2012: Italy & London

¡Hola amigos! Still recuperating from Africa. I would kindly ask whatever kind of parasite I must have brought with me to get the hell out now. But while I eat rusk and drink chamomile tea all day every day, I am planning my upcoming Italy trip more. So far, it looks like I’m going to […]

Ghana-via-Lisbon 2012: On the Plane After a Four-Hour Delay

(Post written on Aug 27, 11000m above the ground; TMI warning for health-related issues.) I have never felt as haggard during a flight as I do just now. The malaria prophylaxis is giving me few side effects, but of those that I do have, the constant nausea is the worst. It’s not the I’m-going-to-throw-up-right-this-very-second kind […]

Africa 2012: An… Interlude?

So, umm. I guess I’m back home? Eleven days ago, I celebrated my birthday in Dar es Salaam. Right between a swimming pool and the Indian Ocean. And then we went to Zanzibar and I got sick and I couldn’t sleep. And six days ago, we left Zanzibar. But because I was feeling so crappy, […]

Africa 2012: We Are Here

We’re in a bit of a rush right now, but we just wanted to say that we got here okay. We’re in Tanzania now, going into Ngorongoro Crater tomorrow, and then we’re off to Dar and Zanzibar in two or three days. It’s been surprisingly chilly, but today we actually had some sunshine. As in, […]

Africa 2012: Counting Down the Days

“Ok lets do this. Please be nice, airports.” That was Kate’s tweet this morning. Well, her morning, my late afternoon. She’s off to London today, where she’ll be spending a week with our darling friend Kelly while I eagerly await her arrival (and just as eagerly wish I was there with the both of them). […]