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25 Jan
As teenagers in a Lagos secondary school, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are leaving...
22 Jan
We sailed along the Seven Seas With Bugis at our back Sulu,Timor, Celebes, And lovely Rajampat. We pitched across the Wallace Line And dropped...
21 Jan
On 5 August 1962, an otherwise ordinary piece of road along the R103, roughly three kilometres outside Howick in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal...
19 Jan
Bali is a wellspring of creativity. It all starts with the Balinese themselves who, from childhood, are committed to adopting one art form...
11 Jan
We spent our last night in Bali at the Oberoi, one of the oldest hotels on the island and still one of the loveliest. Who would have known...
8 Jan
Early morning we head into the hills to Ubud, the artisanal heart of Bali. A good friend of mine, who is married to a Balinese and lives on...
5 Jan
I’m no expert on Bali fashion but anyone who has shopped these famous streets of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak knows that Milo Migliavacca...
3 Jan
“Ibu Lisa,” called Sempan, “can I help you?” I’m on crutches and am learning fast that there is no better place...
2 Jan
You could have blindfolded me, turned me around in both directions 100 times before leading me outdoors, and I would have known exactly where...
1 Jan
I am spending this New Year’s Eve winging my way to Bali. I have rented a house in Seminyak and will be meeting my family in a few days...
23 Dec
“Je reviens au bon Dieu,” said the Hatian mother, crushed by her despair. The helpless, the hopeless, the forgotten show heartbreaking...
15 Dec
I have spent the last few days on a reconnaissance trip on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. What a gorgeous surprise! My last...
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