A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
Browsing Tag
Back in 2020 I realized that I wasn’t reading the non-fiction books in my collection. And yet I seemed to be accumulating them at an alarming rate, mostly due to friends and colleagues writing books, and through various seminars and summits I was attending online. Back then I set the intention of reading at least …
Over the years it has become important for me to read books that allow me to better understand the experiences of people whose backgrounds differ from my own. I have come to appreciate the wealth of voices that are available in both the fiction and non-fiction spaces. I am fascinated by what I can learn …
As many of you know, I love travelling to new destinations and learning about different cultures. Over the years I’ve been fortunate to travel fairly extensively in pursuit of that passion. Okay, I’ve realized that I’ll probably never achieve my childhood dream of visiting everywhere in the world, and I’m content to be able to …
Last week I told you about Matching Hope: A Kidney for Lois, my new Facebook group which I hope will help me find a kidney donor. I’ve been thrilled by the response to the group and am grateful to be part of such a caring community of people. It reinforces my belief in the goodness …
Sometimes when you’re travelling you come across unexpected treasures. The Sugar Adventure museum was one of those experiences for me. We discovered it when we visited the National Gardens in Pamplemousse, Mauritius and happened to check online what else was in the area. We figured since we were driving to the Gardens we may as …
One of my favourite travel experiences from the last few years was a guided walking tour of the alleys of Kolkata in India where we stopped along the way to sample some of the local street food. When we discovered a walking tour of the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, we decided to see if the …
Update: I’m still busy training with my new guide dog in Johannesburg. Here is another of my Mauritian experiences while I’m away from my desk. I hope you enjoy reading it! After visiting the Embarkation Museum, our guide took us on a walking tour of the Mauritian capital city, Port Louis. As we walked from …
In June my husband and I had the opportunity of returning to Mauritius to house and cat-sit for friends. On this trip we decided to explore more of the food and culture of the island. We took up a recommendation from friends of ours who had visited Mauritius a few months earlier. They suggested a …
As so often happens at conferences, the first day of Africa’s Travel Indaba ran a little late. Our session’s wonderful facilitator, Carol Ofori did her best to make up some time, but the time sped past relentlessly. Which meant I was late meeting up with close friend, Mel Harvard, with whom I’d planned a quick …
Last week on the blog I told you about speaking at the World Travel Market, Africa 2024 as part of two panels discussing accessible travel. A few days afterwards I was approached by Tarryn Tomlinson, the leader of one of those panels, asking if I’d be willing to travel to Durban to speak at another …