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Tag Archives: travel
Sarawak – Revisited – January 2026
Sarawak, land of the head-hunters of old, of tribes who moved like shadows through the dense jungle, using knife nicks on trees as a means of passing on information. Perhaps signalling direction, danger, water and other such necessities. Nowadays those … Continue reading
Lest we forget
I am sitting here, drinking home-made apple cider which I made in the slow cooker yesterday. I have so many apples this year and have made cakes and crumbles and filled about six bags for the freezer. But I must … Continue reading
South of France
August in the South of France – probably madness for the temperature was high and the earth baked and the bushes and cacti dusty and in need of a good wash. The sky and buildings of soft pink and ochre … Continue reading
Kenya – Part 2 – After the Safari
We left the pristine luxury of the White Sands Hotel and re-entered the chaos and bone-rattling reality of the potholes leading out of Mombasa. The Chinese have the contract to improve this coastal road, so all I can say is, … Continue reading
Kenya Safari – June 2025
I am home. The laundry is done, the garden has been tamed and finally I can look at the notes I have been keeping over the last month. Here I look outside at the sea, calm as silk, with an … Continue reading
Edinburgh
I walked 12km on Saturday, criss-crossing Edinburgh. The day was hot, ladies wore pastels and showed off their white legs, and the gardens frothed with blossoms and colour. Dogs of every breed were walking the pavements. It was all so … Continue reading
Torn between two loves
The other night I made laksa, well when I say I made laksa, I opened a packet that I purchased in Sarawak before I left after our last visit. You add the bean sprouts, noodles, prawns, chicken and egg then … Continue reading
New beginnings
Hello again, after a short break of four years! How on earth do I catch up on so many years? I won’t. Instead I shall carry on as though the intervening years were just a stream of yesterdays, which I … Continue reading
Tales from the Gael 