Dancing around the fire as the sun sets
Francesca Marciano“Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie, released from whatever fear. You are lifted and you see it all from above.”
Kim Gray is currently obsessed with baskets. This week, she shares her ‘Best in baskets’ – a selection of beautiful African-inspired baskets.
‘From monochromes and neutrals to eye-popping African flair – here are a few I’d love to get my hands on.’
Karen Blixen“My own relation to the world of ancient Africa was indeed a kind of love affair: love at first sight and everlasting.”
The wonderful old flying machine – a 1929-model Gypsy Moth – spent around 50 hours soaring over the quintessential East African bushveld during the filming of ‘Out of Africa’ – a Kenyan tale of romance between Danish Baroness Karen Blixen and big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton.
There are so many of us in the world that readily confess to a deep love for gin and tonic. What if one could harness this collective passion, the world over, and turn it into something good? Robin Gerlach and Tessa Wienker travelled through Africa in 2011 and had exactly this thought.
We recently asked our Instagram followers to recommend any must-read books about the notorious Happy Valley set in Kenya. Totally bizarre and wildly mysterious, here is the list…
Gary SnyderNature is not a place to visit. It is home.