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A Writing Holiday in Leisure Bay

A Writing Holiday in Leisure Bay

by 2summers | Aug 12, 2022 | Emotions, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Roadtripping

I just returned to Joburg after a week in Leisure Bay, a seaside community on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. I went there to escape Joburg’s cold, dry winter, and also to work on my memoir, which has been languishing for several months. The name “Leisure...
The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 3

The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 3

by 2summers | Jun 7, 2022 | Food and Drink, KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Roadtripping, The Blogitects

Before reading this post, read Part 1 and Part 2 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. After our double-tire-puncture fiasco, Thorsten and I were stranded at the entrance to the Tembe Elephant Park (about an hour from our accommodation in Kosi Bay.)...
The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 2

The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 2

by 2summers | Jun 3, 2022 | KwaZulu-Natal, Parks/Nature Reserves, Roadtripping

Before reading this post, read Part 1 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. Thorsten and I woke up early on Friday morning, eager to explore the Kosi Mouth beach and estuary. Amangwane Camp sits right beside the entrance to the nature reserve, run by...
The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 1

The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 1

by 2summers | Jun 1, 2022 | KwaZulu-Natal, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Roadtripping, The Blogitects

Thorsten and I, a.k.a. the Blogitects (one blogger, one architect), recently took a much-anticipated road trip through South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. It was a very exciting trip but it did not go as planned. I’ve procrastinated several days on...
Cruising Along the Eastern Cape’s Route 72

Cruising Along the Eastern Cape’s Route 72

by 2summers | May 12, 2021 | Eastern Cape, Roadtripping, The Blogitects

There’s a beautiful stretch of coastline in the Eastern Cape, about halfway between Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and East London. Sometimes referred to as “the Sunshine Coast”, this area stretches along Route 72 and includes several small and...
A Visitor’s Guide to Bathurst

A Visitor’s Guide to Bathurst

by 2summers | Apr 12, 2021 | Eastern Cape, Food and Drink, Lodging, Museums and Buildings, Roadtripping, The Blogitects

Last year, before the pandemic, I started a campaign called #10SouthAfricanTowns. I planned to visit ten small towns all over South Africa during 2020. Bathurst, 20 kilometers inland from Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape, was one of the first towns I put on the list....
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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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