Category: Exploring Africa
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I am killer
One of the things that I enjoy the most in rural Africa are the unspoken rules, those behaviors that seem to go by inexplicitly and naturally in the everyday life. In the areas where I’ve lived over the past 10 years, most people walk, bike or hitchhike for great distances to get to work, get…
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Lions vs. hyenas
Earlier this week I was invited to explore a wilderness area close to home: Pridelands Conservancy with the Painteddog.tv crew. With a name to make any Lion King lover proud, this conservancy forms part of the Greater Kruger area, and is located right outside my hometown. When I say right outside, it means less than…
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The final one
Like in all great adventures, time starts off slowly and before you know it, the end is at your door (or tent?) step. For us, our time in the Congo basin had to come to an end. Our days exploring Lango bai in wet, dry and muddy conditions were followed by a night at another…
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Smells like Christmas
The first Christmas tree ever is said to have been put up in Riga in 1510 by a group of professional merchants. These merchants were known to celebrate twice-yearly holidays, amongst which decorating and then burning down the Christmas tree. Testament to the oldest writing in the subject, in Riga (the capital of Latvia) the…