Before leaving Montreal, my friend Stephanie told me, “Alex, don’t live your vacation through a camera lens”. Sage advice. I’ve actually been keeping that principle in mind for most of the trip. Upon arriving at an interesting place, I try to absorb the scene first, then snap a few pictures, and then return to simple […]
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Johannesburg
Quite a few people warned me to stay away from Johannesburg, or Joburg or Jozi as the locals called it. They claimed it was a very unsafe city, with robberies and car hijackings occurring frequently. To prove this point, a couple from Singapore who had traveled for the last 16 months, admitted nothing bad ever happened, aside […]