Today I read an article about the incredible work of APOPO - a Belgian NGO based in Tanzania that trains Gambian pouched rats to detect land-mines and alert their handlers of their presence. The rats are indigenous, easy to keep and cheap to feed. They are light enough to not detonate the land-mines and they ...
Journey to Cambodia
After staying up all night, we caught our train at 5am from Hualomphong Station. Only 3rd class seating was available and when we first got on it seemed pretty dire, but we soon got used to the smell and grime and in no time our two benches felt like home. We both fell asleep straight ...
