“Kuala Lumpur! Kuala Lumpur!” the co-driver thundered, as he banged the open door of the bus. I was jarred awake from my slumber and peered at him through half-shut eyelids. I closed my […]
A lost passport and a marriage proposal
The ups and downs of black female solo travel…
If there’s something unnerving about going out on a limb, it is the fact that you are doing so alone. Perhaps in many cultures, the African one included, a woman just doesn’t […]
Tigers in the Temple
Day Three in Bangkok. The swanky hotel has me booked for a full day tour that will begin at the War Cemetery, go on to the Jeath Museum, to River Kwai, the […]
Sawasdee-ka!
It is a long way from Siem Reap to Poipet border crossing to Bangkok. You spend eight full hours….on the road. You have an idea that you are in Bangkok when the […]
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
While it was surreal to be on Cambodian soil, a distant land I had only seen on paper; entry and exit, into and from the Kingdom was quite a challenge. I applied […]
Wan dolla…he?
The intensity of the Asian sub-continent is something that draws me back…time and again. The minute I step into any country, the intensity pf everything just screams and jolts me to the […]
Singapore’s signature dishes
Singapore…Asia 101. The no brainer introduction to the vast continent. Most foodies would acknowledge a perfect world to be one where fast food is good food and that food is found in […]
Singapore cool
“Think about it: in this digital age where blogging and updating statuses are pretty much all that anyone does anymore, old school notions of cool have been rebooted. No longer the laughingstock, […]
Travelogues of an African Girl 