In June 2015 South Africa introduced new regulations for travelling into and out of the country with children. The law applies to both South Africans and foreign nationals. The premise behind it is to counter child trafficking and abduction. Most people are in favour of preventing such awfulness, so the theory is commendable. However, as with… Continue reading Travelling to or from South Africa with children?
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From dodging stray bullets in Lagos, to dodging stray cats in Istanbul, we are now getting cosy in Jozi. Far flung travels and further fetched tales of expat life.
Time Warp Tuesday: Wrong Turn
August 2011 - Istanbul: First Impressions We're finally here all together after six long months of Mr Incredible having an horrendous bi-weekly Istanbul-London commute. It's hot and sunny and the children in particular are getting lots of warm smiles and attention from everyone. Pickle especially attracts cries of "cok guzel" (pronounced choc-goozelle) and is often scooped… Continue reading Time Warp Tuesday: Wrong Turn
Barefoot Doctor: Look No Shoes
South African kids love to go barefoot. It’s not a symptom of poverty per se, at least not in the case of the children I have in mind. They have shoes, but often prefer not to wear them. One child in Pickle’s class last year refused to wear shoes or socks. Even on frosty mornings,… Continue reading Barefoot Doctor: Look No Shoes
Liter of Light: Hey Kids, DO Try This Science Project
Today's Liter of Light post is actually an easy little science project to make with your kids at home or in a classroom setting. It's simple, inexpensive and quick. It's neither dangerous nor messy and most importantly it works! We decided to do test out this project when we were living in Johannesburg, South Africa.… Continue reading Liter of Light: Hey Kids, DO Try This Science Project
Double Entendre
I just read an article about a tourist who was removed from a cruise liner when he joked about ‘jumping ship’. It was misunderstood by the crew who spoke English as a second language that he had lost the will to live and was planning to end it all by flinging him self overboard in the middle… Continue reading Double Entendre
10 Tips for Air Travel with Toddlers
More specifically, top 10 travel tips for air travel with toddlers and babies from an Expat mum who has dealt with: multiple rapid nappy changes, explosive sneezes, a tiny Marshmellow Man child with an allergic reaction been peed on at 30,000 ft. If you'd like to read more about these delightful (I can laugh about… Continue reading 10 Tips for Air Travel with Toddlers
Load Shedding Meals: 1. Take Away
After being lulled into a false sense of load-sheddinglessness in recent weeks, it has returned with a vengeance. Having again resorted to emergency baked beans on toast cremated on full heat setting and dished up in the dark, I decided to think seriously about the alternative methods for providing a hot meal for the family,… Continue reading Load Shedding Meals: 1. Take Away
Now we’re Cooking with Gas
Why are we cooking with gas? Well, because of loadshedding. “There is good news and bad news. The bad news is the sh*t is about to hit the fan, the good news is the fan will be off due to load shedding*”, this is more of less the content of a close to the bone… Continue reading Now we’re Cooking with Gas
Ding Dong Merrily on Highveldt
I mentioned the topsy-turvy seasonal confusion that had me humming Christmas carols in June. It’s back. I’m doing it again. Mentally I’m making lists of Christmas shopping. So with that, I’m dusting off some seasonal observations from last December. * * * December 2014 South Africans are seriously winding down for Christmas. Schools, government… Continue reading Ding Dong Merrily on Highveldt
School Trips: Vodka, Mountain Roads, Crocodiles
I’m discovering that letting your child go on a school trip can be quite anxiety inducing. School trips used to be fairly anodyne (theatre, tortilla factory, flower festival, dairy, vet). However, the kids are getting older and we live in Africa. Just down the road we have a local attraction called Croc City. Yes, there… Continue reading School Trips: Vodka, Mountain Roads, Crocodiles
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