When you are in Mogadishu and the television crew you are with asks whether you’d love to go to a wedding, while warning you that weddings here drag on, genders are separated […]
The wedding that was a feast for the senses
africanahgirl
Foodie, travel addict and human rights activist. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes
The human face of Mogadishu (Part Three)
My time in Mogadishu is fast spent up. After all that healthy food, we hit a fast food joint for my last dinner here. We grab fries and meaty burgers with cheese […]
The human face of Mogadishu (Part Two)
Mogadishu is a unique travel destination for me, so sometimes I do feel boxed in. Although I am from neighboring Kenya and can possibly pass off as a local, with skin the […]
The human face of Mogadishu (Part One)
It feels like a combination of lockdown and military camp up in here..there’s a tenseness in the air, so palpable that any efforts to exhale and inhale have been reduced to short […]
About last night at the Mara
A night at the Maasai Mara can be ruined by a lion pawing at your tent as he breaks out into a thunderous roar every two minutes. The tent barely shields you […]
What makes Rotterdam a world-class city?
Rotterdam is curiously cool. If you like new and glossy buildings, cosmopolitan communities, a unique architectural aesthetic and all things maritime; you will love this city. Rotterdam is so glam, it boasts […]
24 hours in Rijeka
If you happen to be in Rijeka for 24 hours like we did, waiting to take a flight, there are a few things you can do. If it’s blazing hot like it […]
A year already? A recap of my experiences and what travel has taught me..
Travelogues of an African Girl is a year old! This past year, on the 18th of April, I blogged my first post: Singapore cool. My experience in the Little Red dot debunked every pre-travel […]
It’s the King’s birthday, hurrah!
You haven’t quite been to a party until you’ve been to what the dutch know as Koninginendag..now Koningsdag or King’s Day. It’s the one day in the year you can sell your […]
Nah-ah, we ladies DO NOT travel solo to get laid!
There’s always that moment in the life of a solo female traveler, on her adventurous gambols across continents, bypassing different cultures and creeds, that she encounters creeps who feel she must be […]
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