Category: Johannesburg

A Capetonian in Joburg: First impressions

I've been here nearly two weeks after our “semigration” from my home city, Cape Town. Most of it’s been spent unpacking boxes, drinking too much whisky and driving around the megalopolis trying to find decent furniture. The GPS has taken me through Mayfair, similar to the rougher parts of Woodstock with its seedy slum feel,…
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July 30, 2010
Moving to Joburg

I dreamt about horses last night. According to the dream books this is indicative of a "highly stressful time of change". Huh, it should have been a hundred wild stallions then. This moving to Joburg business is rather taxing and I've run out of single malt whisky. Fuck. Bitching and whining aside, I'm pretty excited.…
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June 28, 2010
Jozi has soul (and golden hearses)

Ah, Soweto. A name that was invented via a public competition, the prize money being 10 pounds. Idiosyncratic and surprising, it’s a community of heartbreak, hope… and guys mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning. I was astounded by how much housing there is, even in the poorer areas, and the manicured green parks that…
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April 21, 2010
Things that made me smile this month

Teaching a beautiful redhead toddler how to get all the foam out of her babycchino cup. The same little girl asking for bits of my omelette breakfast, the sweet cherry tomatoes in particular (she obviously has good taste).
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January 29, 2010