Simon says: Dinner’s served in remotest Namibia
It is 7:30 on a Sunday night at the Kapika Lodge on the northern Namibia-Angola border. Half a dozen tables are set for the 19 guests, tastefully decked out with […]
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A writer’s lament: Missing my fictional friend, Jake
I miss Jake. Though I’ve never met him, seen his face, talked to him, or emailed, Skyped or exchanged Tweets with him, I have spent a good portion of every […]
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Close encounters – South African style
“Why are all these people looking at that rock?” I quipped as we came upon a small group of cars blocking the road in the Imfolozi Game Reserve. The “rock” […]
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What my father taught me
“Humpf,” dad would have said if I asked him to describe his core values. He’d scratch his head and shrug and respond cryptically, amazed that I would ask such a […]
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In Istanbul, a life on hold as terrorism grips city
(The world is once again reeling from a series of terrorist attacks targeting major cities. Three suicide bombers in Brussels on Tuesday killed 34 people and injured more than 125 […]
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‘Valuable guest’ back in the land of confusion
“Dear valuable guest,” began the tent card welcoming us to our hotel in room in Bangkok, a delightfully inelegant twist to the customary “Dear valued guest” that reflects the quaint honesty, faulty […]
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