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I've read that Christmas tree sales are to the...

Crete without the crowds

The travel corridor announced mid-October...

Open borders in Africa right now

The African wildlife is thriving and the hotels...

Skateboarding in Uganda with the children

Jul 14, 2012

Here's an inspiring story. It's about the emerging skateboarding scene in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. It started in 2006 at the initiative of Jack Mubiru, the 'father of the movement" and now counts on 52 members in the Uganda Skateboard Union, with 35 new...

A long week end in Tangiers the Beautiful, Morocco

May 30, 2012

I'm back from a long week end discovering Tangiers, and my head is still full of the light, the smells, the sense of getting lost in the Kasbah...It's magic to go somewhere for the first time and fall...

the safari can wait

Dec 12, 2011

I had a crush on photographer Simen Johan's serie Until the Kingdom Comes. He depicts an unsettling natural world hovering between reality, fantasy and nightmare, merging traditional photography with digital methods. There is an exhibition of his work at the gallery...

Trying to squeeze in a last little one

May 4, 2011

After 5 months on the road with 2 children, 37 flights taken and 14 countries visited, we thought we deserved a break. We had planned to squeeze in a last little trip en amoureux before the end of our sabbatical. And we got caught. Or rather, it did not go as...

Show & Tell with Zid Zid Kids on Marrakech

Apr 28, 2011

You've seen the little airplane backpack that Marcelo carries on the front page of BozAround...and you've asked me so many times where it's from...Designed by the wonderfully creative husband-and-wife team behind Zid...

Show & Tell with Lucky Fish on Cape Town, South Africa

Jun 9, 2010

1...2....3...GOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL. If you (or your boys) are like most of the rest of the world, eagerly awaiting the World Cup kick-off later this week, then you'll enjoy the timing of this interview with Jann Cheifitz from Lucky Fish on Family Travel in South...

the song Summertime in Swahili

May 24, 2010

This post is to celebrate the 30 degres celsius that hit London today. Thank you (finally) Mother Planet. You might only know singer Angelique Kidjo for her bonus track version of We Are One in Lion King 2. But she actually deserves to be known for this beautiful...

Lemlem, made in Ethiopia

Feb 19, 2010

Sometimes we can only travel in spirit. And sometimes the trip starts in the closet, with what we decide to put on for the day. I have always been a fan of Liya Kebede's children's line, lemlem, ethically produced in her native Ethiopia. Actually, before I knew I...

Lamu, Kenya. Get there while you still can

Jan 12, 2010

Ever since we went on our honeymoon in East Africa and we heard about that spot off the coast in Kenya, I've been dreaming about the island of Lamu. Those 4 letters evoke remoteness, raw beauty, style and authenticity all at the same...