I’ve never studied history as a subject but instead have been steadily piecing together the stories of the world as I have travelled it. As […]
Egyptology A Crash Course, Egypt, February 2025 Read More »
The final chapter of this journey is set in northern Togo – a small country on the West African coast sandwiched between Ghana & Benin.
The Tata in Togo, February 2023 Read More »
When the West African slaves arrived in the Americas they were forbidden from practising their religious beliefs. The practice of Voodoo has nevertheless survived and
How Do You Voodoo? Benin, February 2023 Read More »
The next part of my journey has taken me to the Republic of Benin. From the 1600s a sprawling complex of palaces were built for
Of Warrior Women and Enemy Heads, Benin, February 2023 Read More »
According to an African proverb “Unless the lion gets to tell his story the hunter will always be the hero”. And so it is for
The Slave Coast, Ghana, February 2023 Read More »
My final post from my West African adventure comes to you from Abidjan in the country of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). I’ve reached the coastline
Cocoa and Coconuts, Côte d’Ivoire, February 2020 Read More »
This past week I’ve travelled further south to the country of Burkina Faso. As I’ve distanced myself further from the Sahara the landscape has become
Animal Sacrifice to the Ancestors, Burkina Faso, February 2020 Read More »
News of the legend of Timbuktu first spread to the outside world in the 14th century when the Malinke king made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
The Magnificent Mud Mosque of Djenné, Mali, February 2020 Read More »
Somehow when I came out the escape hatch this time I landed in West Africa. I only spent a few days in Senegal on the
From Slavery to Rally, Senegal, January 2020 Read More »
My last stop on my Indian Ocean voyage has been Réunion Island- a little corner of France (an overseas French Department) next to Africa. Although
Craters, Canyons and Creole, Réunion Island, April 2019 Read More »
I’ve drifted further north now to spend a week aboard a century-old Dutch sailing schooner exploring some of the inner islands of the Seychelles. This
Hoist the Sails, Seychelles Islands, April 2019 Read More »
I have washed up this past week on the Island of Mauritius in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a stone’s throw east of Madagascar.
Land of the Dodo, Mauritius, April 2019 Read More »
