Clues in Antiques with Muhaimin Khamisa
Mombasa based collector, Muhaimin Khamisa is an authority on the antiques of the coast. He has got my attention through a collection of World War One…
Author Rupi Gill
Word from the editor
Karibu Are you looking out at the changing landscape? Contemplate the wilderness above which you soar – It is inextricably linked to heritage, culture and climate…
Understanding Chelenge
‘Though a tree grows so high, the falling leaves return to the root. ‘ African Proverb If you were to ask me ‘who is an African’?…
Looking into the Treasure Trove
‘If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together’ African Proverb Since man began painting on cave walls, he…
Life in the Crossing
High above these plains, is the heart from which mighty arteries flow to feed the savannah. I’m watching the hippos wallowing, frolicking, wading and snoozing…
Contented Wanderer
‘Not all who wander are lost’ J. R. R. Tolkien Searching for the unicorn with magical powers and trekking up the highest mountains to see flying…
In Winter’s Trail – Part One
This morning, there are more dazzling heaps of feathers, outside my window – sparrow hawk hunts, fast and clean with a maximum scattering of feathers, almost…
In Winter’s Trail – Part Two
I think it’s prudent to start at the beginning: there are many reasons why people want to save the planet’s species, of which one is that…
Karibu
The year started with much humbleness and I am acutely aware of our luck at being able to wonder what each of us can do to…
Karibu
Here’s the last issue of the year and a host of writers with intrepid tales from walking with elephants in the bush, to studying snake venom…