With the help of Caraci Experiences, I got to be a Jozi fashion designer for a day and (help) design my very own wax print bomber jacket.

We spent a weekend in Kensington, a suburb on the east side of Joburg, at the Fishbird Villa. It was great to get away in our own city.

Last weekend I attended the life-changing National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), sponsored by Standard Bank Arts.

On Youth Day, the Brixton community held a spinning demonstration and fashion show/market to warm up for the Brixton Light Festival.

The Aloe Farm, about an hour from Joburg near Hartbeespoort Dam, is the best place to enjoy South Africa's winter explosion of aloes.

Thorsten and I spent a weekend in Greyton, a small town less than two hours from Cape Town, and also made a brief wine-tasting stop in Malgas.

On Sunday I visited several artists' studios in downtown Joburg as part of Open Studios 2023. Joburg has one of the world's best art scenes.

Thorsten and I spent three fantastic days at an Airbnb in Suurbraak, a village about three hours from Cape Town in the Overberg Mountains.

I recently received a media invitation from Johannesburg In Your Pocket to go axe-throwing in downtown Joburg. How could I refuse? I had never thrown an axe …

I spent Friday morning at the Joburg Market, the largest fresh produce market in Africa, just outside of downtown Joburg.

The Soweto Cafe in Zondi, conceived by Thami Mazibuko, is magical to visit and also a vital community resource.

My sister and I spent four days exploring Rhode Island, America's smallest state. Here's a list of all the fun things we did.