It is time for us to ‘hit the road’, after several weeks volunteering with mission work in remote Uganda. We are excited to see Africa, and I’ve been really brave in what comes next. We have hired a 4WD from a fabulous company called Expedient Car Hire who delivered it right to our hotel, and at […]
There were nine in the bed, and the little one said – roll over, roll over ….. Walking into this humble two-roomed house was a shock to me. There piled in the corner was the entire bedding shared between 9 children, including teenagers. This family was part of the local village in a remote impoverished […]
We have gone from splendid sophistication to squalor slums of Uganda Outside, the African night sang a loud melody with the sound of night birds and insects. As I lay tented within my mosquito net in a metal frame bunk bed, I thought how much my life had changed in just one month. Left behind […]
Coming to Africa has been on our hearts for what seems to be forever. I knew a long time friend, who along with her husband ran a small ‘not for profit mission’ In The Field Ministries in Uganda. I had spoken to her on a few occasions about us coming to volunteer. So when our […]
We were in Tunisia supposed to be having some rest. However, we found ourselves facing a terrorist attack instead. As a parent I needed to be quick thinking and to protect my child. Here I share 12 steps that I believe a parent should read and talk over with their child/children. You never know when […]
We have left the glitz, glamour, and opulence of Dubai, and spent the night flying via Kenya to Uganda. By the time we arrived in Kenya, I had a boomer headache. I landed breathing into a paper bag and barely knew how to make it off the plane without fainting from the pain in my […]
Being a single parent can be hard enough, but when we decided to travel long term it became a partnership with my son. We became a team. The two of us, exploring the world together. Learning, and having fun as we discover some of what the world has to offer. We love to venture on […]
Dubai is a city I have always dreamed of visiting, and tonight Explorason gets to dream as he is suspended out over Dubai! Dubai has of course always been known for its incredible evening skyline. A city that comes alive at night and the beauty of the evening sky is mesmerizing. So when we checked into our […]
It seems like more like days, not hours since we left Tunisia. Last night we managed to get a taxi but paid a hefty price, because it is Ramadan in Tunis. They are all eating their “breakfast” meal and so this means that taxis were scarce and more than double the price. After a round-about […]
We both love taking photos. Those are some of the people we have met in our last week in Djerba. This man had a limp, and a million dollar smile. Explorason asked to take his photo. Then he looked so deeply at us. He limped off and came and picked jasmine for me. He placed […]
Djerbahood. What is it? It is street art and world famous and is found in a little town called Er-Riadh. We hire a taxi and he takes us through the back lanes. Here is just some of it. There is much more, and also amazing stores full of artists and art too. http://www.djerbahood.com Check […]
This is a pictorial blog. We visit the little town of Er-Riadh on Djerba Island in Tunisia. Here we first visit El Ghriba Synagogue. The Jewish Synagogue was bombed a few years ago, so there is a security checkpoint on entering. So recent history includes that on April 11, 2002, a truck full of explosives was detonated close to the […]
