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Tuesday Night at the Sawubona Music Jam

Tuesday Night at the Sawubona Music Jam

by 2summers | Feb 13, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Music/Festivals, Soweto

Last Tuesday I put on my big-girl pants — or, more accurately, my young-girl pants — and stayed out past midnight to attend the Sawubona Music Jam in Chiwelo, Soweto. I’ve known about the Sawubona Music Jam, which happens every Tuesday night, for...
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Leshiba Wilderness

The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Leshiba Wilderness

by 2summers | Jan 16, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Limpopo, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves

Leshiba Wilderness was the third stop on the Blogitects’ Limpopo road trip. Read about our first and second stops. Like last week, I don’t know how to start writing this post because I don’t know how to describe our stay at Leshiba Wilderness. I...
The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Magoebaskloof

The Blogitects Do Limpopo: Magoebaskloof

by 2summers | Jan 6, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Joburg Weekend Getaways, Limpopo, Lodging, The Blogitects

Magoebaskloof was the first stop on the Blogitects’ Limpopo road trip. Read about our second and third stops. As I mentioned in my previous post, Thorsten and I (a.k.a. the Blogitects) took a 10-day road trip through Limpopo in the second half of December. I’ve...
A Morning in Noordgesig

A Morning in Noordgesig

by 2summers | Oct 12, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Soweto, Townships/Informal Settlements

I recently connected with Fabian and Lavinia Otto during a Johannesburg Heritage Foundation tour of Coronationville and Bosmont. Fabian and Lavinia were our guides for the Coronationville/Bosmont tour but they actually live in Noordgesig, a historically coloured...
The Spectacular Brixton Light Festival, Revisited

The Spectacular Brixton Light Festival, Revisited

by 2summers | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Music/Festivals

Last weekend I attended the Brixton Light Festival (hereafter referred to as the BLF) for the second consecutive year. I wrote a comprehensive post about the BLF last year, so in the days leading up to this year’s event I thought maybe I wouldn’t need to...
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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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