“He was not bone and feather but a perfect idea of freedom and flight, limited by nothing at all.” ― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull It’s amazing how natural it feels to be a bird. Perhaps it has to do with being schooled in the art of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull as…
When you head out at sunrise on a breakfast picnic birding cruise and the sleep is still heavy in your eyes, the dreams of the night before blurred with reality, it’s easy to make little mistakes. Like forgetting the tripod back in your room, and the nifty fifty, and the telephoto,…
Rewards come in all shapes and sizes – a simple smile from a traveller delighting in their experience on our private stretch of the Zambezi, kind words written on their departure, our team’s pride in being the reason for another’s joy, and then, today’s example, recognition of a whole other kind… that…
We are of the opinion that you can learn just about everything you need to know about life from time spent gardening. Among those of us that proudly call ourselves gardeners, whether amateur or expert, there are different ways to go about it all. This is just as pertinent to,…
Language reveals so much about a country, about what it values most and least. It is a window to the unwritten laws of the land and its people. The traditional proverbs of Zambia, in particular the area around our setting on the upper Zambezi, give you an idea of the spirit of the local people you…
They say that when people spend a lot of time together, they start to resemble each other. In speech, body language, appearance. It’s an unconscious phenomenon and potentially disconcerting, depending on the person. Hessah Silwebbe has shared our space and days, minds and hearts for six years, so we can only imagine…
