Another move; Lusaka, Zambia

by | Mar 14, 2018 | Africa

We were unpacking boxes.  We had just moved to Lusaka. From Hong Kong. The rain pelted down. Dad and I sat together at the outside bar of our new home. The bar was nestled in the corner of the terrace overlooking a kidney-shaped swimming pool. Wellie was nuzzling at...

About me & why this blog?

by | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized

I have been a traveler all my life. Day one started off on a small West Indian island; St. Kitts & Nevis. My parents then moved me around to Bordeaux, France, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire,) and Abidjan in...

The Earthquake

by | Feb 17, 2018 | Asia

Gaien-Nishi-Dori is it’s usual hustle and bustle. One of the main arteries weaving it’s way around down-town Tokyo. Green, yellow, and black taxis stopping and starting, picking up and dropping off at every corner. Two airport limousine buses are parked outside the...

Catalan Bay, Gibraltar

by | Feb 15, 2018 | Europe

It was late afternoon. Simon, Mum and I had just got back from spending our usual long day at the beach. We were all finding it difficult to muster up the energy needed to put our skates on for the next part of our day. It had been a typical enjoyable day at Catalan...