Alice's Blog

Long time no blog! But we are home again, and so although I can’t now regale you with our latest travelling adventures, I think coming...

We are nearing the end of our big trip away, and the winter has begun to catch up with us. Despite being based in the winterless North,...

Easter done, we dragged ourselves away from the relaxation of the beach and headed up to the “big smoke” of Auckland to pick up Dad from...

We left the South Island and caught the ferry across the Cook Straight from Picton to Wellington. This is always liable to be a bit of a...

A total change of pace, vibe, culture of our experience, not to mention cost! We had a tearful goodbye to Doug and Donna and the girls in...

As you crawl north, through the Lusaka rush hour traffic, you eventually end up on the Great North Road, heading out of town towards the...

As I explained in my first blog from Zambia, Donna and Doug (our hosts) took their two girls out of school when their son Dan tragically...

Sometimes, you can feel very small. That is how I felt as we flew into Livingstone which is situated near the mighty Victoria Falls. As...

We arrived in Zambia to a massive thunderstorm, which almost flooded the taxi on our way to the hotel. It is the rainy season here and...

Our trip in South Africa is the “holiday” after 3 months in Ghana and before we head to Zambia. We flew from Tamale to Accra, during...

So, our time in Ghana is up! We have had a great time here, with the predictable ups and downs, and I am left wondering exactly what the...

So, what have I been doing while the kids are at school? Well living in Ghana is all a bit more complicated and time consuming than...

So far in my blogs, I have spoken quite a bit about how the Ghanaians approach to life seems to promote mental resilience. But I can’t...

I am frequently told that by coming here I am giving the boys an opportunity to see how the other half live. Maybe I am being...

One of the fascinating things about our life here is seeing the boys come to terms with communal living. James and Martha's house is...

We have had a couple of really thrilling close encounters that have become real highlights to the boy’s time in Ghana so far....

We are over half-way through our time in Ghana, and it is as hard as I thought it would be, but also as rewarding. It is worth a bit of...

Our mornings start at 6.30am, with some sort of tom tom drum ringtone that Toby has put on my phone as an alarm. Breakfast is cereal with...

Last weekend we went to a festival in the village of Samne, just outside Langbinsi. The festival happens across the Muslim North,...

Traditions still holds sway here, and custom demands that you must visit the chief of any community you visit, to introduce yourself....