Damn You, Rohan Vos!
When everything is predicable and safe, where’s the fun in that?
U of CPR
My first ride on a train was in an empty boxcar of a grain freighter.
It was a disaster.
Dancing in the Street
For 60% of southern Africans, traditional medicine is the only treatment available.
The Beloved Country
In every field of endeavour there is an expert.
The Tikoloshe Under The Bed
When one Zulu meets another he will ask; Inkaba yakho iphi?, literally “where is your navel?”
Click on any Zulu for details…
None Were Victorious
Mphiwa lost two great grandfathers in the Anglo-Zulu conflict.
One Hundred Cows
The custom of negotiating lobolo, (a bride-price), seems like a tradition worthy of consideration in the western world.
A Sleeping Lion
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is arguably the most popular South African song of all time.
Click, carefully, on the Lion.
Which of us is Truly Alive?
I came away from the experience with the sense that, despite the difficult reality of living in Africa, there is a wholesomeness to life here.
Home to Africa
It will take about 20 hours to fly from Calgary to Johannesburg, a relatively brief journey when you consider that the outbound leg of the trip took 200,000 years.
Click on the wing tip for details.