Johannesburg in a Whirlwind

Following my interviews in Cape Town, I took a quick trip through Johannesburg, South Africa. I’ve wanted to come here since I was a teenager. Twenty or so years ago, my parents visited Johannesburg and returned with a postcard picture of the city. They placed it on the fridge and I promised myself I’d go there one day.

Well, yesterday was the day. In the US and Cape Town, I’d heard some negative things about Johannesburg and my safety there but I couldn’t allow that to keep me from enjoying a city I’d dreamed about for so many years.

A cornocopia of people. The history of this city runs deep and the wounds of many of the people run even deeper. But there is a pride in Johannesburg that no one can take away from those who call it home. It is the metropolis of South Africa. Most of the business that happens in South Africa, begins or ends here. You cannot come to South Africa without seeing the city where it all happens.

I was honored to be interviewed by The Star while there. The news editor was made aware of this club through another journalist in Cape Town. Following the interview, the photographer offered to show me around the city. And that he did – in a convertible Mini Cooper with a big red stripe across the hood and back of the car, trimmed in checkerboard. That is not the car to travel in if you’re scared to be in the city. Good thing we weren’t!

I had a blast. I’m grateful to the people of Johannesburg that made me feel so welcomed. Thank you. And now, I continue on my quest to find the secret to a happy marriage, by interviewing couples happily married 25 years or more around the world. Next stop, the beautiful island of Mauritius!

If you’re happily married and haven’t taken the time to join the Club, make sure to join us today. It takes only seconds and, of course, it’s completely free. Until tomorrow…make it a great day!

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).