Zambia won’t dissolve…

Zambia won’t dissolve…

The title for my blog derives from a conversation Erica had at Harare airport a few years ago, after we had paid a visit to our very good friends, Sean and Michelle, and their family.  She was quite upset as we prepared to leave.  It had been a long time since we had...

Getting out of the comfort zone…

There is a lot about travelling to Zambia, that is not comfortable.  To start with a journey that lasts a full 24 hours, in conditions that stretch the definition of ‘glamorous’. It doesn’t take long to re-acquaint oneself with the challenges of simple living.  For...
Viewpoint is everything

Viewpoint is everything

Today has been somewhat hectic.  We drove to Kitwe last night to stay with very good friends from the years when we lived here, Susanna and Abdul.  Their eldest daughter, Diana, and Aiden were and still are very good friends going back to their...
Money makes the world go round… or does it?

Money makes the world go round… or does it?

Today has been a day marked with the all too familiar cry of the Zambian Kwacha.  We have simultaneously been spinning various plates, all of which it seemed needed to be kept going with a ready supply of cash. We have had essential maintenance and repairs...