Knowing how much dedication and hard work the whole crew, and MSF (Medecins sans Frontieres) – along with photojournalist, Jason Florio – had put into yet another successful mission, I was honoured, to be able to watch, from the vantage point of one of Malta’s ancient ‘Three Cities’, Birgu, as the Phoenix glided into the GrandContinue reading “The Phoenix migrant offshore aid station (MOAS) returns to Malta, from another successful rescue mission”
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Battleface: Meet the Storyteller – Jason Florio
Battleface: Describe your most rewarding career moment. Jason Florio: ‘Completing the first recorded source-sea navigation of the River Gambia, documenting life along one of Africa’s the last, major, free-flowing rivers – a 1044km expedition, by canoe and motorcycle, with my wife and expedition partner, Helen (Jones-Florio).‘ How do you protect yourself? How do youContinue reading “Battleface: Meet the Storyteller – Jason Florio”
Blessed by a Marabout – spiritual healers, Koranic scholars – in West Africa
‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush – 930km African odyssey‘ 2009 When we stayed with Alkalo, Fatou Dansu (one of only 5 female chiefs, at the time, in The Gambia), in the town of Basse, we met a strange, yet intriguing, old man called Mr Bah. Outwardly, he reminded me the obsequious UriahContinue reading “Blessed by a Marabout – spiritual healers, Koranic scholars – in West Africa”
Friday Photos: Laughter & Joy – The Gambia, West Africa
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” – Mark Twain Top: Image © Helen Jones-Florio – Swimming in the River Gambia, Karantaba, The Gambia, West Africa. Taken whilst on the ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey‘ Bottom: Image © Helen Jones-Florio – Kembujeh village, The Gambia,Continue reading “Friday Photos: Laughter & Joy – The Gambia, West Africa”
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