My Never-ending South African Visa Journey
I’ve been waiting to write a South African visa post for nearly a decade. South African and American flags flying in Melville during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (Photo: Jon Hrusa) Since 2010 I’ve been granted four long-term South African visas of various...
My #10SouthAfricanTowns Project: I Need Your Support!
A couple of months ago I announced my plan to visit 10 small South African towns in 2020, in celebration of the ten-year anniversary of my blog. I will blog about my visits to the 10 South African towns throughout the year (along with my usual Joburg-centric content),...
My 2020 Challenge: 10 South African Towns
In June 2020 the 2Summers blog will turn ten years old. One decade of blogging. This means I’ve been blogging for more than 20 percent of my life. It also means a baby born on the day I published my first post in June 2010 — here it is, in case...
Listen Up, Hotels: My 5 Most Annoying Hotel Room Quirks
This post has been bouncing around in my head for a while but I’ve been hesitant to write it. I generally try to highlight positive travel experiences in my blog, and nitpicking about hotel rooms doesn’t fit that theme. Also no one likes a whiner, and...
Thoughts on Blogging, Working, and Making Money
I started this blog in June 2010 and named it 2Summers on a whim. I was moving from the United States to South Africa and I would experience two summers in the same year. Two summers, I thought…2 summers. 2Summers. It had a nice ring to it. I opened up...
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.