Chine bLog » africa http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A nice proverb for a Sunday morning http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/a-nice-proverb-for-a-sunday-morning/ http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/a-nice-proverb-for-a-sunday-morning/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:28:06 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=856 I found this Swahili proverb in a somewhat interesting piece on Zanzibar in the Washington Post’s Sunday travel section.

Ukiona vyaelea vimeundwa [If you see vessels afloat, remember they have been built]

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Today I came upon an interesting post and some great pictures courtesy of the blog VazahaGasy and author Ruth Frost. The post outlines the author’s experience watching the building of a traditional Malagasy fishing boat. It is a quick read, clearly an interested, observant, non-boatbuilder’s take on the process. No matter [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/11/an-excellent-intro-to-malagasy-boatbuilding/feed/ 0 Boats of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), Africa http://www.chineblog.com/2007/10/boats-of-lake-malawi-lake-nyasa-africa/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/10/boats-of-lake-malawi-lake-nyasa-africa/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:06:19 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/218-guid.html We bloggers tend to pay a great deal of attention to our web stats – page views, visitors, visits, etc. It is a tangible validation that somebody is paying attention. Or, in my case, 50-75 somebodies a month, pretty consistently (you know who you are). One area I am always eager to [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/10/boats-of-lake-malawi-lake-nyasa-africa/feed/ 0 Stunning traditional boat images by San Francisco’s Lisa Kristine http://www.chineblog.com/2007/05/stunning-traditional-boat-images-by-san-franciscos-lisa-kristine/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/05/stunning-traditional-boat-images-by-san-franciscos-lisa-kristine/#comments Wed, 16 May 2007 01:13:48 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/168-guid.html I recently had to go to a conference in Sonoma, CA. It was a rough assignment, what with all that wine tasting, but I managed to pull through. Along the way I stumbled on the gallery of Lisa Kristine, a San Francisco-based photographer. Ms. Kristine specializes in images of indigenous peoples and [...] Related posts:

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I love these stories, like this one from Reuters or this one from the UN about dugout canoes bring ballots to parts of the Congo. Who says traditional boats don’t still have important geopolitical roles to play?

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I recently completed At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness, an account of the first decent (by kayak) of the Lugenda River in Mozambique. It was written by Outside contributor Peter Stark, who was invited on the five-person trip to document it.

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