A taste of India
I spent the morning walking the streets of Mumbai, just to get the feel of India, a country that has for years intrigued me I have heard so many very different versions of travel in this country some love it, others cant wait to get home. Within
Breakfast – the full house with the Century City Canoe Club
Breakfast – To some this means a meal, crucial to the start of a working day, sustenance for what lies ahead, that aroma of coffee that has the ability to wake even the brain dead after a hard evening. But to another group of hardened paddlers it
It starts in the kitchen
My love for food and passion for cooking has consumed my life over the past 30 years. I have cherished every moment of it, the creative side, pushing the boundaries of unique food combinations, the excitement when a dish just rocks; you know you have got the
Make a commitment
The past few days have been a real journey for so many people from different walks of life, countries and cultures. Everyone has come together for a simple reason, to quietly make a difference. These are real people not driven by any ulterior motive that so often
Jade
Jade “Daddy I love Madagascar, I have so many friends here”. Since we have landed, Jade has not stopped, packing toys for the children, cutting out their pictures to be pasted into the files, colouring in with them. She just buzzes all day until she finally collapses in the
Love of a grand parent
Love of a Grandparent Arriving at the hospital, the sidewalks were packed with people, mothers, fathers, children and family members that had all made a journey to the hospital, a journey each in its own, heart wrenching a story of courage and hope and most of all love
The Mission
We checked into our Hotel and it was straight off to the Hospital to meet up with the Operation Smile team who were already half way through the first day of screening. We drove into the grounds of this massive hospital complex, grey stained buildings, sun parched
Landing in Madagascar
It was a weird feeling flying over the channel looking down at the ocean below and thinking the last time that I travelled to Madagascar I paddled there in a kayak. Madness if I look back at what I did, but now experiencing what I am on
I’m returning to Madagascar!
Its now been six months since my epic adventure of Madagascar, six months of recovery. Physically the scars have healed, but there is always the deep turmoil of emotions that one has had to suppress during a journey in order to get through the bad times. These
Cap D’Ambre
Every time I crossed the shoulder of a hill I was hoping that finally I would be there, but no, this island was going to drag it out. Rivers and swamps were the order of the day. One becomes so desperate in a way that weirdly you
