Scouting for Kuba Cloth

The traders came from the Congo laden with Kuba. Gorgeous pieces, we laid them out in the garden and began to negotiate.

Nairobi Life

    Coming back to Nairobi is to come home. The smell of early morning fog, birdsong transected by the passage of small aircraft,...

Priority Pass

If you spend as much time traveling in steerage as I do, it behooves you to travel smart. Everyone has a travel tip to make airport life, this...

African Heritage (2)

Alan Donovan – African Heritage

On the eve of my departure for Kenya, my heart place, I offer you a glimpse of what makes this country and this continent so unique. I first...

Meditations #38

It is impossible to describe the beauty of the land without mentioning the sky Photo:   Brad Franklin Sedona, USA

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is quietly cool.  It has always been the fresh faced capital of northern  Europe – betwixt in between Scandinavia’s...

Feist: Shadow and Light

Feist: Anti-Pioneer Director Martin de Thurah’s Intimate Portrait of the Indie Sensation’s Haunting Lament Canadian chanteuse Leslie...

Maca Kizi

There are these places – sexy, vibey, relaxed, stylish – that crop up the world over like distant cousins with a family resemblance. ...

Anopura

I’m in my “small is beautiful” phase and Anopura, this charming 2 guest suite, 1 tent country house in Rajasthan’s Aravalli...

The Siam

I have been waiting for two plus years for The Siam to open, ever since I met the wonderful family who envisioned this stylish and ambitious...

Willing Foot Musings

I love summer for its warm weather, tropical storms, dress down Fridays, outdoor markets, tasty tomotos and ripe fruit, zinneas in riotous colors. And...