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Suurbraak: Paradise in the Overberg

Suurbraak: Paradise in the Overberg

by 2summers | May 30, 2023 | Food and Drink, Lodging, Western Cape

Thorsten and I recently spent three days in Suurbraak, a tiny town in South Africa’s Overberg region. Thorsten (who is an architect) designed a holiday house there several years ago; now he’s designing a second house for the same clients. I was lucky...
Quirky South Africa, Part 3: The Garden Route

Quirky South Africa, Part 3: The Garden Route

by 2summers | Mar 28, 2023 | Eastern Cape, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape

Read Quirky South Africa Part 1, about padstals, and Quirky South Africa Part 2, about Bethulie and the Gariep Dam. I was talking to some South African friends about my visit to the Garden Route recently, and one of them said: “Maybe this is a dumb question. But...
How to Climb Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge

How to Climb Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge

by 2summers | Mar 9, 2022 | Cape Town, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects, Western Cape

I visited Cape Town for the first time more than 11 years ago, with my mother. During that trip, Mom and I attempted to climb Table Mountain in a hilariously foolish way — I’ll let you read about it yourself in the blog post I wrote back then, called How...
Return to De Hoop Nature Reserve

Return to De Hoop Nature Reserve

by 2summers | Nov 23, 2021 | Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape

To finish off my Western Cape road trip (read about the earlier parts of the trip here, here, and here), Thorsten and I spent two days at the De Hoop Collection in a remote part of South Africa’s Overberg region. The De Hoop Collection is a privately owned lodge...
A Lazy Blog About Cape Agulhas, the Southern Tip of Africa

A Lazy Blog About Cape Agulhas, the Southern Tip of Africa

by 2summers | Nov 19, 2021 | Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape

I’ve been wanting to visit Cape Agulhas since my first visit to Cape Town in 2011, when I took a day trip around the Cape Peninsula and learned that the Cape of Good Hope is not, in fact, the southernmost point in Africa. It took another decade but I finally...
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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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  • Suurbraak: Paradise in the Overberg May 30, 2023
  • Axe-Throwing in Johannesburg May 24, 2023
  • Friday Morning at the Biggest Fresh Produce Market in Africa May 17, 2023
  • Literary Magic at the Soweto Book Café May 8, 2023
  • Four Days in Rhode Island, America’s Smallest State May 4, 2023

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New blog post up about our stay at the Timber Hous New blog post up about our stay at the Timber House (which, incidentally, was designed by @thethinking_hand) in Suurbraak. I had so much fun taking these pictures - more on my blog (link in profile). #southafrica #architecture #suurbraak
Such a fun day seeing art in the city during @open Such a fun day seeing art in the city during @openstudiosjoburg. We even had a cat to show us around! The whole day put me in a cheerful Joburg mood. Art shown here is from @asisebenze, @living_artist_emporium, and @ellishouseartbuilding. Last photo by @dizzylexa. More photos and a blog post to come soon. #openstudiosjoburg #discoverjoburg @johannesburginyourpocket
A cool building on Webber Street in Selby, across A cool building on Webber Street in Selby, across the road from the place we went axe-throwing. (Yes, you read that right.) Read more about the axe-throwing experience on my blog (link in my profile). #discoverjoburg
Portrait of a woman and her dog. Portrait of a woman and her dog.
Poking around the Overberg Mountains with @thethin Poking around the Overberg Mountains with @thethinking_hand ⛰️🌸
Scenes from the adorable, very damp town of Suurbr Scenes from the adorable, very damp town of Suurbraak. We’re currently flooded in and can’t leave until the river recedes…But we’re not really too sad about it. #southafrica #suurbraak
A few shots from our outing to the massive, frenet A few shots from our outing to the massive, frenetic Joburg fresh produce market last Friday. This is such a wild place - read about it in my most recent blog post (link in profile). #discoverjoburg
Standing in the tea-colored water in the Buffelsja Standing in the tea-colored water in the Buffelsjags River in Suurbraak, Western Cape. The water tastes totally normal — better than average, in fact — but is colored this way because of tannins. (Need to do more research on this.) Anyway this is a lovely little hamlet - more photos to come soon. 📸 @thethinking_hand #southafrica
Yesterday morning I went with @thethinking_hand an Yesterday morning I went with @thethinking_hand and @dizzylexa to the Joburg Market, the largest fresh produce market in the Southern Hemisphere, in City Deep. This is where most of Joburg’s restaurants, shops, and food vendors get the fruit and veg that we eat every day. The market is the size of a small city! Here are a few photos and videos from Apple Queens, one of many wholesalers operating at the market. (Thanks for the invite @pranaynagar.) More to come soon on my blog 🍎🍌🥑🍆🍍#discoverjoburg
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