Traveling the world with a child is exciting when visiting unusual and exotic places with your child. We go to so many new, astounding, incredible, and interesting places. From Cuba to Paraguay and up to Liechtenstein, or down to Tunisia – there has been so many. Recently we were asked to compile our top list […]
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 […]
It is better to give than to receive – the poor of Cochabamba, Bolivia When we arrived in Cochabamba, we were instantly struck by the number of beggars in the streets. At first in the nicer areas they were in front of the churches, but soon we noticed they were every few meters in the […]
There are so many poor on the streets that we want to help in Sucre Bolivia that we don’t know where to start. The old city is glorious, but as we visit we pass many old ladies and men sitting and begging. Dogs wander the streets, but it is the begging children that we are […]
Last days at Savusavu, Fiji The last two days at Savusavu, Fiji have been just wonderful. Over the last couple of weeks, we have made friends with ‘Dave’ and ‘Aoife’ from Ireland. ‘Dave’ is training for a triathlon in Canada and is super fit. So he kindly takes my son out so I can catch […]
Faces of Tacilevu – Fiji Here are some of the new friends we got to know in the village of Tacilevu. They are the Faces of Tacilevu – Fiji. I love these photos, regardless of the fact that I am only using a small instant camera. I, however, understand that I will need to get a […]
Tacilevu Village receives donated goods Thank you to all who helped donate! It is Saturday and it has been raining for days here on Savusavu Island but its time for our first major Random Acts Of Kindness. Over the past two weeks, we have been receiving monetary donations to help a village about 40 km […]
Hidden Naselesele Waterfall (on the road to Bua) We are house sitting on the island of Savusavu in Fiji, n Sunday we decided to ‘find a waterfall’, so we hopped into the hire car – that we hired thanks to the knowledge of some luxury travel experts in the region – and headed through the […]
Less is more – so poor, yet so happy The weekend has arrived on Savusavu island, and it is time to explore the unknown, so we hired a little 4WD vehicle where we learn a valuable lesson about how locals can be so poor yet so happy. We hope to find a beach in a […]
