Sweet Jesus H Christ!
You already know I what I think about christianity – how insidiously evil, hypo…
More beautiful African birds
Following on from this bird blog, here are just a few more of the scores of species of birds we saw in south west Africa.
The wetlands of the Okavango delta in…
Beautiful African birds
It’s no great secret that I’m quite keen on birds. But I have so much to learn about the birds of southern Africa! I was hoping that on our trip to southern Africa last month there might be an expert birder, like …
Dancing in the streets at Outjo
The inventiveness of people who have very little is astonishing. This young man has no money for a drum kit and virtually no chance of getting into a band that will earn him a living wage. Instead, undaunted by these obstacles, he builds his own drum kit…
Thirteen sketches from south west Africa
Can I tell you about thirteen new sketches I’ve just uploaded to my …
Look out for The Yellow House
On Thursday on Channel 4, look out for
The Yellow House, a film about when painter Paul Gauguin went to live and work with Vincent van Gogh in Arle…
A visit to Robben Island
Guided tours of visitor attractions can be pretty ropey. They can feel like the guide is simply reading meaningless words from a script. This is definitely not so on the tour of Robben Island…
Dutch mastery
It is a truth universally acknowledged that I am predisposed to like most things Dutch: van Gogh, Rembrandt, trees planted in straight lines, complex drainage systems, cheese, pancakes, daffodils, liberal-mindedness and so on. I’m also unfeasibly bonker…
Zebra crossing
No really! Look:
*yawn* It may be a tired old visual pun, but I’m just using it as an excuse to post pictures of zebras. I’m unfeasibly fond of zebras…
Awesome African antelopes
Look out! This blog is dedicated entirely to antelopes.
They have such awesome beauty, grac…
