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You might remember we travelled to Pemba in May, we actually have another trip coming up next week. We were invited to a colleagues’ house for lunch one day. He is younger than me and he has six children. Whether … Continue reading →

First find a local sugarcane juice stall, spend 10 minutes in obligatory banter with your sugarcane juice man, then ask for your juice of choice. A half pint glass usually does the job. Sugarcane juice comes straight from the cane. … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, it’s been a while, I know but I trust John has been keeping you entertained. Thinking back I’ve just remembered I had my first Kiswahili lesson on our honeymoon. John and I were walking along a deserted, rather … Continue reading →

Rockwell, the true origins of the Pyramids, the Yeti, UFOs, The Shroud of Turin, Plato’s lost continent of Atlantis, the prophecies of Nostradamus. They are many and numerous. BUT NOW . . . , a disquieting addition to the list. … Continue reading →

You probably know that Diarrhoea is a major killer, taking countless lives every year through dehydration and fluid loss. WHO estimate 2.6 million people die every year. Poor sanitation is the primary cause and although WHO are making inroads into … Continue reading →

Results of the ‘Write a caption’ competition. Entrants were . . . 2 (Two! Not two thousand, Not two hundred. Not twenty two. One and one. Two). I suppose it reflects the attractive power of our blog. Anyway, a big … Continue reading →

We have been a bit poorly of late, hence the lack of blog posts. At least that’s what Nadine said I should say as a good excuse for us not managing to get something written. I do actually have a … Continue reading →

Success! A picture of our up and running ELearning platform! A bit simple at the moment but it’s got everything we need to kick things off. We have high hopes. It’s taken this long to get things going due to … Continue reading →

It’s usually the grim things in life that make you sit up and start thinking about your own life. You might have heard on the news of the passenger ferry capsizing off Zanzibar. It happened just off the coast of … Continue reading →