We arrived in Johannesburg on 30th December and stayed at in Maponeng in the CBD in the apartments belonging to Curiocity Backpackers. The Backpackers is great, staff really friendly and it’s got a nice bar where it’s really easy to meet other travellers. The apartments are down the street and give you more space and more privacy than a dorm and they have a cool rooftop space where you can see the whole city. The apartments are in an old factory which is now a fully functioning art gallery and apartment building with each room designed in the style of a particular year or era in history. Maboneng itself is a street or two in size and the focus of a regeneration project. There are lots of hipster bars, restaurants (get the ribs at Pata Pata),
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