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 […]
A year already? A recap of my experiences and what travel has taught me..
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 […]
10 reasons you should date, marry or try not to avoid a dutch man!
I’m reading through the CNN travel report circa 2011 and wondering why the dutch don’t have a mention as one of the coolest nationalities in the world. Because I think they are […]
Macabre freak exhibition or a study of the human anatomy?
The prospect of dying has always seemed frightening if not enigmatic, subject to varying interpretations and descriptions, the avoidance of a direct mention but rather safely enclosed in euphemisms like “kicked the […]
When is the best time to visit Keukenhof?
What does one of the greatest painters of the 19th century have to do with flowers? Everything,..if you are headed to Keukenhof. This year, the biggest spring garden in the world is […]
Have you been to Matongé?
The quintessential African guy or gal somewhat has it at the back of their minds that they are out here for a season; the main reason to gather a place, a name […]
Jurmala in Winter
Jurmala in winter has a wild wild West vibe to it. Its’ streets are clean-swept, lined by colorful but lifeless homes of varying sizes. Skeletal trees loom tall eerily and the few people […]
Where are you now?
“There’s nothing to see!” “It’s boring!” “It’s cold”..”No huskies here,” “If you’d like to see reindeers visit the zoo!” “Go to Italy, it’s warmer there now!” I would not be where I […]
A Mediaeval Romance in Brugge
It is easy to love Brugge. The town is shadowed in mediaeval times; filled with gothic and baroque monuments, picturesque cobbled lanes, tiny bridges and canals at every turn, the waters either […]
