Stories and tales from people who have decided

to leave their country to live and work in Africa

I read about this website of people living abroad, far from their home and I decided to tell you my story, a story of a woman that loves Africa.My name is Annamaria. I’m 47 year old and I have been living in Zanzibar since 2006.Why Zanzibar?It’s best to start from the beginning.Some year...

KENYA: WHERE TIME DRIFTS BYThere’s a saying that I’ll never forget, a saying which has helped make sense of many of the choices in my lifeWhen I heard it for the first time, in the shade of an enormous mango tree sheltering me from the equatorial heat, it sounded like a precept disguised...

For nearly fourteen years he’s been an Italian “ambassador” on the island paradise of Baudelaire, Twain and Mann. Stefano Fontanesi, 46, was born in Lombardy but has lived in the region between Liguria and Tuscany. He is the executive chef of the Dinarobin Hotel Golf and Spa on the...

 “Great chocolate and great coffee, as with great wine, needs the right soil, perfectly ripe, healthy fruit, immense care and a great deal of experience.”A welcome from the site of Claudio Corallo (www.claudiocorallo.com/), and a deterrent to those who speak superficially about choc...

The Colours of MarrakeshI have always loved Naples. Genoa too. The endless narrow streets, allegorical, dirty; I wondered why I loved them so much. The answer eluded me, and my life continued on its course. Then one September, for some reason, I bought a flight to Marrakesh. The sweet sun embraced m...

Welcome to everybody; now at last I feel happy and fulfilled. Some years ago, I finally got a good deal. I broadened my horizons embarking on a new life adventure. I must admit, it was much easier than I had originally thought it would be. Obviously, there was a decisive factor which gave me the cha...

Our African adventure came from a great attraction towards this continent and from a great desire to get to know a population who are often stereotyped by the West. My partner and I worked as photographers covering social issues such as immigration, the South, financial unequalities etc. and these h...

Starting a new life as scuba instructor in the Red Sea by Andrea ScomparinMy name is Andrea Scomparin, Italian male, 33 years old from Treviso, a small city near Venice. After the degree in Economics, and following ideas and themes of Gordon Gekko in the movie “Wall Street”, I have alway...