Category: Experience

I still dream of Mozambique – Part 2: Milibangalala

We went for long walks in the magnificent dunes. Saw duiker and osprey and fish eagle. Swam and bathed in the warm Indian Ocean. Ate potjiekos and sandwiches toasted over an open fire. Gazed up at a night sky that was more like a roof of stars. I felt like I was in the Beach…
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August 26, 2010
I still dream of Mozambique – Part 1: Maputo, prawns and Pina Coladas

Two weeks after moving to the cold, lip-cracking dryness of a Joburg winter, I was lucky enough to go on a road trip to Mozambique, taking in Maputo for one night and Milibangala for three. Chris, Hannah, Aaron and I set out at 5:30am and made it to Maputo quite easily, except for the confusing…
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August 20, 2010
Sex & Sickness

After a trip to the hospital that was less Grey's Anatomy and more Nurse Jackie, I spent the past week in bed not doing anything interesting except annoying my husband with a nagging cough. Apparently there are degrees of bronchitis and it doesn't "just go away". I believe bed is for fun and sleeping, not…
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July 9, 2010
Things that made me smile this week

* Sharing a bottle of wine with a friend while watching the sun set over the Atlantic. * My mom’s crush on Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz. * Dad complaining that my mother now watches more soccer than he does.
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July 2, 2010