Tag: africa
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Not meant to be
Every now and again my inspiration runs dry. The ideas in my head are endless but the right frame of mind to sit down and put it down in that word document in my computer has been put aside briefly mainly due to physical exhaustion. After telling everyone about my scorpion incident and recalling that…
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A layer problem
My winter habits are a running joke amongst my friends. Despite me being 50% Latvian and it being logical that I should have some sort of resistance to the cold weather, I have… none. Some girls buy makeup, bags, shoes.. I buy sweaters. In all colours, shape and forms. My soul was born in the…
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Chai
Heading out to Kenya for a coffee lover like me was too exciting, as the chances of finding good quality and properly made coffee was much higher than in any other African country I had yet visited. Kenyan coffee has a reputation around the globe for its “aroma” and “full bodied flavour” – If you…
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The day behind the frame
Life is made out of a collection of moments that for some unapparent reason our brains choose to retain as a very vivid highlight. One morning I was scheduled to travel by myself, with a company camera to try and film the activity at the hyena den. I had received a crash course about how…
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The most bizarre conversation
In Kenya there is a clever system used to make payments that makes life out in the bush a lot easier. This system, known as MPESA, allows you to make quick cash transactions using your cellphone. Considering banks are hard to find but everyone’s got access to an SMS, it’s an ideal system to be…