A December Staycation in Braamfontein

19 December 2017

For the longest time I have been meaning to blog about the Orbit, a jazz club in Braamfontein, and Once in Joburg, a posh hostel – aka “poshtel” – across the street from the Orbit. I’d been holding off on doing so because I wanted to experience the two places together as a downtown Jozi staycation.

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A Theatrical Dinner Chez Fong

10 December 2017

I recently cracked an invite to dine Chez Fong.

Su-yen preparing dinner Chez Fong
Fong, otherwise known as Su-yen, chopping up a storm before the other guests arrive.

Fong, aka Su-yen Thornhill, is part South African, part Chinese (via Hong Kong), part chef, part comedian, part yoga guru, and part Energizer Bunny. She runs a restaurant that’s not a restaurant (don’t you dare call it a pop-up), in a dining room attached to her sprawling Houghton home, where she whips up eight courses (maybe ten, if the mood strikes her) of pan-Asian taste bud excitement every Wednesday evening.

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#Gauteng52, Week 49: Culinary Table in Lanseria

06 December 2017

Welcome to Week 49 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit the Culinary Table in Lanseria.

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#Gauteng52, Week 48: The Richmond Studio Café

30 November 2017

Welcome to Week 48 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit the Richmond Studio Café, a new coffeeshop in Richmond.

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#Gauteng52, Week 47: Joburg's Best Handbags (and there's a sale)

24 November 2017

Welcome to Week 47 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit Via La Moda, a workshop producing luxury handbags and other leather goods in Industria.

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Moving to Joburg? Hannah Can Help.

22 November 2017

Are you moving to Joburg? Or have you already moved to Joburg and need some help adjusting? If so, meet Hannah of Translating Me.

Hannah, a moving to Joburg expert, in Breezeblock
Hannah Pirnie, the bad-ass founder of Translating Me, at Breezeblock. I hope she doesn’t mind me calling her bad-ass but that’s what she is.

Hannah and I share many things in common:

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