There are times when you might not want to eat mindfully. On an airplane, for instance. Or when on day four of hiking the 90km Fish River Canyon in Namibia the only foodstuff left in the backpack is Smash (* instant mashed potatoes, mmm…). I haven’t […]
Category: Gastronomy
The Real Reasons We Travel
It has been said that all we do in life comes down to two things. Two motivating forces: love and fear. Every other fluttering or stamping of the heart is just a version of these. When it comes to travel, these two forces are a little […]
How To Cook Like A Malagasy: Mofo Ravina
In the name of seeing behind walls, of drawing closer to and finding each other, and of feeling more, as Walter Mitty creator, James Thurber described the purpose of life, we travel… But rather than merely passing through, we linger longer, and let ourselves melt into […]
The Art of the Heart-to-Heart in the Winelands
conversation noun, a talk between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. synonyms: discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, heart-to-heart, head-to-head, exchange, dialogue, parley, powwow, chit-chat, chinwag, natter. Walking along a mountain path with Autumn’s colours spanning out from our feet and across the vines, we […]
Discovering the Meaning of Family at ‘We Are Africa’
It’s easy sometimes to forget that being a family, being part of a tribe, isn’t about being the same. It’s easy sometimes to feel a little on the outskirts, as though you were born into the wrong brood, or married into the wrong ménage. But a […]