Category: the beginning
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Previous Post As my previous post was a letter I thought I’d continue the theme with the next one. This one is not as mysterious but it describes a stunning place of natural beauty with an abundance of wildlife seen from the air; a birds eye view from a small plane. Lake Naivasha is a…
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Dear Miss Waterman, You will probably be very surprised to receive this letter, but let me first explain. I was feeling very lonely and just a bit sad. I was “somewhere “ and you were there as well. I have travelled the world extensively, and it has been one of my hobbies to study people,…
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You will find part one of the story in my previous post with the title Gede Ruins – The Story (part 1) or by following the link here: https://elephantshavetherightofway.co.uk/gede-ruins/ * One month later, Ana went to the great city. * The great city was surrounded by an encroaching forest filled with the rustling, secretive sounds…
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The following story (Part 1) is inspired by the Historic Town and Archaeological site of Gede, an abandoned Swahili town with origins in the 12th Century. I have included some links above if you want to find out more. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1720 https://museums.or.ke/gede-museum My inspiration for the story lies in many visits to Gede. The site is…
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The reason I have decided on this title is that when I was really very young, about 8 or 9 years old, I saw a sign beside the Mombasa Road telling me this. The road trip from Nairobi to Mombasa was long and boring for a child, sitting in the back, looking out of the…