No country of city is free from poverty and unemployment, it’s a sad reality really. On our daily walk to fetch our bread there are several homeless people that sleep on the stairs of a City building. Their belongings wrapped and tied together by a piece of rope. It’s their only belongings. I also metContinue reading “Survival strategy”
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Not all days are good days
Yesterday I missed home, I missed all the things I know and that have been such a big part of our lives, my family, our friends our beautiful Noordhoek and my surf spot Muizenberg, especially as winter approaches and the NW winds make it the finest wave for a long-boarder. Arriving in a country whereContinue reading “Not all days are good days”
How much would you pay to pee ?
“Spend a penny” is a phrase that I recall, it cost a penny to pee. Then there’s spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open. This practice appears to have begun in the 1850s, when the first public toilets were opened in London, howeverContinue reading “How much would you pay to pee ?”
Anyone need a Petrol pump attendant?
Rather amusing, we grew up with petrol attendants, we don’t even get our car, we ask for PETROL , CHECK THE TYRES and water and oil. Well guess what, there are no attendants here, you the driver or passenger are the attendant, Sue ‘s first journey was interesting as she did not know how toContinue reading “Anyone need a Petrol pump attendant?”
Yay it’s weekend
Wanted to visit Lello, and wow it was so worth it, it’s beautiful, the attention to detail is phenomenal. The books are all for sale, so it was fascinating browsing the shelves. Sue and I bought Skye a cooking book, as her graduation gift for passing her two years with great results at Silwood. PityContinue reading “Yay it’s weekend”
Breakthrough
Praying for doors to open, for Lockdown to end and of coarse good surf.
Cape Town vs Porto
It’s Friday, and we still in Lockdown. We stay in the most attractive house, situated on the river. The rent is EURO 1500,00 (R 27’000,00) which is pretty expensive but I feel if you stay in a nice place you wake up feeling happy each day but when I compare our home in South AfricaContinue reading “Cape Town vs Porto”
Missing person
Human trafficking, lost people, caring parents, are emotions I experienced today as we journey through the city capturing emotive imagery.
Time to take the camera out ?
Time to take the Hasselblad out and see what we can capture.
Lockdown Portugal
LOCKDOWN presents one with many challenges, especially when you new to a city
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