by Ian | Dec 7, 2019 | Zambia
Nizaziwonela – A Story About Heaven as Told by Old Man Mayor Author’s Note I can not help my white skin. In a place like Africa it is impossible for me to just blend in and disappear. Because I stand out, everybody looks at me. For some, mostly women and children, it...
by Ian | Dec 8, 2019 | Zambia
The Smoke That Thunders Debra wore a slinky pink dress that was designed to get my attention but was totally impractical for the activity we had planned. I had my hiking shoes on because it was all that I owned and because I told her that my reason for coming to...
by Ian | Dec 10, 2019 | Zimbabwe
The Lion, the Elephant, and the Dung Beetle Six men sat by a fire underneath the stars in Hwange National Park. Their only protection from the wilderness was a small wire enclosure that surrounded a small picnic site with only the most basic of amenities. They were...
by Ian | Dec 13, 2019 | Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Journey – This is Africa Tanzania The rumours being spread from the station master were that the train leaving Dar es Salaam was fully booked and that the next available booking was three weeks away. I had prepared numerous contingencies, and upon hearing...
by Ian | Dec 14, 2019 | The Dining Car, Zimbabwe
Sadza Sadza was such an important dish to my guide, Ndaba, while we were travelling through Zimbabwe that he consumed a plate full of it at just about every meal. One day, having replaced sadza during one of his meals with a pizza, he hopped on the very next...
