Born With a Suitcase y travel these days is hit and miss due to my domestic responsibilities and my travel ethos has also changed over the years involving an increased level of creature comforts (i.e. taking the single supplement rather than the multiple one with resident rat

Gallery: Meeting Mondesa

NAMIBIA | Thursday, 16 Nov 2006 | Photo Gallery

Meeting Mondesa

NAMIBIA | Thursday, 16 Nov 2006 | Views [676]

Some of the best preserved examples of German colonial architecture in the world are a striking feature of Swakopmund. This desert oasis clings to the western edge of southern Africa as the last bastion of German heritage. Along a spotless, peaceful beach ... Read more >

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Walking With Lions

ZIMBABWE | Saturday, 4 Nov 2006 | Views [422]

Zimabawe is a beautiful nation which has the capacity to be self sufficient. However, under the rule of its current dictator, Robert Mugabe, who lines his owns pockets with extorted wealth, the supermarkets shelves are empty and his countrymen and women ... Read more >

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Dhowtful

KENYA | Friday, 9 Sep 1994 | Views [626]

Zanzibar , a small island off the coast of Tanzania, had captured my imagination ever since learning about the exotic spice island in my history class. As if the prospect of going to this tropical paradise wasn't enough to feed my fantasy, an opportunity ... Read more >

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Accidental Imposters

MALAWI | Monday, 6 Sep 1993 | Views [647]

With Zimbabwe being our final destination, the route via Malawi and Mozambique is the only safe option due to political instability in Zambia some 15 years ago. The mysteriously named ‘”Express” train takes 22 hours from Dar Es Salaam to Mbeya, the ... Read more >

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