How to Explore Joburg With Older People
My dad, Tenney, and his longtime partner, Debbie, visited Joburg from America a couple of weeks ago. Dad hadn't been here since 2013 and Debbie had never been, so I was excited for their [...]
Three Days in a Mozambican Paradise
Yes, I'm a travel blogger, and yes, I travel a lot for work. Yes, I often field sarcastic Facebook comments like, "Wow, what a rough life you have!" or, "I wish could quit my REAL [...]
Magoebaskloof: 13 Pictures of a Beautiful, Misty Morning
Magoebaskloof, a mountainous region in South Africa's Limpopo Province between Polokwane and Tzaneen, is referred to on its tourism website as "the Land of the Silver Mist". It didn't take me long to figure [...]
A Walk Through Alexandra Township
A couple of weeks ago I took a walk through Alexandra Township, aka Alex, as part of an event sponsored by an Alex-based tourism company called The Hub Presents and a travel networking organization [...]
Wild Cats Belong in the Wild: #AnimalRightsInTourism
I hadn't planned to write a blog post today, and I don't normally use my blog as a soap box. But then I woke up this morning and heard about the #AnimalRightsInTourism campaign. If [...]
Jozi Top Fives: Walking Tours Edition
I wrote a feature about Joburg walking tours for the February 2015 issue of BA High Life magazine. I'm really excited about the article but you'll only be able to read the full feature if [...]
Urban Hiking, Jozi Fashion, Mexican Rooftopping, and an Underground Feast
It’s a long title, I know. I can’t help it though — it was an eventful day. The purpose of the JCTA media weekend (read about the beginning of the weekend here) was to show [...]
On Holiday in My Own City
This past weekend, I joined 75 journalist/writer/blogger/photographers on 48-hour whirlwind tour of the Joburg inner city, sponsored by the Joburg City Tourism Association. It will come as no surprise that I had an amazing, [...]
What I Didn’t Know About Joburg
“You know more about Joburg than most South Africans.” People say this to me all the time. I hear it so often that I started to believe it. Even though I’ve lived in Joburg [...]
Mystery Monument to Be Revealed. But When?
UPDATE: The mystery monument was revealed in May 2013. Read about the monument here. I went on an amazing walking tour of the Jozi CBD yesterday, led by Gerlad Garner of Joburg Places. I’ll [...]
Stolen Shots of Hillbrow
My recent tour of Ponte City, hosted by Mainstreetwalks and Dlala Nje, included a Saturday-afternoon stroll in Hillbrow. I go to Hillbrow at least a couple of times a week for boxing training but I don’t [...]
Ponte City, Inside and Out
Ponte City is a mythical place. Ponte City, the tallest residential building in Africa. Ponte City is the most visually striking structure in Johannesburg, and its history is as fascinating as its appearance. Ponte [...]