Volunteering or Voluntourism?

This post first appeared in Retirement and Good Living blog.   Whether retired baby-boomers or gap-year kids, it seems more and more people are getting involved in international volunteering. What is it, and how do you choose which project to get involved in?

Duck confit anyone?

Who says English food isn’t good? We visited the Real Food Market on London’s South Bank, for lunch today, and it was awesome! A collection of pop-up food stalls, with a seating area, with the most amazing smells wafting around! Korean burritos, Indian street food, mulled wine and Turkish delight.

Postcards from Venice

Reminiscing, looking back in my files, and I see that I didn’t post anything about glorious Venice, La Serenissima… Chris and I spent a few days there at the end of May 2014, and it is everything that you think it is, and more!

Snapshots of life in Emakhosini Opathe Wildlife Reserve

Pounding posts into the ground, slashing grasses with a panga, so the waving grass doesn’t trigger the camera, and waste pictures. Watching giraffes watching us, as we drive by. Gazing at lovely kudu with the huge ears, laughing at impala, as they jump around and scamper off, not knowing which way to run.