Brussels, Utrecht, Paris, Amboise We were so moved that our son Eliot organized an all-night vigil in a park in London. Helene had a huge impact on those she loved and we will carry her in our hearts always. The week following the burial was also an excruciatingly painful time, emotionally as well as physically,…
Leaving Costa Rica, which we adored, was a heartache, but our visas could not be extended again. With Covid surging around the world, few places were open to us, but the USA was one of them and it was very easy to reach. We arrived in South Carolina at the end of May. Living in…
We will always be grateful to Costa Rica for providing a safe haven during these turbulent times and for the beautiful memories we will take with us. We will remember it as a paradise of biodiversity although after four months here, we have also seen the effects of corruption, crime, unemployment and inequality…but we’ll try…
We arrived in Costa Rica towards the end of January and since then, we have been living next to a beach on the Pacific, at the edge of the jungle. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and, with few humans for miles around, we are very safe from Covid,…
We have been spending the past two months in the heal of Italy. The idea was to do something constructive and escape the cold and rain of Belgium where we last were. As things have turned out, we have been freezing cold living in a drafty disused factory without heating; we have had rain coming…
We always wanted to learn to look after horses and the season of Covid seemed to present a good opportunity to isolate in the middle of nowhere with lots of horses and barely any humans. We are coming to the end now of our two month stay on a horse breeding farm in the Belgium…
Pet Sitting and Meowndering Spending July in the Netherlands was a real joy. So clean and peaceful, a perfect break in these Covid times, in complete contrast to noisy car-jammed cities and the crowded beaches of the Med. The Weird and Wonderful Cyclists of all ages are everywhere and are #1 priority when it comes to town planning. We…
As Covid19 spread, it made sense for Governments to tell the public to “Stay at Home”, but what do you do if you don’t have a home? As our house has been rented out and hotels have been closed, we have had to depend on the generosity of family and, as Vivien Leigh famously said…
Farewell Seva Mandir As expected, we did not lift thousands of people out of poverty – this is likely to take generations and the continued efforts of our charity and many others – but we did what we could for our charity, helping them to develop a village tour and edit publications. We actually loved…