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5 Oct

Rhapsodic at Bohemian

She is my insider friend; she had the number, which is huge.  Because Bohemian restaurant, a Japanese boite located in a building that has...

3 Oct

Half The Sky Movement: Get On It

It is important, on the eve of our first presidential debate, to reflect on our shared humanity.  Men will be spouting numbers and concise...

2 Oct

Johnsons Backyard Garden

JBG started growing vegetables in their Holly Street backyard in 2004. Their goal is to provide the Austin community with the best quality locally...

1 Oct

Copenhagen’s Torvehallerne Market

Manfred’s and Restaurant Relae, owned by Noma alums and located in the hip Norrebro neighborhood, attract serious foodies looking for...

29 Sep

Vicky Chignall & the Kipande

I am proud to call Vicky Chignall a friend.  A remarkable woman of great talent, passion and commitment, Vicky arrived in Kenya in 1972 with...

25 Sep

Meditations #39

You can fall in love with a place as you do with a person. In the beginning, there is that recognition, a sense of belonging, of coming home. As...

21 Sep

Spotnana:

I have a long history in travel and consider myself quite good at my job.  Or, rather, should I say, at part of my job?  The part I am less...

16 Sep

Reading

Blogging is easy when you are in wifi and have the time; it is hard otherwise.  Africa doesn’t lend itself well to blogging as, so often,...

8 Sep

Cheetah

Swift, solitary, elegant, fragile.  The cheetah is my favorite cat in Africa and one that I had the privilege of living with over the course...

7 Sep

Nairobi Vignettes (3)

7 Sep

Nairobi Vignettes (2)

7 Sep

Nairobi Vignettes (1)

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