by 2summers | Feb 6, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Arts and Culture, Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, Pretoria
Welcome to Week 6 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I will visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit Freedom Park, a monument to those who fought and died in South African conflicts. South Africa, like...
by 2summers | May 31, 2016 | Limpopo, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Townships/Informal Settlements
Once upon a time, the Makuleke people lived on a triangle-shaped piece of land, bordered by two rivers, at the intersection of three countries. The land was beautiful and fertile, with a huge diversity of animals and the mightiest trees in the world. This...
by 2summers | May 10, 2016 | Arts and Culture, KwaZulu-Natal
Earlier this week, I saw a photo of the Nelson Mandela Capture Site on my friend Meruschka’s Instagram feed. Meruschka’s post reminded me that I visited the Nelson Mandela Capture Site nearly a year ago and had yet to blog about it. Hence, my newest Pop-Up...
by 2summers | Nov 27, 2011 | Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Tours
My apologies for the recent dearth of 2Summers reading material. I’ve neglected my online personality of late — real life has interfered. I’m trying to get back on the blogging wagon. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I’ve been meaning to write a post...
by 2summers | Oct 30, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Cape Town, Western Cape
I’ve just returned from a glorious week of traveling around the Western Cape. I was completely off the grid for much of the trip, with no cell phone coverage or email access. I must say, it was rather enjoyable. But I’m happy to be back in sunny Jozi, just...