Cradle of Mankind
Before heading back to Great Britain to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee there’s just enough time to explore the World Heritage Site of Cradle of Mankind and the cave system with all the fossils. Museums may be good at presenting old rocks and relics but seeing the in situ helps bring them to life (although in […]
Tofo is not just for veggies
After a few days moving from game park to coral reef I end up down at the beach resort of Tofo. Further north it is very much a Mozambique affair, but here it’s a lot more of a South African playground. Squeaky White sand and turquoise blue waters filled with fish it’s hard to see […]
Mozzy madness
If there was a day to cover a range of experiences, my arrival in Mozambique did pretty well. The airport baggage staff had rifled my luggage (only taking my aftershave!) followed by a local giving me a free lift to town and a guided tour of Maputo (refusing money) and then a local official tried […]
Welcome to the jungle
Well, five days up in the Amazon is a pretty short time to get to grips with such a huge space …but worth a taste. South of Manaus is Juma lake. From Manaus it takes over 30 mins to cross the Amazon and mid way you see the meeting of the two , black and […]
Hit the Rio beats
As a distraction from work in Rio it was pretty much obligatory to head to one of the samba bars in Lapa in the old centre of town. Wonderfully dilapidated buildings from the 20’s and 30’s now coming back to life as the heart of Rio nightlife. Shabby chic it may not be yet …but […]
Brazil – very much romance & reality
A few images from Brazil to show some of the contrasts – luxurious hotels, dramatic waterfalls and sitting behind the glamorous beaches, a huge expanse of favelas with people looking a better life.
Sergio Mendes returns
Well – a few weeks in Brazil certainly make me appreciate a country that lives football and dancing. Plus, if you try to go out on the town in Rio before 11pm they you are in for a lonely time ! A few photos to come soon, as I was fascinated by the dramatic contrast […]
Life’s a beach…
A walk on the beach, always good to clear the head and settle the soul. Musing on two beach scenes; one from yesterday on Brighton beach and the other from Santa Monica beach a couple of months ago.
4th July
From a recent trip to New York I thought this would be suitably fitting for a 4th July card .. maybe not so many floats and festivities, but one for The Empire State