I USED TO HATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I FOUND THAT IT BROUGHT OUT THE WORST OF PEOPLE, THAT IT WAS A SUPERFICIAL WORLD, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO HIDE BEHIND THEIR COMPUTERS AND BUILD UP THEIR EGOS. OK SURE, THERE’S STILL A LOT OF THAT, BUT THERE’S ALSO A LOT …
THE SECOND PART OF OUR ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER AYAHUASCA’ SERIES. YOU CAN FIND THE FIRST PART HERE. BY LARA A FEW WEEKS LATER, I SPENT OVER A MONTH LIVING IN A VERY REMOTE AREA OF THE AMAZONIAN JUNGLE. HERE, I BEFRIENDED AN INDIGENOUS MAN WHO TOLD ME ABOUT HIS …
I TRIED SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS WEEK AND DECIDED TO CONTACT AMAL ALTHOUGH WE HAD NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF INTERACTION BEFORE BEYOND FOLLOWING AND LIKING HER IMAGES ON INSTAGRAM. I WASN’T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT, THIS COULD GO WELL OR REALLY SOUR, I THOUGHT. LUCKILY, IT WAS THE FORMER. …
“’AFRICAN PEOPLE DON’T DREAM LIKE THAT,’ SOMEBODY TOLD ME LAST WEEK. ‘IT’S NOT POSSIBLE.’” What does it mean to be African? Africa, the world’s second largest continent consisting of 54 countries and 1.2 billion people, has been what some might call ‘misunderstood.’ A more accurate description might be ‘misrepresented’ …
IT ALL STARTED WITH A PHOTO. I MET MALEBO AT A PSYTRANCE PARTY IN CAPE TOWN CALLED JUNGALA. SHE CAME UP TO ME WITH HER PHONE AND SHOWED ME A PHOTO THAT SHE HAD TAKEN OF ME, TELLING ME THAT I LOOKED ‘TOO GOOD NOT TO SEE IT.’ FLATTERED, I …
SOME PEOPLE GO TO THE AMAZON FOR SIGHTS. SOME GO FOR WILDLIFE. OTHERS GO FOR AYAHUASCA. BY LARA AYAHUASCA, THE SACRED, HALLUCINOGENIC MEDICINE USED BY SHAMANS. MANY BACKPACKERS FLOCK TO THE AMAZON, SEEKING HEALING, ENLIGHTENMENT OR JUST A NEW DRUG TO TRY. SOME PREPARE MENTALLY FOR YEARS, MEDITATE AND …
THE LIFE AND COLOURS OF RAMADAN. A GUIDE TO MAKING THE BEST OF RAMADAN IN ZANZIBAR WE WERE AT A LOCAL SHOP WHEN A YOUNG BOY CAME UP TO THE COUNTER. THE SHOPKEEPER, PANDU, PUT DOWN AN RECTANGULARLY SHAPED PACKAGE WRAPPED IN NEWSPAPER ON TO THE SCALE TO BE WEIGHED. I …
I CONNECTED WITH BLOGGER, WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER, TANYA WEEKES, ABOUT A MONTH AGO THROUGH INSTAGRAM. I LOVED HER PORTRAITS AND THE TRANQUILITY IN HER PHOTOS, THE SOFT TONES AND COLOURS THAT SHE CAPTURED SO EFFORTLESSLY. I WAS ALWAYS VERY INTRIGUED BY THE PHOTOS OF HERSELF, WHICH I LATER FOUND …
TIPS ON LOW-BUDGET, LONG-TERM TRAVEL WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR KING OR QUEEN LIFESTYLE Travelling long-term is nice in theory but when it comes to finances, it’s not always sustainable. During this last year, I have stayed in everything – from luxury air bnbs and beachfront villas to crumbling hostels and …
WHAT IT’S LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WARNING SIGNS. THE FIRST OF THREE PARTS FROM THE ‘ON THE AFRICAN TRAIL: SUDAN’ SERIES – WRITTEN BY SIMEON GREADY DECEMBER 2014 I SLEPT ONLY AN HOUR OR SO THE NIGHT BEFORE I WAS DUE TO TRAVEL FROM GONDAR, ETHIOPIA …
