The trip to South East Europe that didn’t quite go as planned. Earlier this year, my partner and I were scheduled to vacation in a tiny resort town on South…
Last Word
Amongst my abundance of catastrophes at airports, one incident in Nigeria so shook me that I may have slipped into a temporary mania. Standing at an ATM machine that wouldn’t…
Mercy has to admit, this spot under the trees is as good a place as any to while away weekend hours while snapping ‘outin-nature’ selfies for Instagram. Why go on…
Hamid stands brandishing a red umbrella outside The Tembo Hotel wearing a kanzu robe and prayer cap. Gathered around him are a motley bunch of tourists who have been foolhardy…
Michael has been promising to visit Aunty Rose for some time now. Each year she hints that it might be her last, in spite of being a spritely 70 who…
“Let’s head out of town this weekend?” suggests Patrick to his girlfriend Sharon. “What, to Shags?” Sharo responds. “Again? But we have just been to see your Granny.” “No, let’s…
Joseph has worked in a coastal hotel for more than a decade and it would be fair to say that he’s seen it all. “Oh hello…Joseph!” A guest exclaims, leaning…
The hippo family arrive at their boarding gate juggling carry-on luggage and airline pillows. At the check-in desk, an authoritative secretary bird scans their passports with a sideways eye. Her…
John is seated at a breakfast table for two when a clacking sound across the terrace heralds the arrival of Betty, resplendent in smart floral dress, fourinch heels and matching…
We really should invite Shosho on holiday this time,” Mum states over the dinner table, spooning food into baby Rosie’s mouth, avoiding eye contact with the rest of the family.…
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