Treetops “It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind” – Queen Elizabeth II On 5 feb 1952, a young newly wed princess, ascended at Treetops camp in Kenya on her honeymoon. The following day she received the news… Read More »TRAVEL
A birthday Afya njema na furaha Afya njema na furaha Afya njema na furaha mpendwa wetu Kieran Afya njema na furaha mpendwa wetu Kieran We met on his birthday, in Barcelona. Since then, every year, we buy each other birthday trips, not birthday gifts. This year… Read More »TRAVEL
Visas; permits and promises “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.” – Charles Swindoll There are many challenges when we opt to live in different countries with different rules. Other people rarely relate. Some will even say “well,… Read More »Travel
Giraffe (Giraffa) A giraffe is so much a lady that one refrains from thinking of her legs, but remembers her as floating over the plains in long garb, draperies of morning mist her mirage. Isak Dinesen Giraffe Manor is a one of a kind boutique hotel,… Read More »Travel
Loadshedding It’s better to light a candle, than curse the darkness – African proverb We learned to deal with power cuts living in Zambia. They were frequent. We had a constant supply of candles and a charcoal brazier that we could cook on. Do you get… Read More »SLOW