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 […]
This Must Be The Place. This Must Be The Zambezi.
Home, is where I want to be But I guess I’m already there I come home, she lifted up her wings I guess that this must be the place – Talking Heads We all have a place. A simple name on a map that we have […]
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 […]
In An Octopus’ Garden With You
I have spent my life living beside the sea. With its coastal winds calling me out of the house, on whichever side of the city of Cape Town I have been at the time. Sometimes it’s the Atlantic calling, sometimes the Indian. I blame the ocean […]