by larademelza | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
After our time in Mozambique, we headed up through the Kruger Park, and into Botswana for about 3 weeks. Our time in Botswana can only be described as wild… with a tiny population count and fences almost non-existent, it truly is the destination to head for if you...
by larademelza | Nov 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Driving from Malawi over the border to Mozambique was like driving from day to night. It went from abundant yellow-green tea fields, to the dry arid emptiness of Mozambique’s wilderness. We had entered right into the middle of Mozambique, having received many warnings...
by larademelza | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Malawi! Where to begin? You are a long thin country, half of which is a body of water. You have layers of rubbish littering not only that body of water, but the land and streets. From time to time, you feel dirty. You are economically poor, of this I am certain. And...
by larademelza | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
As with my blogpost on Uganda, I will give an account of our time in Rwanda. But being there was about so much more than the things we saw or the places we were privileged to pass through, and is truly worth chatting about in more depth. Rwanda is undoubtedly...
by larademelza | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
With this blogpost I have more to say than to highlight our travels through Uganda, which was a very peaceful 4 weeks absorbing the beauty of a very diverse country. Until we came here, we had been accustomed to driving long distances between places in fairly huge...
by larademelza | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
My take on homeschooling … because at the end of the day, that’s all it is – one perspective. When it comes to education, homeschooling or traditional, there are literally hundreds of thousands of opinions and ways and methods… and not one of them is wrong. So...
by larademelza | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ahhhh Ethiopia… you have our hearts! Before I do anything else, let me launch straight into a shout out for this incredible country. While I will be describing how amazing this country is in full throughout, it is important to mention here that Ethiopia is suffering...
by larademelza | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Walking the streets of Addis Ababa Where a cacophony of sounds too loud tumble over each other by night. Where the day wakes with the infusion of Orthodox and Muslim calls to prayer And the streets become lined with vendors And children plead with you to weigh...
by larademelza | May 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
On leaving Arusha in the north of Tanzania, and making our way towards the Namanga border crossing, we noticed subtle changes in the landscape… an emptiness, an aridity that we hadn’t known in the entirety of our travels in Tanzania. In hindsight those few kilometeres...
by larademelza | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
And so we continue our journey through the Land of Karibu… ‘you are welcome.’ Having dribbled our way through the west and the south of Tanzania, we finally arrived at the east coast. And if you have read my last blog post or if you follow our journey on Instagram,...
