Quarantine Diaries

Today I needed warm-bodied company, so I placed fruit on the terrace and didn’t wait long; bulbuls were soon snatching …

12 September 2020 It took five days to shake off gastro, which I must have traded with at least one …

Quarantine is not unbearable. It’s frustrating and restrictive, but today I’m energetic. Hayley Cassim’s gym sessions have smoothed away knots, …

Gastro finally got the better of me and 30 other inmates, three of whom sit in hospital. I planned to …

The day breaks with a cool drizzle and dancing palms. Movement is energy, I leap up to catch the sunrise. …

We arrived at Long Beach in three prison-issue buses and a police escourt. I laughed at the obvious symbolism, but …

Jano and the Wakashio. Two perfect reasons to cut short my six months in paradise. So, when the High Commissioner …