
You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God.
You watch the slope of a lioness and forget to breathe.
You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water.
In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature.
In Africa, in the midday heart, you can see blisters in the atmosphere.
When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.
Jodi Picoult
BAOBAB TREE
the tree of life
July 30, 2020Cool stuff
Numerous legends explain the baobab’s extraordinary shape. From an ancient african legend…. ….The baobab was at the beginning of the world , very vain and strutting about with its superb beauty. God, tired of hearing it , punished him by turning him upside down, and…
LAMU a place like no other
July 10, 2020Stories
As I look across from Manda island Jetty, I see a sea of wind swept sails in the distance, and there, standing in all its finery, is the Lamu of my dreams… If there are places that cannot be described, but that need to be…
BWINDI Impenetrable forest
Uganda
June 3, 2020Stories
The Beauty and Diversity of the Wild Forests of Bwindi National park trap one’s soul in a time capsule, when the earth was the dominant force and Mankind was still humble. I can feel the trees breathing around me, the mystical mythical feel of this…
DAMARALAND
Namibia
May 18, 2020Stories
The wild spaces of Namibia, especially the Desert regions are unique in their landscape and feeling. If you want utter silence but for the wind and the distance yelp of a jackal or the rumble of a desert elephant as it approaches its favourite watering…
THE “FOCACCIA”
A curiosity about this tasty widespread italian type of bread
May 18, 2020Food
FOCACCIA is a type of a flat oven-baked italian yeast bread. It’s a salty, moisty, well oiled delicacy, without being greasy, but incredibly light. Focaccia can be defined as a street food, perfect as a snack, as an aperitif, for lunch and for dinner. Food…
DZANGA BAI
“The village of elephants”
Central Africa Republic
May 16, 2020Stories
As I reflect, I realise that one of the best experiences of my life was spending time amongst the forest elephants at Dzanga Bai. I believe that this unspoiled, pristine and beautiful saline that lies in the Dzanga Sangha National Park, is one of the…
CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE
Botswana
May 6, 2020Stories
As I got through the gates in the remote part of Botswana, far away from the madding crowd, i knew I was home. There is a deep spiritual feeling of well being, when I am in Africa, and it’s probably because it’s the land of…
ELEPHANTS SCRATCHING POST
May 6, 2020Cool stuff
One of the most pleasurable things an Elephant can do is have a good long Scratch after being in the mud, this relationship with a piece of old Stump, sticking out of the ground is like a love affair, he caresses it with all parts…
LE “KOKO”
Central Africa Republic
April 30, 2020Food
I arrived in Central Africa Republic during the rainy season and was immediately overwhelmed by the dense, humid, dark tropical forest. The air was humid and the giant trees were dripping continuously, without ever being able to dry out from the violent downpours that occur…
KUBU ISLAND
Botswana
April 28, 2020Stories
When I saw this place from a distance, i was immediately intrigued, i felt as i was visiting something in my dreams and that it could not be a reality. Huge baobabs jutting out of Granite boulders, almost like a giants playground, and for miles…
Recipes
BAOBAB CHOCOLATE COOKIES
June 24, 2020Kitchen safari
Ingredients
3 tablespoon of baobab powder • 350g flour • 250g white sugar • 150g brown sugar • 230g softened butter • 2 eggs • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence • 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 200g chopped dark chocolate • 100g grated coconut • 100g cashew nuts (or other nuts)CINNAMON ROLLS
June 15, 2020Kitchen safari
Ingredients
For the dough: 600g flour • 1 egg • 80g butter • 70g sugar • 1 teaspoon of salt • 120g warm water • 130g warm milk • vanilla essence • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 2 teaspoon of dry yeast For the filling: 100g brown sugar • 100g melted butter • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon For the icing: 150g icing sugar • vanilla • water q.sONIONS FOCACCIA
May 20, 2020Kitchen safari
Ingredients
200g onions • 200g lukewarm water • 1 teaspoon of salt • 2 teaspoon of sugar • 1 spoon of oil • 350g flour 00
About
I dreamed of living under the stars in Africa, the sounds of lions calling in the distance, and the endless plains where elephants roam freely, where African people smile and laugh without reserve, where the music plays deep within my heart every second of the day, my heartbeat is in tune with the heartbeat of Africa, i have wanted this forever and realised that it wasn’t a dream and i could make it a reality, by embarking on this incredible journey of the soul.