The Shawarma King of Roodepoort
A couple of Sundays ago, Thorsten and I were finished hiking the Kloofendal Nature Reserve and looking for a place to eat. We were in Roodepoort -- an area neither of us know well, [...]
The Glorious Proteas of Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Last Sunday Thorsten and I went hiking in the Kloofendal Nature Reserve, which is in Roodepoort on Johannesburg's West Rand. I last hiked in Kloofendal nearly 11 years ago; I know I enjoyed it [...]
Saturday Night at the Burger Box Roadhouse, Krugersdorp
Sixth in my “Roadhouses of Gauteng” series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I’ve visited. On a Saturday night in late June, 2021 -- before I flew from South Africa to America [...]
Big Night Out at Uncle Harry’s Roadhouse
Fourth in my "Roadhouses of Gauteng" series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I've visited. Thorsten and I did another roadhouse mission last weekend. This time we headed west, [...]
Villa Gloria in Krugersdorp (Lockdown Day 81)
Over the weekend I went with my friend Michelle to Krugersdorp -- an outer suburb on Joburg's West Rand. (You may remember Michelle as the proprietor of the Junkie Charity Shop, and former human [...]