Author Archives: Reviva

Tibet

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Reviva

Years of day dreaming have taken me to many places. It was an escape route from school with its impenetrable and interminable maths classes and pointless drill, from endless hours on the weekend – almost worse than the long school … Continue reading →

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Comparisons

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Reviva

It’s one of the most stimulating aspects to embarking on travel to unknown or less well-known parts: a perspective on one’s own life.  It takes seeing things with your own eyes -images in the media somehow don’t register nearly to … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s House – an update

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Reviva

       In 1989 my first published picture book, “Charlie’s House”, was released. The story of how it came to be and threw me into the trajectory that I have subsequently taken is worth repeating.( Apologies to all of you … Continue reading →

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My father and his brother

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

A photo of my father, Gregoria-Grisha-Gershon-George, aged 2 and his older brother, Boris,4, before they left the Soviet Union in 1928. Look at the two of them! No words needed.

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Ruined Hotels, Mozambique

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

Surprises abound in Mozambique. What we did not expect is to find abandoned ruins of once splendiferous, lavish hotels on remote islands and mainland coastal towns. Two islands of the Bazaruto archipelago, Santa Carolina and Margaruque, sport atmospheric rotting hulks … Continue reading →

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A new view

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

The equipment is minimal: a tube and a pair of plastic goggles, there is, luckily, no skill to it at all, yet the pleasure I discovered snorkelling the warm reefs of Mozambique and Northern Zululand, has me hooked. I am … Continue reading →

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Anybody for a ruin on Ibo?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Reviva

Getting to the island of Ibo on the Quirimba archipelago is no mean feat. It’s either a dollar-hefty flight from Pemba for the well-healed or a long sortie by vehicle on dodgy roads to a launch-off spot on the mainland, … Continue reading →

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Architectural delights in Mozambique

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Reviva

Although we’d read about it and filed it in the back of our minds, we were both surprised and enchanted by the buildings we saw in Mozambique. From the minute you crossed the border, you felt that this was another … Continue reading →

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Splat! We’re back!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Reviva

After two and a half months, we have returned from a 15 thousand kilometre trek through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland. I have lots of ideas and pictures to post which will appear over the next few weeks. This … Continue reading →

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Up and Away

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Reviva

Overtaken by the new girl on the block, Penelope Cruiser, The Red Skedonk ( see the article under BOOKBIRD profile under reviews for more information on the red skedonk, once a trusted family retainer) looks positively peeved. What drama is … Continue reading →

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