Cholera, Malaria, drought, hunger. Africa can be a hard place.Continue reading Not all plain sailing
Black Humour
The driver, badly hung over, the usual pack of supplies, food and drink, forgotten in a bleary rush to get to his locomotive on time. Now, the fireman’s ok, got his supplies for the long trip, no problem. Driver sees him swigging from his water bag as he rues the absence of his own, constantly reminded of his thirst by the foetid post-alcohol dryness on his swollen sorry tongue.Continue reading Black Humour
Elephants and Flowers
Dawn safari. I have few words, because what I see is hyper-real. Like stepping into a children’s picture book. And you start to realise…. this is what our planet looks like, smells like, sounds like. Pristine.Continue reading Elephants and Flowers
Cultures and Vultures
Abstract: Has the concept of ‘working for a living’ become distorted away from our own best interests, without us realising. Rural Africa, which is regarded in the West as being third world, may have a far better cultural model. Who wants to work! Actually I do. Love doing stuff, creating, being productive. The normContinue reading Cultures and Vultures
Saint Francis of Tiko
Two back-to-back 8 hour flights then a 7 hour drive, and I arrive at an NGO near Katete, Eastern province Zambia. Just before Christmas. I’m there to be a ‘volunteer’, though in truth I suspect I gained more than I gave. Tiko is a backpacker lodge but has many local people working there to maintainContinue reading Saint Francis of Tiko
Ulingana 