Farewell to the land of a thousand hills – epilogue

Well, it’s taken 42 blog posts and over 60,000 words, but I’ve managed to get there – this is the … More

7 tips for volunteers in Africa

It’s almost time to fly home. These seven months in Rwanda have felt so much longer – the richness of … More

When the ragged children of Kinigi danced, it was a scene of both joy and sadness, those imposters both, two … More

After noon, we started the descent in to the mists of Mount Karisimbi, the highest peak in the Virungas, a … More

Continued from part 1 I walked towards the fire where there were two crouching silhouettes outlined in bright orange. I … More

CLIMBING MOUNT KARISIMBI , a snow-capped volcano between Rwanda and the DR Congo, the tallest peak in the Virungas, was … More

I started ‘Letters from the Heart of Africa’ over 15 months ago and now, 34 posts and 50,000 words later … More

Memories are like kites dancing on warm zephyrs on high – with just a tug, and if our strings of … More

Crossing the border from Rwanda to Uganda, a traverse from Francophone to Anglophone Africa, offered subtle changes from the bus … More

With my friends Thierry and Juko, I took an 8 hour bus ride from Rwanda to Kampala in Uganda, crossing … More