The Rainmaker by John Grisham
A book review of ‘The Rainmaker’ by John Grisham I thought I was getting used to John Grisham having read most of his novels, until I picked this one up. …
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
A book review of “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel This book will challenge your imagination and tempt your curiosity. It actually had me searching to see if there was …
Read MoreHiking The Hex Mountains – Solo
Its been on my mind for a few years to do something one could call unusual – although not exactly a ground-breaking feat in any way. The idea was to …
Read More1421: The Year China Discovered the World – by Gavin Menzies
1421: The Year China Discovered the World is a bit of a ground-breaking, or controversial, re-writing of history. It follows a retired submarine captain who uncovers a thesis that claims that …
Read MoreHiking in the Kenyan Mountains
This is Part 3 of a Journey my wife and I took, hiking up Mount Kenya. To read the first two reports click here: Part 1: Hiking Up Mount Kenya …
Read MoreMountain Climbing in Kenya pt2
Part one of the Story can be read here: Hiking up Mount Kenya. So, we were climbing up Mount Kenya in snow and wet weather conditions, through some treacherous, loose …
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A few months after completing our Mountain Hiking in Namibia, my wife and I decided to go look for some suitable mountains to conquer in Kenya. Many hikers we know …
Read MoreHiking in Namibia (part 3)
First read: Climbing in Namibia part 1 Climbing in Namibia part 2 The final stages in our Sptizkoppe adventure provided some of the “hairiest”, but most rewarding, moments. The …
Read MoreClimbing in Namibia (part 2)
Firstly, be sure to read Mountain Climbing in Namibia Part One. This is where our adventure began – my father-in-law was feeling discontented about getting 50m from the top and …
Read MoreMountain Climbing in Namibia
The following short series is a report back of our mountain-climbing expeditions in Namibia where we had a Spitzkoppe-adventure. It was our first ‘country’ trad-route. (well, “country” to us at …
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