by 2summers | May 26, 2016 | Limpopo, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves
The Pafuri Triangle — a piece of wilderness in the very northern corner of South Africa’s Kruger National Park — is a land of giants. The trees are huge. The animals are huge. The beauty of the landscape is beyond comprehension. This elephant looks...
by 2summers | Nov 28, 2012 | Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Museums and Buildings, Tours
This is my third summer in Joburg and I’ve yet to write a post about jacarandas. The jacarandas bloom around October or November, and the Jozi suburbs become shrouded in purple for a couple of weeks. We need to appreciate jacaranda season while we have it....
by 2summers | Sep 23, 2012 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Tours
Tomorrow is Heritage Day, a South African public holiday. South Africa has lots of public holidays. I have trouble keeping track of them and what they mean. Heritage Day is pretty simple though — it’s a day to celebrate South Africa’s heritage. This...
by 2summers | Jun 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Pine forests don’t belong in Southern Africa. Like countless other non-native plants and animals, pine trees were brought here by Europeans and continue to be cultivated on a large scale by paper and timber companies. I’ve walked and driven through quite a...
by 2summers | Dec 4, 2011 | Emotions, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
As long as I’ve lived here, the view from the deck at the Lucky 5 Star has been a wall of green. It was one of my favorite things about the house — the back yard felt like a private jungle, filled with unruly indigenous plants and flowering creepers (the...