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The Men Who Knew Everything
“But Vincent, you know everything”. My colleague was taken aback to find there was indeed a serious gap in my collection of mental trivia.
Vincent Guy
7 min read
Oh No! – Not Another Pandemic!
Crab-eating or long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) at the Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia. Monkeypox was first...
Eric Boa
5 min read
Visa Woes and Wars
From 1970 to 1971 I was a volunteer teacher in Botswana, eager to visit other countries. At the end of the first term I headed off with...
Eric Boa
5 min read
Nairobi to Rio … by the scenic route
At the beginning of the year, I paid my rates on our three plots of land in Kenya. To my annoyance, they have doubled
Dr. Mark Nicholson
7 min read
How to Become an Empire
China’s journey from poor and powerless to rich and regal has been swift and dramatic. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Eric Boa
5 min read
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