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The pangolin – still here but only just

A pangolin in Zimbabwe with its handler/protector

A pangolin in Zimbabwe with its handler/protector

The pangolin, or scaly anteater – legendary, gentle, and about to disappear.

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Trip to Torino (Turin, Italy): Part II

The front entrance to Porta Nuova train station in Turin, Italy

The front entrance to Porta Nuova train station in Turin, Italy

The first day of Turin Epicurian Capital 2018

This is it! Day one of why I am here, and I am nervous.

A taxi returns me to Porta Nuova train station, neighbour to the hotel that is to be my base for Turin Epicurian Capital 2018.

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The 2 Incredibles are home – Tom’s Trek for ZANE is done

 

“It’s time to make some wrong things right!”

The 2 Incredibles – who are they?

Tom Benyon is one, and his superpower, unleashed as the millennium changed, is his ability to honour the forgotten of Zimbabwe. Stubborn and determined bearer of the deep red roundel for ZANE (Zimbabwe a National Emergency), he strides the valleys and peaks of his island home to raise ransom for those held hostage by lack of care. His mission – to bring them care.

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