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14 hours ago
I depart for Mozambique on Friday. Hopefully I will have something to blog about on my return. Take care and chat soon.
3 days ago
Meet the man who spends no money A man who lived for a year without spending any money said today that it has been the happiest time of his life and he intends to continue. Mark Boyle, 30, has lived for the past 12 months as a true 'freeconomist', leading a self-sufficient lifestyle in a caravan in Timsbury, near Bath, growing his own food and reusing junk that people have thrown away. He says he has not spent a penny and has become a happier person, and today pledged to continue living without cash. He cycles everywhere, his phone only takes incoming calls, he has solar-powered showers and cleans his teeth with toothpaste made from washed-up cuttlefish bones. He either grows or forages for his food and gets his clothes from bins or from the Freecycle website. Mr Boyle, an Irish-born economics graduate and former businessman, blogs online about his life using a solar-powered laptop on wi-fi time he earns in return for carrying out odd jobs on a local farm. ...
15 days ago
The mountain is abuzz with life and colour. This is thanks to the generous rains that we have received in the Cape. The spring flowers are out as well as every kind of beautiful insect you can imagine. It really is such a gorgeous time of the year. This is also the time of the year when the whales hug our shores with their brand new calves. Sometimes they come so close in shore that I can see the barnacles on their bodies from my vantage point on my deck here at House Clifton, perched up against the mountain slopes of Lions Head with a sweeping view of the sea below. Last evening while wandering around the garden enjoying the evening fragrance of the flowers in bloom, I saw one of the three clicking stream frogs that grace my garden, this one looking decidedly fat which makes me wonder if it is about to produce some offspring. Well it is spring! And now I’m planning another trip, this time to Mozambique. I have on previous occasions had some amazing intrepid excursions to ...
41 days ago
Ginger Herbalists say when it comes to quelling the queasiness of motion sickness, ginger has no equal. In fact, research demonstrates that ginger beats dimenhydrinate, the main ingredient in motion sickness drugs such as Dramamine, for controlling symptoms of seasickness and motion sickness. Ginger stimulates saliva flow and digestive activity, settles the stomach, relieves vomiting, eases pain from gas and diarrhoea, and is effective as an anti-nausea remedy. This aromatic herb also helps lower cholesterol. Herbalists have also found it to be useful as a pain reliever. Mint Herbalists use mint, the premier stomach tonic, to counteract nausea and vomiting, promote digestion, calm stomach muscle spasms, relieve flatulence, and ease hiccups. Menthol, the aromatic oil in peppermint, also relaxes the airways and fights bacteria and viruses. Menthol interferes with the sensation of pain, short circuiting the nerve transmission from pain receptors. Thus it ...
