by 2summers | Jun 29, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Eastern Cape, Music/Festivals
I recently returned from a weekend at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), where I was invited to participate in the Standard Bank Art “Be Part of the Arts” social media campaign. The National Arts Festival (NAF) has been running...
by 2summers | Jun 21, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Music/Festivals
After last year’s Brixton Light Festival, lots of people read my blog post and were sad they missed the festival and asked how they could be sure not to miss the next one. So consider yourselves warned: The next Brixton Light Festival takes place on Saturday,...
by 2summers | Jun 13, 2023 | Joburg Weekend Getaways, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, North West
Joburg winters are harsh. Temperatures often drop below freezing at night but our houses aren’t insulated, windows don’t close, and central heating doesn’t exist. The air is punishingly dry. Our weather is close to perfect for ten months a year, but...
by 2summers | Jun 7, 2023 | Food and Drink, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
After our recent stay in Suurbraak, Thorsten and I had a weekend to kill in the Overberg before flying back to Joburg. We decided to spend two nights in Greyton, about 90 minutes from Cape Town, where neither of us had been before. We also made an afternoon detour to...
by 2summers | May 30, 2023 | Food and Drink, Lodging, Western Cape
Thorsten and I recently spent three days in Suurbraak, a tiny town in South Africa’s Overberg region. Thorsten (who is an architect) designed a holiday house there several years ago; now he’s designing a second house for the same clients. I was lucky...