by 2summers | Feb 1, 2021 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Roadhouses of Gauteng
I’ve been planning to blog about South African roadhouses — the equivalent of American fast-food drive-ins — since 2015, when I ate lunch at the Casbah Roadhouse in Brakpan during a Joburg Photowalkers outing. The Casbah in August 2015. I was...
by 2summers | Jan 7, 2021 | Emotions, Joburg Weekend Getaways, Parks/Nature Reserves, Pretoria
NOTE: I originally wrote this post before January 6th, when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol and mounted the biggest threat to American democracy since the Civil War. I’m having a hard time feeling quite so positive today, on January 7th, but...
by 2summers | Dec 18, 2020 | Museums and Buildings, Pretoria
Two days ago, on December 16th, I went with Thorsten of Dagwood sandwich fame to visit the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. The Voortrekker Monument. I’ve been thinking hard over the past 48 hours about how to frame this post. The Voortrekker Monument is...
by 2summers | Dec 15, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg
I’ve hardly blogged about restaurants this year. I don’t eat out much these days, and when I do I usually go to places that feel safe and familiar. But a couple of weeks ago I went for lunch at Anong Thai in Cyrildene with my friends Yoko and Ang. I had...
by 2summers | Dec 8, 2020 | Mpumalanga
After many months in isolation, I’ve noticed my five senses have heightened significantly. The world is louder and brighter than it was before the pandemic. Flowers smell sweeter and food tastes better, especially when I’m out of the city (or even just out...