Just one of those days.
Me: Rome, Italy Him: Nairobi, Kenya Distance: 2,634km The day started by being rudely (but gratefully) awoken by our trusty taxi driver...


Rainy Sundays
Me: Nairobi, Kenya Him: Nairobi, Kenya Distance: 0km And then there are the days where we are in the same place at the same time. Days...


Happy Valentine's Day
Me: Hoima, Uganda Him: Mombasa, Kenya Distance: 1,340km Occasionally one of us might remember to get the other a card on Valentine's Day,...


Um Bongo! Um Bongo! They drink it in the Congo!
Me: Lac Tele, Republic of Congo Him: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Distance: 2,608km Until recently my knowledge of the Republic of Congo[1]...


There's no phalange!
Me: Heathrow Airport. Still. Him: Nairobi Distance: 6,120 miles (or, according to Google Maps, 79 d 15 hr if I start walking now) 'There...


Mabel's Out!
Mabel: Nairobi, Kenya Sparkles: Meesden, UK Distance: 10,722km Most families have a star, a fairy, or an angel at the top of their...


Well I will run 26 miles (and I will run no more)
Me: Nairobi, Kenya Him: Nairobi, Kenya Distance: 26 miles / 42 kilometres This morning I completed the biggest physical and emotional...


Is the world on fire?
Me: Nairobi, Kenya My Brother: Stevenage, UK Distance: 10,734km The call came when I was sat in a taxi on the way back from immigration. ...
One Week
Me: Nairobi, Kenya Him: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Distance: 822.7km "Just tell me..." I can hear his colleagues talking and laughing in...


The Ex-Pat Hokey Cokey
Me: Kampala, Uganda Him: Zanzibar, Tanzania Distance: 1,762km One of the best things about having lived in East Africa for the past six...