Category: Africa

Africa, Big Fruit

The Big Pineapple, Bathurst, South Africa

In the deepest, darkest heart of South Africa, amidst the marauding elephants and rugged mountain, lies the golden soul of the Rainbow Nation – the plump and delicious Big Pineapple. Welcome to Bathurst (no, not that Bathurst!), a quaint and unassuming rural village in the country’s Feastern Cape just so happens to be home to the largest pineapple in the whole wide world. Whaaaat!? The … Continue reading The Big Pineapple, Bathurst, South Africa

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Africa, Big People, Uncategorized

Durga Maa Statue, Mauritius

Oh, you want more-itius Big Things from around the world? Here’s a really stat-huge one hidden within the gorgeous Black River Gorges National Park, on the island paradise of Mauritius! The world’s biggest statue of Hindu goddess Durga took six years to complete and lives above the pristine Grand Bassin crater-lake. As the official Big Thing consultant to the Mauritian Government, I oversaw the closing … Continue reading Durga Maa Statue, Mauritius

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