I am a French woman with an English partner and 2 kids living in Maputo.
Madagascar, previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is a big island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa, quite close to the Mozambican shores. When I say big, it is indeed quite huge, being the fourth-largest island in the world after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo – Australia is a continent, … More Madagascar. Not the easiest trip
Vêsó‘s latest photographic session happened last Saturday. We met in front of Restaurant Costa de Sol at the very end of Avenida da Marginal at 04h45 in the morning (yes, you read it right!). We then drove to Bairro dos Pescadores where a lot of fishermen work and where their fish is sold on the … More Vêsó at Bairro dos Pescadores
To my embarrassment, this trip occurred in April, just before AfrikaBurn, and I am only finally writing about it now. Shameful, I know. The good thing is that it means I’ve been super busy doing exciting things in the meantime (more on that soon), therefore it prevented me from finding the time to write. The … More Beautiful & provincial Western Cape Province
The thing was supposed to be the experience of a lifetime, something to remember literally for-ever… Am I too old? (Maybe) Am I too blasé? (Could be) AfrikaBurn is the South African version of Burning Man. It happens every year on a private farm in the Tankwa Karoo National Park in the Northern Cape Province … More Play at AfrikaBurn (or not)
Another great photography session with VêSó last weekend. A little bit more remote part of town this time around: Chamanculo. It is quite a big district of Maputo, divided between Chamanculo A, B, C and D. Compared to our first walk which was about 2-hour long, this one took over 3 hours. We were very lucky to … More Second VêSó session: Chamanculo
I know what it entails to read a travel blog; escapism doesn’t cost a thing and reading about nice places doesn’t mean you’ll cry about not experiencing them yourself. But writing one is a different story. I do try to keep it real and I am well aware of the huge gap between the people who … More Nahyeeni, a little paradise a stone’s throw from Maputo
VêSó is a non-profit making organisation that wishes to gather a collection of images in order to create a digital bank of datas and archived pictures to keep a trace of how a city/country/neighbourhood looked like at a given period of time. The idea started in Angola and has now been launched in Mozambique by a very … More My first VêSó outing
I’ve already said it, I have a pretty poor knowledge of where most places are located on our planet, and Namibia was until recently one of them. The only quality that saves me from being an ignorant fool is that I am a curious ignorant fool, so that’s okay, I guess, isn’t it? What fascinates … More 10 days & 3500 km in Namibia
Life is getting in the way of my blog, people. Not good… But fine at the same time in a way, I suppose, because it means I’m finding ways to keep myself busy. After over a year here, it was about time really! Anyhow, nothing should come in the way of telling you how beautiful … More Mauritius, diverse and delightful tiny island
There are so many talents in Mozambique. Here are some of them… Enjoy. GranMah The Mute Band Azagaia 340mil Stewart Sukuma Deltino Guerreiro Açucar Castanho Experiment A massive thank you to Alex who took the time to explain to me how to make this happen (embed videos, people! – yes, I am that computer-savvy!!)
lokums & coconuts 