JoziWalks Archives | Liz at Lancaster Guest House Blog

Being a tourist in my own city: Part III

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 by liz

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 […]

#Jozi Walks 2019

Posted on April 28, 2019July 1, 2019 by liz

#JoziWalks2019 The month of May sees a couple of annual special events. One of them is the week-end of #JoziWalks when local Joziburgers host unique walking tours to discover different communities across the city. This year they are happening on the week-end of the 18th and 19th May. 2019 saw 35 applications (a 30% increase […]

‘We’ve got your style in the bag’: street scenes in Orlando East and West with #JoziWalks

Posted on July 16, 2018November 17, 2018 by liz

More from #JoziWalks Saturday 19th May with Tshidiso and Maud of His and Hers Jams. A photo essay of everyday life in Orlando East and Orlando West. As Thabo our local guide said ‘This is not the curated space of nearby Vilakazi Street‘. Stay at Liz at Lancaster Guest House Stay at our well located […]

Jamming in Orlando

Posted on June 11, 2018October 26, 2018 by liz

#JoziWalks: His and Hers Jams In mid-May #JoziWalks (endorsed by #Johannesburg In You Pocket) organized their amazing annual event when they sponsor young tour operators and entrepreneurs who are developing walking tours to less well-known areas of Jozi. I was lucky enough to get a place on the His and Hers Jams walk which introduced […]

#JoziWalks 2018: Mooki Street, Orlando East, so rich in Heritage

Posted on May 25, 2018February 9, 2022 by liz

There are more places in Soweto than Vilakazi Street Which name is more famous when it comes to tourist and outsider awareness of Soweto: Vilakazi Street or Mooki Street? Have tourists even heard of James Mpanza? Do they know of Soweto’s early beginnings? Or are they simply aware of the ‘only street in the world […]

#JoziWalks 24th and 25th June and they are FREE! So BOOK EARLY!

Posted on June 6, 2017June 8, 2017 by liz

How’s this for an AMAZING initiative. Not ONE free walk, but THIRTEEN … all over the week-end of the 24th and 25th June. #JoziWalks is a series of free walking tours initiated by the Johannesburg Development Agency in partnership with local community activists, tourism entrepreneurs, walking tour operators, and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. Because I suffer from […]