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Wild Again Returning Home – Africa Through The Eyes of a Norwegian

Returning Home – Africa Through The Eyes of a Norwegian

"It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence, like a love affair you can never talk about. For a while after, you fumble for words, trying vainly…
AfrikaBurn and Wild Dogs

What AfrikaBurn And Wild Dogs Have in Common

In South Africa, it's burn season at the moment and by that I don't mean the natural veld fire kind. Rather it's the time of year where about ten thousand people head for the Tankwa Karoo to the small cousin equivalent of the Burning Man event…
Weird But Effective Strategies For Peace From a Grumpy Lion

Weird But Effective Strategies For Peace From a Grumpy Lion

"We cannot simultaneously set a boundary and take care of another person's feelings"- Melody Beattie Just a few days ago on retreat in the KwaZulu-Natal bushveld, my guests and I sat watching a sleeping lion. It was dusk and the sky was…