Best laid plans In any given moment have two options: To step forward into growth, or to step back into safety – Abraham Maslow It’s the Easter break. We should have been travelling. I’d booked a hotel and researched restaurants, walks and galleries. We were good… 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
Beer If you do not have patience, you cannot make beer – African proverb Beer has a lot of nicknames; a cold one, brewskie, cerveza, Homer Juice, rocket-sauce, silly seltzer, brew dog, giggle water and liquid courage to name a few. What’s it called where you… Read More »DRINK
Going nowhere slowly One does not cross a river without getting wet ~ Zululand We don’t make New Years resolutions. But last year we did pledge to start travelling differently. After years of living in different countries and travelling extensively, long haul travel has largely… Read More »Travel
Kaya No matter how far you are from your house, you will keep going until you get home – African proverb When we first went to Singapore I saw Kaya advertised at street cafes. It’s a sweet, sticky spread, made with with sugar, coconut milk,… Read More »Food