Adventures in North West Province: Whacky Groot Marico

28 November 2017

A few weeks ago I spent a weekend in Groot Marico, on a writing retreat with three friends.

Welcome to Groot Marico
Welkom (Welcome) to Groot Marico.

Groot Marico, a funky town in North West Province, is best known for its association with Herman Charles Bosman. Bosman was an acclaimed South African author who lived in Groot Marico in the 1920s and wrote a few collections of short stories based on the town.

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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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Reclaim the Wilds This Sunday

20 November 2017

In April 2016 I published a blog post about the Wilds, a park near downtown Joburg. That post felt kind of controversial at the time because most Joburgers considered the Wilds to be a horribly dangerous place where no rational person would ever go.

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#Gauteng52, Week 46: Open Studios at August House

16 November 2017

Welcome to Week 46 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 August House, a collection of artists’ studios and residences in downtown Johannesburg.

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Adventures in North West Province: The Jacob Zuma Site of Arrest

14 November 2017

Last week I had some adventures in North West Province (one of South Africa’s lesser known provinces). It was a fascinating trip on many levels. I can’t possibly recount all my North West adventures in a single post, so I’m starting with the adventure that I think will garner the most excitement among my South African readers: a visit to the President Jacob Zuma Site of Arrest.

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