Joburg – a brief stay in Maboneng and a visit to Neighbourgoods market
Dawn arrival at O. R. Tambo airport – long drive to our downtown hotel. Maboneng district is a funky place. Straight […]
Johannesburg – here we come
Visas arrived, so we’re finally on our way. Passports, tickets, camera … once upon a time!
Our house…
…is a very very very fine house… So. Here we are in Johannesburg, in front of our apartment in the
(and I say) Thank you for the music
Astonishing! Sitting in my little office room on the first day, catching up with the usual torrent of emails, what do
(I can’t get no-oh…) fridgeration
It was the last straw… our long life milk had turned to yogurt and I only realised as I poured the gloopy mess
“Curtains” for Incy Wincy (the scorpion spider)
Arggh! Chris shouts and swipes something large off my leg and onto the floor. It scuttles away under the curtain.
Workin’ 9 to 5 …
Buoyed up by the success of the fridge, I decided once again to try my luck on Gumtree, this time to
I’ve seen fire, and I’ve seen rain…
Colleen, the Head of Boarding, was concerned that the rain would disrupt the planned fire drill. But then, as she
5am boot camp
My life has turned upside down… Always a night owl, working until 1 or 2am, I am transformed. My alarm goes off
Every time it rains, it rains…
…pennies from heaven. More like five rand pieces actually. The weather in Johannesburg, especially at this time of year, is
As time goes by
A month into our stay, I realised that today would be the first time I ventured out on my own
Climb every mountain
Oops – sorry for the radio silence recently. Suddenly mid-term break was upon us, so we decided to get away from