by Sam Hollis | Jun 21, 2020 | Near Maputo, Wildlife
We had heard that not too far away from us, as the Incomati river meets the sea is a place renowned for its birdlife so we thought we’d have a bit of an explore. In the UK this normally involved packing cagoules, fleeces, stout shoes, RSPB membership cards,...
by Sam Hollis | May 2, 2020 | Near Maputo
Two weeks of isolation and then social distancing has meant a lot of time in the house and in a hotel, and not much time getting out and seeing the country we have moved to. Going to the supermarket hardly counts as a cultural experience. Although the staff coming...
by Sam Hollis | Apr 20, 2020 | Arriving
Trying to work out how things work in a foreign country is always challenging. In the last ten years, this has become much easier with Google Maps, Google translate and taking your phone with you. But think back twenty years ago. A new country was a new challenge. How...
by Imogen Hollis | Mar 29, 2020 | Arriving
Welcome to our first Hollis family blog. This is the story of how we got to Mozambique Zoe At nine o clock at night, with the children in bed and expecting to go to school in the morning, I heard some worrying news. South Africa was intending to close their borders in...
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