectacular Tugela Gorge
The Drakensberg Mountains fly under the radar in South Africa’s tourism scene. Everyone goes to Cape Town and the Kruger and the Garden Route, but the Drakensberg doesn’t often make it onto that “must-see” tourist itinerary. Even I’m...
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Marakele National Park
I am way behind in publishing this final installment of the Blogitects’ December Limpopo roadtrip. (Read the first three installments here, here, and here.) Marakele National Park was our last stop on the journey and Thorsten and I were both running out of steam...
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe National Park was the second stop on the Blogitects’ Limpopo road trip. Read about our first and third stops. I’ve been procrastinating on this post about Mapungubwe National Park because I don’t know where to start. Mapungubwe, which is...
Four Days in Rhode Island, America’s Smallest State
I’m back in Joburg after a month-long trip to the U.S. — my second American journey in 2023. I spent most of this trip dealing with administrative and family issues, spending time in the same places I normally go: Maryland (and a little time in Washington,...
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.