For a fan of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the ancient wooden doors of Old Cartagena are each as exciting as a book cover – each awaiting to be opened to reveal the stories within, of traders, aristocrats and drug barons. Continue reading
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The Art of Sirigu
In a small corner of Ghana’s Upper East Region, the buildings themselves tell stories. Faint patterns emerge on the adobe walls of the compounds and granaries and huts. Smudges of red ochre, ebony and ashy white flake from the baked mud, becoming richer and more visible the further north we travel. Continue reading
Fernando, a Foot and a Flood
I often wonder whether the bizarre situations I find myself in when I travel are a reflection of the craziness and unpredictability of the places I visit; or simply that, when travelling, I consciously open myself up to new experiences that, at home, I would not. I’m inclined to think it’s a potent combination of the … Continue reading
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