Any Excuse to Travel

Stories from travels in

July 2010

Safari south africa rhino

All eyes on me – Safari in South Africa

Alaska. South Africa. Could two places be more different? And yet, while in South Africa on safari, Alaska kept popping into my head. And it

elephant eyelashes

Playing with the elephants

A number of years ago, while sitting in her house in Slough, the indomitable EK promised that someday, she’d take me to play with the

Brittany, Bicycles, and Bales of Hay

In this particular part of France, in Brittany, you’re more likely to pass a bicycle on the road than a car, which somewhat explains the