About the Author

Who am I?

A bibliophile.

I believe you can never read too many books, and it irks me (deliberate use of a literary-sounding verb) that there are always so many books and so little time.

I read, I write, I golf (admittedly not as much as I would like given all the books I have yet to read), I travel (whenever the stars in my family's life are aligned), and I am an unapologetic foodie.

'Eat Mangoes Naked' is one of my all time favourite book titles; it inspires the hedonist within and reminds me of the possibilities of unadulterated fun in everything, even the simplest pleasures. 'Wanderlust' is one of my favourite words, no explanation required.

So, what inspires me? (Text below has been centered deliberately to make it look... poetic)

the sound of children's uninhibited laughter

eating bursting ripe mangoes the messy way - with juice flooding my mouth and dribbling down my chin

the smell of fresh rain

my morning cup of coffee

Friday afternoons that hold the promise of long, lazy weekends

the morning smell of a child's neck

the colours of a Flamboyant tree in bloom

slow-cooked lamb stew with dumplings on a winter's eve

the feel of sand between my toes

random acts of kindness

a good glass of red wine 

laughter that hurts my tummy and brings tears to my eyes

the purple blossoms of the Jacaranda tree in spring

hugs

Ghana's harmattan rain

the display on the treadmill clocking 45 minutes the morning after the night before

blue cheese with figs

a smile from a stranger

sometimes grey and rainy days

champagne

the feel of my Love's hand on the small of my back

the snow-capped tips of the Maluti Mountains

sunny Sundays

Joburg's thunderstorms

a brand new Moleskine notebook 

Paris in early fall

lazy Saturday afternoons spent braaing with friends

the bitter-sweet mingling of flavours of a well-made Mojito on my tongue

family

morning dew on freshly cut grass

and definitely, most definitely, a flaky on the outside, doughy-soft on the inside warm croissant eaten while leafing through National Geographic Traveler and dreaming of faraway places.

I lived in Accra, Ghana for three years;  but home for now is Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France. I write about my reading and writing, my travels and golfing and my eating exploits on AFRICAN wanderlust . Images of my wandering eye can be found on Wanderlust in Paris.

Thank you for visiting.