Bush Birthday “hope is the pillar of the world” – Kanuri of Nigeria and Niger We just got back from the bush; Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. Three countries, nine border crossings and one bush birthday. We flew into Zimbabwe, as there are now direct flights… Read More »Travel
La Vida Tombola Throw him into the river and he will rise with a fish in his mouth – Egyptian proverb I was listening to one of my favourite songs last night; La Vida Tombola by Manu Chau. Full volume! It got me thinking, how is… Read More »Travel
La Dolce Vita “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti And this is the final in this Italy travel trilogy; food. It is impossible to… Read More »FOOD
Sextantio Albergo Diffuso : Redefining tourist hospitality Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries. Victor Hugo Like most travel addicts, I frequently have my nose in some kind of travel magazine. If we are not travelling, I’m usually thinking about travel. A few years… Read More »TRAVEL
Agriturismo Haraka, haraka haina baraka (hurry, hurry has no blessing) – Swahili We just got back from Italy. For a long time we have opted to move away from staying at chain hotels whenever possible. We are not very interested in the loyalty miles and phoney… Read More »SLOW
Kopi Coffee and love taste best when hot ~ Ethiopian proverb Each day starts with hot, freshly brewed coffee. Later in the day there might be more, perhaps covered in warm, frothy milk. Kopi goes well with kopje watching at Magpie. It’s a chance to slow down.… Read More »SLOW
The Silver Screen Cinema is magic in the service of dreams – Djibril Diop Mambety We are all motivated to travel for different reasons. Typically we move to meet up with others or to experience a different culture or landscape. But sometimes we travel to feed a particular interest.… Read More »Travel
The Pool of Life Liverpool is the Pool of Life – Carl Jung Some of the best cities we have lived in have been ports; Wellington, Barcelona, Dubai and of course, the Mother City. Liverpool, in England’s north west, is no exception. Like many ports, it has a… Read More »Travel
I can see clearly now No better witnesses than your own eyes ~ Ethiopian Proverb Are we really looking? Or do we see things in the same way? Travel broadens our vision. I’m not talking about package holidays. In truth, how much do we learn from… Read More »Travel
RANT alert! Say Cheese! Copying everyone all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat – Zulu, South Africa I’m angry! It’s holiday season in many parts of the world. Some places are a bit more crowded than usual. And then, there’s the fecking selfies! Years… Read More »Travel