Author: tyfairclough

  • Tis the season for giving – not wasting

    Tis the season for giving – not wasting

    I’m in conversation with the fabulously-powerful combination of good looks, intelligence and world vision; Anthony Anderson. “Living the dichotomy of the fashion world and sustainable living”, Anthony does what he says while sharing the experience of his move from “an ethical vegan diet to raw food via a desire to lose weight for his modeling…

  • Let it snow – let it snow – let it snowwwww

    Let it snow – let it snow – let it snowwwww

    Its such a pleasure, especially in this arctic weather, to work online. No commute – no cost – flexible timescales – but mainly because I work with so many fabulous people. Carolyn Adams is one of them. Yesterday morning Carolyn was on the phone to the British High Commission, diplomatically screaming at Nairobi’s bureaucracy, namely…

  • World’s craziest commute (and a real look at Nairobi)

    Afrigadget and Ushahidi‘s Erik Hersman just shared this with everyone and I’ll most definitely be putting it onto our Safety section. Whether you’re a biker or not … enjoy / cringe (many thanks to “Mr Brown” for putting this reality check together). LOL @ “…in case you’re stuck in traffic and need puppies” Personally, my…

  • Christmas come early

    Christmas come early

    Another amazing day .. not only did it stop raining in the UK and the sun shone brightly, but my daughter got confirmation of the arrival of her white Blackberry Bold … the bad news is that my son has to wait another week for the arrival of Assassins Creed 3 Brotherhood …… ridiculous western…

  • Maasai at TED (almost)

    Maasai at TED (almost)

    Petr, one of our Czech volunteers from the Summer has managed to upload hundreds of his photos to both Flickr and Facebook to pass on just how amazing the month was he spent at the village of Enkito, Amboseli National Park, alongside fellow volunteers, Shiv and Emma. This is one of Petr’s photos of Narakiramart…