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.
Sala Kakhule
Together, we will take trains, planes, and automobiles across three southern African countries.
Follow the blue line to Africa…
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.
I Will See Africa
My fascination with Africa began during a Saskatchewan blizzard.
Click on the African sky for details…
Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks
If customers couldn’t crush gravel for lack of manganese cones, they couldn’t make payments on their loans.
Click on the chemical element Mn for details…
The Fine and Dandy Club
Arcola’s Fuller Brush Man was a charismatic character, he reminded me of Guy Smiley, from the Muppets.
Abbey Road
I need your help solving a mystery – there are prizes.
Here Comes the Sun
“Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s all right” – The Beatles
Lang May Yer Lum Reek
We have a wood-burning stove, two fat lazy chairs, and some leftover eggnog; it should be a great evening.
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Rivers of Babylon
In the Rastafarian faith, the term “Babylon” is used as a euphemism for slavery. Click on the Rastafarian-Reggae-Disco-Funk band for details … Read more