Nancy Wood

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

“Watch this…” our guide shouted as he scaled a very tall palm tree and then bounced in his homemade harness back down the tree to present us with fresh coconuts. So began our idyllic trip to the exotic island of Zanzibar, 25 kms off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian...

Seeing the best of Cape Town

Seeing the best of Cape Town

“But we have the mounnnnnnntains…” “And we have the oooooooceans…” Capetonians are very proud of their city and have a friendly rivalry with South Africa’s other big city, Johannesburg.  Whenever a resident of Johannesburg, of which I am one, speaks to a...

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

“Watch this…” our guide shouted as he scaled a very tall palm tree and then bounced in his homemade harness back down the tree to present us with fresh coconuts. So began our idyllic trip to the exotic island of Zanzibar, 25 kms off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian...

Seeing the best of Cape Town

Seeing the best of Cape Town

“But we have the mounnnnnnntains…” “And we have the oooooooceans…” Capetonians are very proud of their city and have a friendly rivalry with South Africa’s other big city, Johannesburg.  Whenever a resident of Johannesburg, of which I am one, speaks to a...