It’s the best day of the week for the dogs of Johannesburg. That’s a Monday – and it is Piki Tup day. What an ingenious name for garbage collection – a real African winner. Now the dogs of Johannesburg are generally confined to the front yard behind walls and gates – standing (or lying) on duty… Continue reading Dog Day Morning in Johannesburg
Category: Africa
You don`t know history
No, really. Forget Stonehenge, Angkor Watt, the Parthenon, Pompeii … Yes I know that sounds like sacrilege but it’s true. Unless you have seen Ancient Egypt you ain’t seen nothing yet. How come you can visit tombs in the Valley of the Kings in lower Egypt where the paint is still fresh and vibrant looking… Continue reading You don`t know history
Air Zimbabwe grounded
Well – that’s a surprise… not. Bob, as Robert Mugabe is “affectionately” known, has run Zimbabwe like his own personal fiefdom. His family’s lavish shopping trips to Harrods are well-known while at home in Zimbabwe people starved. We had stopped booking Air Zimbabwe long ago because of the unpredictability of the flights. Schedules were ignored when the… Continue reading Air Zimbabwe grounded
Insomnia in darkest Africa
2.14 am …….I can’t believe I am camping out in a small two man tent in the middle of the African bush and there isn’t even a fence between us and them … the predators. How did I talk myself into this? Even more curious… how did I talk my sister into this. She hates spiders… Continue reading Insomnia in darkest Africa
Africa is calling me back
To see a lioness stalking her prey is thrilling and yet some part of you always wants the poor antelope or zebra to get away
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