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Wine, Monks and Architechture in Saint Emilion

Saint Emilion is a beautiful little town, close to Bordeaux, within the Aquitaine region. It is so beautiful and special that it was named a World Heritage sight by UNESCO. Walking there is transporting yourself to the Romans times around the 2nd century or maybe to Emilion's times in the 8th century, the traveling confessor monk who settled there in a hermitage carved into a rock. 

Last of the Painted Dogs

Zimbabwe is one of the last strongholds of the painted dog species. An estimated 7,000 of them are believed to remain in the wild globally today. A massive conservation effort is underway, spearheaded by the Painted Dog Conservation Trust, founded in 1992. It includes pack monitoring, rehabilitation, awareness programmes and anti-poaching work.

Party Bus Launched in Harare

On Saturday, January 11, 2014, about 30 lucky Harareans were selected to be part of the first ever official Zimbabwe Party Bus tour. The inaugural tour took guests to various stops in the city on an afternoon where they were spoilt with non-stop drinks, tonnes of camaraderie and a lesson in making beaded wire toys.

Kenya Under Konstruction

Zimbo Jam was in Nairobi last week and we were amazed and impressed by all the construction that's taking place in and around the city. New roads, new buildings, new highways. There's construction happening everywhere one looks. At Jomo Kenyata International Airport is a hugeoungous new terminal with multi-level parking being built. Sign of an economy moving forward.

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