It is Friday morning and the Mugg & Bean at the Village Mall is buzzing with people. David and I are busy preparing ourselves mentally to leave Harties in a few days. Here in Harties Friday mornings have become our ‘work from a café day.’ Today however I am here at Mugg & Bean with…
Wimpy on the Corner
Here I am at Wimpy in Scott Street, Harties that is so very well known by locals and tourists. As a South African, you have probably been here, passed by when coming from the dam wall or you most likely know someone who has been to the Wimpy in Harties. This Wimpy has been part…
Meet Ana and The Doggie Hang Out in Harties!
Finally a doggie restaurant & dog park is here! On the 24th of September 2020 Paoli Dog park & Pet boutique will open their gates for all the paws in and around town. This will be a place where doggie parents can bring their pets to stretch those muscles in the off leash dog park…
Stef’s Table in Harties
In search for the Heart of Harties I stumble across Stef’s Table. I saw their blue sign from afar on a bicycle ride around the dam wall area. Down Scott Street is Stef’s Table, a place where value for your money goes beyond ‘just a meal.’ Stef’s Table focuses on doing their utmost best for…
Gullaume, French Man in Harties?
“I am not sure how to pronounce your name.” I tell Gullaume where we sit under the trees at Wimpy in Harties. Gullaume, is the French equivalent of William. Many people ask him if he is Afrikaans when he introduces himself. Yes, Gullaume Clouston was born and raised in South Africa with Afrikaans his spoken language. “This is…
Fired Up at the V8 Roadhouse in Harties.
It is Sunday afternoon, David and I arrive on our bicycles. Chris gives us a warm welcome at the gate. Our eyes catch the big screen upfront and the cars that are lined up. We have made it to the V8 Roadhouse in Hartbeespoortdam. We see a child’s dream playground at the back. V8 Roadhouse…
The Heart of Harties
Hartbeespoortdam, a place where one feels like you could settle in and call home. David and I said our goodbyes to Johannesburg as we arrived into Hartbeespoortdam. In Harties we explore places here, there and everywhere in search for the heart of Harties. We try to get synchronized with the beat of this town. Taking…
A Piece of Bread.
David and I are still in Harties, for now at least. We are nearby the village mall, on “the one side” of the dam as locals will refer in comparison to “the other side” of the dam. “On the other side” of the dam is a bakery that makes the ‘lekkerste’ bread in Harties. I…
Hartbeespoort – dam
David, my partner, and I said our goodbyes to the big city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — at least for now. “Harties” is how the locals affectionately refer to their warm and friendly town of Hartbeesportdam. Harties lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg…
NATURE, YOU SEEM TO BE SAD?
“Take care of the animals.” I remember learning in kids church about when God told Adam to take care of the earth and the animals. Or something like that, right? Yea, that’s right. In Genesis it says that God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and…
Nitanja Steyn 