I had taken a bus to Mthatha, capital of the Transkei region in South Africa. This area is a part of South Africa that was important in Apartheid history. It was a so-called Bantustan, set aside for black South African people of Xhosa heritage and therefore, it is less influenced by European influences today. I…
Did you know that there are more than 400 primate species on Earth? Yes, more than 400 primate species! And did you know that about 65% of them live in only four countries? With 102 primate species Brazil is at the top of the list followed by Madagascar with 100, Indonesia with 48, and the…
The waves are gentle as the hands of a child, lifting the boat up and passing her softly from palm to palm. The others have pitched a tent on the island, but our two boat men sleep in the cabin below me, and I am on the cabin’s roof. I have been struggling to sleep…