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The bar that sold bananas

Wise words I once heard while buying bananas in a bar in Kigali, Rwanda in 2008: ‘Nothing can heal without … More

Africa, critical thinking, education, genocide, how Rwanda recovered from the genocide, inspiration-2, kigali, learning, Letters from the heart of Africa, Travel, travel blogger

Climbing Mount Karisimbi

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

Featured, hiking, hiking up mount karisimbi, Letters from the heart of Africa, mount karisimbi, nature, Rwanda, trails, Travel, travel blog, trekking, volunteering

Travels with Dr Muss – Healing the Memories

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

depression, Dr David Muss, Letters from the heart of Africa, mental health after the Rwandan genocide, mental health in Rwanda, PTSD cure, PTSD in Rwanda, the Rewind Technique, therapy for PTSD

Where you never walk alone

In contrast to my daily commute in London, my walk home in Kigali was rarely dull, no two journeys were … More

Children, Featured, heyloons, Letters from the heart of Africa, Rwanda, Travel

Electric-green unplugged

Today it’s April the 7th 2018, a day that marks the 24th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. … More

Africa, blog, Featured, genocide, Heyloons travel blog, kigali, Letters from the heart of Africa, Nyamata, remembrance, Rwanda, Rwandan genocide, Travel, travel blog, travel blogger, travelblog, volunteering

In Search of Silence and the Missing Female to Female Nine Pin

It’s been a few months since I last posted for the series ‘Letters from the Heart of Africa’. We are … More

Africa, audio guides., Letters from the heart of Africa, museums, projects, resilience, Rwanda, teamwork, Travel, volunteering, vso, work

A weekend in the rural beauty of Rwanda

One Friday after work, I took a bus from Kigali till I reached a sleepy village called Gahini beside a … More

Africa, beeping, Gahini, griot, hey loons travel blogger, Lake Muhazi, Letters from the heart of Africa, phone etiquette, Rwanda, Travel

The Spotless City

How could a city in a developing country be so completely litter-free? From the airport taxi, the streets of Kigali, … More

cleanestcityinafrica, heyloons, Letters from the heart of Africa, Travel, travelblogger

My friends, the survivors

I settled in to my role as an adviser at the Kigali Genocide Memorial – I got a desk, there was … More

Africa, inspiration, inspiration-2, Letters from the heart of Africa, Rwanda, Travel

Banana-leaf balls, making friends and a bitter falling out

The twin pillars of passion in Rwanda are Christianity and English Premier League Football. The sides of the small buses, … More

Africa, banana leaf ball, football, heyloons, Letters from the heart of Africa, sport, travel blog

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