T.G.I.F. is the official weekend blog. It goes live on Fridays and sets the mood for the weekend…
By Debbie Egwuogu On my last visit to Uganda, while whitewater rafting on the River Nile, we manoeuvred through Itanda Falls and the story of “Nyege Nyege” came up. Intrigued by the sheer magnitude of the festival, I decided to do a little research on it. Nyege Nyege is an annual music and arts festival […]
Nyege Nyege: ‘An Irresistible Urge to Dance’ Born in Uganda Read More »
By Ramat Chukwumah We decided to spend our third day at Changuu Island (Prison Island), a small island off the coast of Zanzibar (the main island itself). One gets to the island by taking a boat from Stone Town and the ride was about 30 mins. *For the preceding part of this story, click here. The beach on Prison
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By Maureen Murimi “Bonjour Madame. Bienvenue à Cotonou. Qu’est ce qui vous amène?” These are the first words that welcome me to Cotonou, Bénin, a small country located in the francophone part of West Africa. “Je suis désolé. Je ne parle pas français,” I respond. This is the only line I had memorized to get me
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By ‘Niyi David Going to Seychelles should be on everyone’s bucket list, especially if you love beach bumming. Over and over again, Seychelles beautiful white sand beaches have been ranked among the very best in the world, and those dreamy spread of inviting shorelines make for some of the best beach-bumming experience anywhere in the
Beach Bumming 101: 12 Idyllic Beaches to Explore in The Seychelles Read More »
By Ramat Chukwumah The next day, we were scheduled to visit Kizimkazi, a fishing village in the southern part of Zanzibar (Stone Town is on the West Coast). The village is famous for activities like snorkeling and swimming with dolphins. Our hotel manager made all the arrangements for us and most of the time people go in groups
Honeymoon in Zanzibar II: Swimming With Dolphins at Kizimkazi Read More »
By Ramat Chukwumah Hubby and I set off for Zanzibar (our honeymoon choice of destination) on Tuesday, 22 December via Ethiopian Airlines. There is no direct flight from Lagos to Zanzibar, so we had two stopovers. The first was at Addis Ababa where we spent the night. On Wednesday, 23rd we took a two hour flight from
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