Falling Mangoes |
Every night since my arrival in Juba I have slept accompanied by the sound of my AC roaring in my ears and the almost rhythmic crash of mangoes falling on my roof. I would rather do without the AC, bu...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:47:00 GMT |
The Three Uncles |
So I've now officially been in Africa for a month (three weeks in Nairobi and one here in Juba) and never gotten even nearly sick!! Yippee! I knew I was a tough sort after all&. Oh crap! Following the...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:04:00 GMT |
Juba: Beer, Office and Industries |
After days of having my visa delayed (blame it on Obama), on Friday evening I finally get a message telling me I am to depart on Sunday in the early morn. Saturday involves running around making a few...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:36:00 GMT |
Claiming Him as My Own |
It's Wednesday morning: I've been up almost all night (I got up a 3:30 because I couldn't be bothered to sit it all out) with Madame, wrapped in our Gavis (those white Ethiopian blankets) glued to CNN...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:33:00 GMT |
Tazza dOro Trivia |
So I had, as one generally does in this kind of situation, brought gifts for my hosts, Ariot's parents. Amongst these gifts was something that could maybe be considered as slightly random but for some...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:05:00 GMT |
Imminent Departure |
So I've bought my ticket. That's it. Nairobi here I come. OMG there's no turning back now! Not that I have any intention of doing so but nevertheless the excitement and suspense is killing me! It will...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:15:00 GMT |
My Very Merry Summer |
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:26:00 GMT |
AfRicAN BadLaNDs PHoTo SeLEcTor |
Here goes, enjoy...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:23:00 GMT |
Editor's Note |
I made some stupid type-os when I was writing that piece on going to Soweto and stuff and for some reason my editor will not let me correct them. SO for those of you who have noticed them, I am yes sl...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:04:00 GMT |
10058m Somewhere over Central Africa 24/05/2007 |
e.t.a. Joburg: 1hour 26minutesI just saw the sun rise over this massive sprawling continent. Wowzer!I suppose it's entirely counterproductive to go down negative thought paths like:1. Am I up for the ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:10:00 GMT |
