We leave Dominican Republic at 6.30 am for the drive across the border, into Haiti. Armed with lots of bottled water and our box of baby bamboo plants, we set off. We have so far managed to bring the plants…


We leave Dominican Republic at 6.30 am for the drive across the border, into Haiti. Armed with lots of bottled water and our box of baby bamboo plants, we set off. We have so far managed to bring the plants…

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Move over Brad Pitt, it’s my turn for the lime light. OK, maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it is somewhat of an odd situation, when you are not the glitzy type, to be trailed by a journalist day…

It is sometimes hard to reconcile western appetite for entertainment and for “reality shows”, with “real reality”. So as we ponder with anticipation the unfolding of a “Survivor” show based in Nicaragua, it…

It’s good to be back home in Nicaragua . Yes, its hot and humid, and the rainy season started early, which is nice. The garden is more jungle like than ever…Calallas…



Haiti, before January 12, 2010 A sugar cane harvest Haiti, after January 12, 2010 crushed cement, crushed lives