Two days in Johannesburg: the city with a heart of gold
Sunrise in Johannesburg, blazing a brighter red than I can recall seeing before. The orb seems unnaturally huge; burning my…
Tears, tangles and tremendous views in Cape Town
Thirty feet underwater, somewhere on the False Bay coast near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. I’m getting…
Cape Town after Covid: business buzzes despite power outages
Blazing sunshine. Endless traffic. Horns honking. Wine bars heaving. Trance music blasting. Street hawkers calling. Coastal wind (called the “Cape…
Food worth flying for
Somewhat by accident, I’ve become a professional glutton. The sort of person who’ll traipse for an hour in the wrong…
Zululand, not Disneyland
I’d heard that KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa delivers life-changing memories. Roaming Shaka Zulu’s hunting ground. The Big Five. Bushveld…
An avalanche of fun in Winter Park, Colorado
Arriving to spend a month in Denver, Colorado, decision-paralysis hit me like a ton of bricks. Almost as hard as…
Snow problem: getting slushed in Verbier
“There’s no snow. Nothing.” The week after Christmas, 2023. Eager to ski, I’d phoned an old friend living in a…
