I visited the 150-year-old Melrose Temple for Thai Poosam Kavady. The temple is modest, but the festival is a kaleidoscope of sights, smells and sounds.

I spent a week in Nairobi and relied on guidance and suggestions from local friends and colleagues. Here are 10 insider tips I collected on things to do.

I visited Field Berry Farm, a raspberry farm in Joburg South. The raspberries were great and so was Lungi, the farm's proprietress.

The Bethel Messianic Assemblyis a congregation of Nigerian Jews in Joburg. Visiting their services was one of the most interesting things I've ever done.

The Multiflora Market, east of downtown Joburg in City Deep, is nearly 75 years old and auctions off thousands of South African flowers every day.

I shot a few photos of Joburg from the 13th floor of the Ansteys Building, the city's most prominent and legendary Art Deco high-rise.

Freedom Park, just off the highway in Pretoria, is a national monument dedicated to all South Africans who have died fighting for freedom.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, I bring you a hot pot restaurant I recently discovered in Rivonia, an Asian food hot bed in the northern suburbs.

I recently had an amazing lunch at a Syrian restaurant in Joburg. The meal was amazing, and it got me thinking about Syrian refugees. And now I'm enraged.

I took a food tour through Alexandra Township with Tour 2.0, and discovered lots of traditional South African food that I've never tasted before.

In week 4 of my #52Gauteng challenge, I visited Patisserie de Paris in Blairgowrie. This place is the closest thing to Paris in Johannesburg.

I took a walk through Hillbrow a few weeks ago, and took a few photos. I thought you'd enjoy them. Here they are.