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Afternoon Tea in Bezuidenhout Valley

Afternoon Tea in Bezuidenhout Valley

by 2summers | Mar 5, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg

Bezuidenhout Valley, aka Bez Valley, feels like a forgotten suburb. Once home to wealthy Johannesburg socialites, the area has declined in recent decades. Many of Bez Valley’s stately old houses have been abandoned or fallen into disrepair. Looking out over...
A Pedicure and More at the Cosmopolitan Hotel

A Pedicure and More at the Cosmopolitan Hotel

by 2summers | Jul 20, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre

I was recently invited to have a pedicure at Tenfold, a new nail salon at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Maboneng. I am not a beauty blogger and writing about mani-pedis isn’t my normal thing, but I liked the idea of getting my nails done in a super-old historic...
#Gauteng52, Week 20: Benoni’s Victorian Secret

#Gauteng52, Week 20: Benoni’s Victorian Secret

by 2summers | May 18, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg

Welcome to Week 20 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 Victorian Secret, a restaurant and bakery in Benoni. I hate to break it to you guys, but the...
My Five Favorite Spots for Afternoon Tea in Joburg

My Five Favorite Spots for Afternoon Tea in Joburg

by 2summers | Oct 19, 2016 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Jozi Top Fives

Afternoon tea is very popular in Joburg and I’ve tried quite a few different ones over the years. I’ve been meaning to do a Jozi Top Fives post on this topic forever. Side note #1: Most of the fancy hotels in Joburg refer to their afternoon tea as...
Return to Lindfield, Joburg’s Quirkiest Historic House

Return to Lindfield, Joburg’s Quirkiest Historic House

by 2summers | Aug 4, 2016 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Museums and Buildings

I first visited Lindfield House in early 2011, a few months after I moved to Joburg. I blogged about it then, but after visiting for a second time two weeks ago I now realize that my original post was inadequate. I can’t say enough about how amazing this place...
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Heather in Brixton

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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