My grandmother went to South Africa and Rhodesia (as it was then) in 1925. She travelled there from England by boat to South Africa then overland. I also travelled in…

I was lucky enough to accompany a school trip of 32 high school students for a week at the end of October. Being on duty 24/7 was tiring, but the…

I recently completed an Australian Aboriginal style painting project with my grade 7 students. We looked at examples of Aboriginal art, focusing particularly on the ‘dot’ painting technique. We then…

Though far less famous than the imperial cities of Marakech and Fes, the coastal towns of Agadir, Essaouira and Oualidia were where we spent a lot of our time during…

Goats that climb trees.As soon as I heard about this, I knew that I had to see it for myself. These goats are an unusual feature and minor tourist attraction…

As an expat, flying is something that definitely doesn’t stop once you’ve had a baby. We first flew with Tali when she was 4 months old (from Hong Kong to…

Travelling with young children – some people’s idea of a total nightmare for others pure magic. And understandably so. Come on, we’ve all prayed not to be seated next to…

Last weekend I was at the Asia Region Art Educators conference.  We had the opportunity to meet and hear from some artists working in Hong Kong. One of these artists…

A Monastery tucked up a hill in a village just near the malls of Sha Tin.  1, 1000, 2, 1000… Over the weekend I made it up to the Monastery…

As part of a day trip out of Fes we spent an hour or so at the UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site of Volubilis. Volubilis had been the Roman city…