Been there, done that, still gloating...
Monday, 10 October 2016
Traveller, beware! Or not.
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You would think that, in a city of just 1.5 million, it wouldn't be hugely unusual to see a photo of someone I know in our local newsp...
Sunday, 25 September 2016
DC doing the decent thing, finally
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I see the Smithsonian is opening its new branch on the National Mall in DC: the - you might well think - long overdue National Museum of...
Friday, 16 September 2016
Africa, à la Adventure World
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With thanks to Adventure World for this tailor-made holiday. This morning began with another yummy (French toa...
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Isandlwana: black, white and red
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No complaints about waking in a very comfy bed to the murmurings of doves, being brought tea and oatcakes with the wake-up call and then h...
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
"I came up here to build a bridge"
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Rain overnight washed away the hyaena spoor. We woke to a fresh new day, the liquid notes of the well-named gorgeous bush shrike, repeat...
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Elephant jam
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We're used to it now - being inconvenienced by elephants literally in the road. It happened all the time during our three days in Zamb...
Monday, 12 September 2016
From elaborate to simple
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Well! What a fabulous surprise this morning! I knew we must have been close to the beach, from the sound of breaking waves all night, but ...
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