While Parts I and II of Being a Tourist in my Own City spoke about the tours that are on regular offer, the tours here either only happen annually or are once offs. Hopefully the weekend of #JoziWalks will happen again this winter. #JoziWalks sponsored by the the JDA (the Johannesburg Development Agency) This is […]
Read More »After 2 years of varying levels of Lockdown it seems that there is light at the end of the social distancing tunnel (I’ve almost forgotten how to hug!). My last post started looking at Jozi’s explorers who introduce locals and internationals to new and exciting (and sometimes inaccessible) places. Here are several more of these […]
Read More »Welcome back Jozi explorers It goes without saying that the last two years have been tough – tougher for some than others. There are so many passionate dedicated people who proudly navigate Jozi leading tours for both locals and internationals – Jozi in all its vagaries, grit and harshness as well as its vibrancy and […]
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Read More »2022 Open Garden Mulligatawny Farm, Cradle of Humankind 12th and 13th February Charities and community organizations have suffered terribly during the last 2 years. One such important cause is the Turning Point Foundation. Great news is that the gardens at Mulligatawny Farm will be open to the public for 2 days over the 12th and […]
Read More »Down the rabbit hole of “Word Woes“ Here I am at the beginning of 2022 about to start writing about curator Hélène Smuts’ walkabout of Willem Boshoff’s exhibition Word Woes at the Javett Art Centre in late 2021. After one sentence I already feel like Alice disappearing down the rabbit hole. This not in the original […]
Read More »Liz at Lancaster has been a member of BirdLife South Africa and a birder friendly establishment for many years and has had many birding luminaries stay here. Both experts and amateurs have loved having breakfast on the breakfast patio looking out into the garden to watch the birds at the feeder. I have written often […]
Read More »Showcasing African art I first visited the Javett Art Centre in Pretoria 2 months BC (Before Covid) in January 2020 (it seems like a previous lifetime?) What a treat it was too, as the opening exhibition, 101 Collecting Conversations: Signature works of a Century, included many iconic South African works which often formed the focus […]
Read More »You strike a woman, you strike a rock It is an understatement to say I am grateful to our investigative journos here in South Africa who have done such an extraordinary job in exposing so many of the shenanigans and shameless corruption and misuse of public funds. In the light of this and all the […]
Read More »To do before end Jan 22 If there is one outing/exhibition/event you do before end Jan 2022, it’s to make an appointment to visit the 2nd floor of Wits Art Museum. Small Editions is an exhibition of some 100 works of Jack Ginsberg’s 3500 odd artists’ books. International guests staying at Liz at Lancaster were […]
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