All of a sudden it was pitch dark. What the hell? I was relaxing on the couch, child to bed, husband out of town so I had the whole evening for me, myself and Netflix. Cup of tea and chocolate within reach. How wonderful life can be! The only thing you need is electricity… I’m
It has been three years since we exchanged Rotterdam for Johannesburg, South Africa. I do remember those earlier days really well. So many new impressions, so many new experiences and especially so many things to be amazed by and to marvel at. But I also started to find some things completely normally… So how do
And then the day you feared for weeks arrived… Sunday the 18th of November. Time to do the 94.7. No excuses anymore… The 94.7 is a cycle race organized by the local radio station 94.7 and you guessed it right, it is about 94.7 kilometres going straight through the city of Johannesburg. It’s kinda like
If you like sports, you are in the right country! Gyms in abundance and I kid you not: It also seems like everyone here goes to the gym because every time I do my groceries, I see people walking around in their sportswear. It doesn’t matter if this is early in the morning or late
Sinnah, our nanny, normally goes back home around 3pm. Sometimes, we ask her to stay longer and that’s not a problem, provided that she can return home with a taxibus. The taxibus is THE public transport of South Africa. I do not understand why they call it a taxi because they are actually minivans in
Last month we were on holiday in our own country. From St Lucia, the east coast of South Africa straight up to Ponta do Ouro in Mozambique, then drove to the west to Kruger and via the Panorama Route returned to Johannesburg. A beautiful route where we passed the border two times. I actually forgot
At that time my heart skipped a beat, but not for the right reasons. I watched too many National Geographic documentaries… This kind of thing never happens to you or your loved ones in real life, you just know about it because you saw it on the television. Until now. We went with my parents
In this country, I have been brought to a halt several times by the police so the next rendezvous with our ‘blue friends’ could not be far away. Especially, because we live in Fourways, a rich suburb of Johannesburg. ‘Follow the money’ applies in this case not only to burglars or hijackers but also to