Photos From Braamfontein’s Indwe Park
I’ve been dreadfully uninspired lately, struggling to think of anything I want to blog about despite having a long list of great ideas (many of which you, my readers, provided in September). I’m finding it hard to feel positive about life at the moment....
My Top 5 Moments in the Great State of Maine
Given this week’s political nuclear bomb blast, it feels like a weird time to publish a light-hearted post about my recent (pre-election) jaunt through the United States. But I’m hoping you’ve have had enough of the U.S. election horror show —...
Mtunzini: A Beachy, Foresty Place in the Shade
Our recent visit to St. Lucia was a stop along the way to the final destination of our KwaZulu-Natal road trip: Mtunzini, a coastal town off the N2 highway, where we spent five days hanging out on near-empty beaches and wandering through tropical forests. A kilometer...
Two Days in St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal
St. Lucia, the tourist town along South Africa’s northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coast — not to be confused with St. Lucia the Caribbean island — has near-mythical status among South Africans. The town is completely surrounded by iSimangaliso Wetland...
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.