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Chasing the Sun in Cape Town

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:43:16 +0000

The tail-end part of my break in Cape Town was marred by erratic fronts, both weatherize and personally. At points, I had desperately wanted leave the grey cold and gusting winds that had rolled in, leaving me feeling lonely and melancholy in a city where I felt I had seen and done it all. With […]

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Mzungu in the Mist

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 21:14:08 +0000

Uganda – My carefully planned year out didn’t originally include a jaunt to Uganda. It wasn’t a country on my radar. I have my friend DJ to thank for that. On a rainy afternoon, in my hostel in Quitio Ecuador, I began thinking about what I was going to do with my life when I […]

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Sunrise, Sunset

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Sun, 17 May 2015 02:46:40 +0000

Between the Okavango Delta, Botswana and Livingstone, Zambia – One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about travelling is getting the opportunity to see so many sunrises and sunsets. For a large part of the year, during my working days in London, I was in the office during those magical hours. Admittedly, I haven’t enjoyed the […]

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