Tag: Cape Town

One year in Joburg

This Sunday marks one year since Alistair, Boo and I packed up our Cape Town lives for the bright lights and big city of Jozi. Well, bright lights isn't completely accurate due to regular power cuts, although the spectacular sunsets more than make up for it. The first six months were a bit rough on…
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July 15, 2011
Living in Joburg, 2010

We spent our last night in Cape Town in our small, empty flat in Gardens. We slept very badly on a blow-up mattress. Seven years of memories and freezing tiles kept me awake. I thought of all the parties, the dinners, the friendships made in this home. I went onto our massive wraparound balcony and…
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December 17, 2010
Joburg Drivers vs Cape Town Drivers

We all know the popular South African aphorism – “Joburg has better drivers than Cape Town.” Even staunch, I-could-never-live-anywhere-else Capetonians say this. I certainly have. We embrace our crappy driving and wear it as a mark of pride. There is no need for a sense of direction when you can just look up at the…
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August 30, 2010
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