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
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
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
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!!)
After over a year living in Mozambique, you would think that I would have been to Bilene a few times already. Only a couple of hours away (140 km northeast of Maputo), with lots of lodges and campsites to choose from, Bilene and its so-called lagoon could be the best destination ever when the only … More Bilene, a pleasant surprise
Ilha de Moçambique is where everything started. The name of the country itself comes from Ali Musa Mbiki who was an Arab trader doing business on the island in the 15th century. The territory at the time was controlled by the arabs and Vasco da Gama had to pretend to be Muslim then in order to gain audience … More Beautiful Ilha
When you have a look at the map of Maputo, you immediately notice that the central area of the city corresponds to a planned structure made of square blocks and wide avenues. This part of the city was the former Cidade de Cimento, that is to say the part of town that was made of concrete, … More Mafalala
Put the fishing net in the water. Wait. Pull out of the sea. Count the fish. Share. Repeat.
Another holiday (Xmas this time… I know, I’m dragging behind), another destination. It’s a challenge but the aim in Mozambique is to see the whole country with a few additional neighbouring countries too. When we lived in Turkey, we explored that vast and rich country as often as we could and still failed by 2 places … More Vilankulo
A lot of people from the French community in Maputo had spoken highly of Dunes de Dovela when we arrived in the country, and with me being very curious by nature, it was only natural to book a 4-day stay there as quickly as we could. And what an amazing idea it was. Dunes de Dovela is … More Eat, read & chill at Dunes de Dovela
lokums & coconuts 