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Fin Manjoo

“A door which opened the way beyond perception” – Woodwind, Fin Manjoo Sitting in their eclectic home, chatting to the local artist, it is what I feel when I am in the presence of Fin and Ivana. A calm silence. When the conversation starts, a new door is opened to their lifestyle, their pasts, creative …

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Rock ‘n Roll in Cape Town

“Rock and Roll keeps you in a constant state of juvenile delinquency” – Eddie Spaghetti, Aces “n Spades In one of my favourite movies, “The Party”, I love the dancing scene and the line “birdy num num” is a classic. This is the kind of awesome madness that life is on sets and in Cape …

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IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life Set 1

“There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It …

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Naibor Camp – Masai Mara

Just before the night fall, after a long drive on the dirt roads in an open Land Rover, we arrive at the Naibor campsite. A deep guttural roaring comes from the Masai Mara grasslands. The Naibor campsite is in the heart of Kenya’s National Game Reserve. At my tent, a tall man dressed in a …

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Education in Africa

It is beautiful what can be achieved with a strong will and help from forward thinking people. I love this movie. It is based on a true story about Kimani Maruge, an 84 year old Kenyan farmer. Maruge is the oldest person to attend primary school. He was invited to present a speech before the international …

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Lamu Kenya

Flying in from Cape Town and leaving behind all that goes with the city living, I was happy to be walking in the quite and incredibly narrow streets of Lamu. Sonya and I spent a day mingling with the Old Lamu town people and donkeys that are everywhere. Children going to school, woman hanging up …

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Kizingoni Beach

How awesome is this story of Laura Dekker, a young inspiring girl with an incredible spirit! Youth is not waisted when it’s given an opportunity to express itself and the trust and guidance to follow dreams. It is in our human nature to want to learn and explore. Traveling is an adventure and an education …