by Admin | Mar 2, 2026 | Stan's Notes
Seeds Seeds are magical. How can a mighty Seqouia come from something that I can balance on my fingertip? Within the seed lies a library of instructions carrying the secrets for form, function, and survival – the distilled wisdom of eons. That’s why we’ve gone...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2026 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
The Boy I met a boy on a railroad track. We were on the famous Rovos Rail from Pretoria to Victoria Falls—think British high society, complete with afternoon tea. One night we stopped in the middle of nowhere, just outside a small village in Zimbabwe. I was up early,...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2026 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
The Great Migration Vicky and I planned our Africa trip to coincide with the Great Migration. There are few spectacles on Earth that can match the scale and drama of the Great Migration. Every year millions of wildebeest, joined by vast herds of zebra and giraffe,...
by Admin | Jan 18, 2026 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
The Maasai The Maasai stand out – even in an Africa full of tribes. Tall, wrapped in bright shukas, carrying spears or cell phones—or sometimes both. They are known as warriors, but even more as herders. Maasai are deeply tied to cows. Cows are sacred to Maasai...
by Admin | Dec 27, 2025 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
The Lemba In Pretoria our tour guide told us he was a member of the Lemba tribe who trace their roots back to the Jewish priestly line of Aaron, the brother of Moses. For centuries their story has been dismissed as folklore. But genetics has given their claims...
