4 songs for Somalia
18 Oct 2017, Posted by in Africa through its Music
Words cannot express the anger and sadness we feel. We send thoughts of comfort and peace to the people of Somalia.
African Drift
Inspiring people we’ve met on our travels – Queen of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi
13 Oct 2017, Posted by in People
And there in front of me is the Queen of Katwe herself. I am holding my camera just below my eyes and staring at her. Then staring at her coach, next to her, Robert Katende. I cannot believe that I am standing here with them…
How to arrive early for your flight, miss it and still catch it
12 Oct 2017, Posted by in Travel Diary
It is 15 minutes before the boarding gate closes. The security personnel have decided that they want to manually check one of our bags. “Our boarding gate closes in 15 minutes,” I say to the woman who is lackadaisically waiting for the bag to come through…
5 tips to kick-start your travel adventures on a low budget
09 Oct 2017, Posted by in Tips & Ideas
Travelling can be very expensive. However, on the lower end, it is also much cheaper than many people think it is. We’re lucky in that we both have had lots of opportunities to travel because of our work and education, but we’ve also figured out…
African coffee is following me in America
06 Oct 2017, Posted by in Travel Diary
One thing that’s consistent as I travel around the world is my need for a strong cup of really good coffee – before 9am. Some (like Fungai!) have called me a “coffee snob.” Perhaps. All I know is that I love it and I am…
Walking through an incomplete history of protest
01 Oct 2017, Posted by in Travel Diary
The last time I was at the Whitney Museum of American Art was eighteen months ago, when Fungai, Nips and I visited on the recommendation of our fabulous war-photographer friend, Anastasia Taylor-Lind.
When a woman you’ve only just met won’t let you change your own baby’s diaper
30 Sep 2017, Posted by in Travel Diary
We’ve just arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and cleared immigration, Verity, Nips and I. Nips is one day younger than two.
Banana Farmhouse, Nairobi, Kenya #PlacesYouNeedToVisit
14 Sep 2017, Posted by in Places
When I’m feeling super stressed out from work or life or whatever, I put my mind back to our one night at Banana Farmhouse in Banana Hill, outside Nairobi. The night of our Nips’ second birthday. The night after a 4-flight trip from Cape Town…
Domboshava, Harare #PlacesYouNeedToVisit
13 Sep 2017, Posted by in Places
This is perhaps my most favourite spot in the whole world. About 30kms outside Harare, Zimbabwe, an enormous granite rock (“dombo” in Shona means rock) seems to grow out of the ground.
Bush, rain & borders – A different sort of night out in East Africa
13 Sep 2017, Posted by in Travel Diary
It was one of those trips during which I frequently found myself thinking, “Thank goodness my mother doesn’t know I’m doing this.”
Madiba Restaurant, Brooklyn #PlacesYouNeedToVisit
10 Sep 2017, Posted by in Places
Whenever anyone asks me where they should go to eat in New York City, I tell them to skip NYC and get on over to Madiba in Brooklyn! I. Really. Love. Madiba!!! Whenever I’ve had longer period of living in the United States, I find…
This sunset in Strandfontein, Cape Town, took my breath away
01 Sep 2017, Posted by in Moments of Magic
It was early evening in July and I was driving from Nyanga, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, back to my mother-in-law’s house in Fish Hoek. As I cruised down Baden Powell Drive, which runs along part of False Bay, with the ocean…