R&R Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the treetops to rest ~ Ugandan Proverb Any parent, teacher or student in an International school will tell you, this is a frenetic time of year, when there is a lot of extra stress for many people. The… Read More »SLOW
“Moshi, Moshi” The hard road turns the traveller into the same dust that he has to swallow. ~ Japanese Proverb Remember the reverse culture shock in Oh, the Places You’ll Go? Well, our solution at the time was to take the first job that came our… Read More »Travel
Sweet and Sour When the father has eaten too much salt in his lifetime, then his son thereafter will have a great thirst – Vietnamese Proverb Before we went to Vietnam I had only ever seen depictions of the country in films about war; Apocalypse Now (1979), Good… Read More »Food
The Travel Bug Travel and you will see them, sit and they will come to you. ~ African Proverb In the last piece I asked, why do we fly? We considered our environment, the hassles, and many travel horror stories. So why do we put ourselves… Read More »Travel
Fly Away Safari njema rafiki – Swahili Why do we fly? Consider our environment, the hassles, and the horror stories. Think for one minute about our planet. We all know about our carbon foot print and the effect of airplane emissions on our world. Some airlines now… Read More »Travel
Big 5 If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal ~ Ghanaian Proverb Everyone has heard of The Big 5; Rhino, elephant, African lion, Cape Buffalo, and African leopard. For many people, an expensive safari in a national park like The… Read More »Travel
Rooibos (Redbush) “There is no problem so great, that it can’t be solved with a cup of bush tea” Madame Ramotswe Tea and travel go hand in hand. Many places have a tea that is unique to that region, or one that complements its cuisine. In Morocco… Read More »Drink
Oh, the Places You’ll Go The wise traveller leaves his heart at home – African proverb The last post, The Act of Giving, focused on giving time, our experience of working for a charitable organisation in Zambia. Thinking back, VSO sent us on a weekend training course called ‘preparing… Read More »Travel
The Act of Giving What you give, you get ten times over – Youraba proverb Our first bit of travelling together was in Southern Africa while we were working for a charity. When it comes to aid, governments can or will only do so much. That’s where charities… Read More »SLOW
Love and Affection Love has to be shown by deeds not words ~ Swahili proverb On February 1st I received an e mail declaring ‘It’s A Month of Love’! It’s no longer a day, it’s a whole month! The company was offering ‘Sweet February deals’ so we could ’shop smarter’… Read More »Travel