Author Archives: Nick Maes

EAST AFRICA, KENYA, TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR: FANTASY ISLANDS

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GUARDIAN It is said that many of the baobab trees are older than Christ; but then all of equatorial Africa’s east coast is riddled with hearsay. Over a few days, I was given the gen on an infamous murder case, informed of cheetahs dancing in mangroves, and of a giraffe who fell in love with a windsock. All wildlife was covered. Continue reading →

ITALY: AEOLIAN ISLANDS, BLOWN AWAY

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GUARDIAN The trumpeting of angels or the spectral lights of heaven didn’t accompany me on my brush with death as I gazed at the angry bowels of the earth and the portal to possible oblivion. I sang camp disco instead. More specifically, Gloria Gaynor’s spirit urged me to sing “I will survive” at the top of my voice. Let me explain. Continue reading →