Setting off on the journey(s) to become… me.

Stories to explain why I like travelling so much.

… and splashing into 2021!

Experiences in Zambia before, during and after New Year's Eve - 2020 into 2021. Kapishya Hot Spring and Forest Inn.

Last gasps in 2020…

Travel experiences in Zambia during the last week of 2020

Colombian capers

Some experiences from a consulting job in Colombia, 2011-2012

A non-linear career

Comments about my non-linear career

Marvellous Madeira

Pictures of a week in Madeira during early 2009

Wildlife weekend!

Experiences and images from a weekend at Wildlife Camp, South Luangwa.

Waiting my way to Ouagadougou…

Experiences during a much-delayed journey between Johannesburg, Brazzaville, Abidjan, Ouagadougou and beyond, in 1994.

December in the African bush (and water)

It seems like a very long time ago, but this was only December 2018 and we were visiting the Victoria Falls (in Zambia) and Chobe National Park (in Botswana) with our son and daughter-in-law, who were visiting from Europe. Time for what our friend Willem would call some typical "Smittenstreken" (loosely translated into English as … Continue reading December in the African bush (and water) →

Tramping through Toronto

This midwife continues to make a difference in the world, every day! Toronto actually provided the reason (or the excuse) to visit Canada during 2017 in the first place. Marina was a participant in a triennial international midwifery conference and we concluded our trip to Canada in this city. It was a large event, unsurprisingly … Continue reading Tramping through Toronto →