Blood Moon Monday, Johannesburg. I leapt out of bed at 4.30 am, cameras (yes multiple cameras from point-and-press – my usual modus operandus - to a complicated multi-lens version that I don’t actually have a clue how to use) at the ready to capture the supermoon lunar eclipse. Buffoonery: I was being considerate and trying not to… Continue reading Blood Moon Buffoon
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Suitcase Shopping
Sweetpea has grown. Her old wheelie case now bobs along uncomfortably on the floor and bashes her leg with every step. Time to buy a bigger one… After examining every single case, pocket, locking system and colour available in the shop, she settled on a hot pink number, which we took to the counter. Meanwhile Pickle… Continue reading Suitcase Shopping
Africa After All 5. Hats Off
I want to end this series of Africa Lite and yet Africa After All posts on a positive note. Despite all the inequality, despite all the problems, crime and other negative associations with Africa and in this particular set of posts, the country of South Africa, on many a street corner you will find somebody who… Continue reading Africa After All 5. Hats Off
Africa After All 1. Local Advertising
“What does it say on all those posters? Please slow down so that I can read one of them.” This is just what you want your mother-in-law to point out when she’s visiting isn’t it? I’m talking about the mini posters stuck on lamp-posts and roadside electrical boxes citywide in Johannesburg. The Abortion number plastered… Continue reading Africa After All 1. Local Advertising
Balancing Act
This is a gardener. He is trimming back trees on our residential estate in Johannesburg. To do this, he is standing atop a wall with electric wires both in front of and behind him. He looks up at the sound of my camera clicking. Then returns to the task in hand, shuffling further along the… Continue reading Balancing Act
Soweto: Place of Much Rain
In the early days of Johannesburg, the township of Soweto mushroomed in tandem with the surrounding gold mines housing labourers in dire overcrowded hostels. Heavy downpours were frequent and would flood the mine-works, so it was known as Place of Much Rain….or more affectionately, So Wet Oh! Soweto Then and Now No, not really, Soweto IS a… Continue reading Soweto: Place of Much Rain
Pound Hound: On Adopting a Dog in South Africa
Mr Incredible has always been keen to have a dog, so, off and on since we’ve been here we have popped to the pound to ‘browse’. Sweetpea was desperate each time to adopt on the spot and Pickle was keen to adopt…well all of them. Me? I was mostly a little bit lukewarm, realising that ‘us’ acquiring… Continue reading Pound Hound: On Adopting a Dog in South Africa
Moving to Johannesburg: Getting Cosy in Jozi
Johannesburg, Jo’burg, Jozi, Egoli or City of Gold has its beginnings rooted deep down in the rough and tumble of the gold mines. With a reputation for violent crime and a notorious history of apartheid, many expats have grave misgivings about moving here. First Impressions of Life in Johannesburg Nevertheless, our first impressions are… Continue reading Moving to Johannesburg: Getting Cosy in Jozi
Welcome to Expatorama
Expat : A person living in a foreign land and anything pertaining to life as an expat. -orama : A handy bit you can add to the end of a word meaning "wide view of” or “spectacular display of”. My wide-view-of-expat-life credentials include stints living in The Netherlands, Thailand, Lagos, Istanbul, Johannesburg and now Hong… Continue reading Welcome to Expatorama
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