Nomad issue #26

CONTRIBUTORS
WHICH DESTINATION HAVE THEY FOUND THEMSELVES RETURNING TO THIS PAST YEAR?
STEPHANIE KINGORI
Topshots, Page 12
The Majlis Resort in Lamu. It has luxurious,
stylish furniture and unique features with
beautiful swahili architecture all round. The
interior décor is well thought out and offers
a serene environment to ensure you are
relaxed as you enjoy your vacation. The pool
has a spectacular view of the ocean that
allows you to marvel at God’s beauty while
reading a book and sipping some
wine.
We discovered this month’s book
recommendations via Reese Witherspoon’s
book club. Every month, Reese picks one
book she loves with a woman at the center
of the story and shares it with her book club.
If one of your goals this year is to read more
books but you’re wondering where to start,
her recommendations thus far are worth
checking out to see what stands out to you.
One favourite so far, a recommendation from
BRIAN KIMEU
Kenyan Traveler, Page 22
If home is where the heart is, my heart
belongs to two lovers. When I think of home,
my mind wanders through the labyrinthine
streets of Lamu town and my skin tingles at
the thought of the sun on my skin, basking
at Shela beach. There’s nothing that would
warm my heart more than to share the place
that I love the most with the person that I love
the most.
“FROM SCRATCH”
By Tembi Locke
early last year, is “From Scratch: A Memoir
of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home” by Tembi
Locke.
The synopsis reads, “It was love at first
sight when Tembi met professional chef,
Saro, on a street in Florence. There was
just one problem: Saro’s traditional Sicilian
family did not approve of him marrying
a black American woman, an actress no
less. However, the couple, heartbroken but
undeterred, forges on. They build a happy
life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers,
deep friendships and the love of their lives: a
baby girl they adopt at birth. Eventually, they
reconcile with Saro’s family just as he faces a
formidable cancer that will consume all their
dreams.
From Scratch chronicles three summers
Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter,
Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life
without her husband in his tiny hometown
hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was
estranged from Saro’s family and his origins,
MAURICE SCHUTGENS
Dispatch, Page 36
For me it's all about disappearing far off the
beaten track with my girlfriend, to a place as
far away from humanity and all reminders
of civilization. Surely there is nothing more
romantic than finding yourself somewhere
in the African wilderness, looking up at the
stars listening to the sounds of bush. Cliche?
Maybe - but nobody can deny that it's a
winning formula!
Book Review
now she finds solace and nourishment—
literally and spiritually—at her mother in
law’s table. In the Sicilian countryside, she
discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh
food, the embrace of a close knit community,
and timeless traditions and wisdom that
light a path forward. All along the way
she reflects on her and Saro’s incredible
romance—an indelible love story that leaps
off the pages.
In Sicily, it is said that every story begins
with a marriage or a death—in Tembi Locke’s
case, it is both. Her story is about loss, but
it’s really about love found. Her story is
about travel, but it’s really about finding a
home. It is about food, but it’s really about
chasing flavor as an act of remembrance.
From Scratch is for anyone who has dared to
reach for big love, fought for what mattered
most, and needed a powerful reminder that
life is…delicious.”
To get a copy, look it up on Amazon,
Audible and Indiebound.
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