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Blue Sky Gazing

October 9, 2017May 26, 2025 Catriona2 Comments

Ah, life in the tropics. Gets a bit hot, but at least we get the sun! Sunshine, beaches, palm trees and blue, blue skies. That's how you picture it, right? A friend posted a beautiful holiday photo the other day, and it took a moment to dawn on me what was so appealing about it.… Continue reading Blue Sky Gazing →

Getting Out Of Town

May 20, 2016February 1, 2022 Catriona11 Comments

I was recently emailing a friend who's on her way to live here.  I described Pointe-Noire as a 'grey, flat shabby town'.  I stopped to ask myself if I was being ungenerous.  Well, no.  Sometimes it seems like half the sites in town are either in the process of being built (a very positive thing)… Continue reading Getting Out Of Town →

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