The most foreign and intrinsically intimate place I have ever been to is Paris. I did not realise just how much British, or specifically English culture is such a strong influence globally until I went…
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If you were to spend the last day of your life eating, do it in Belfast
If the reports on climate change are to be believed, then the world is ending and we are all going to die. As this is the imminent case, my noble suggestion is that you must…
Notes from Instagrammable London
Everybody lives in London, the cosmopolitan capital of the world that hosts different global accents of instruction in its public transportation announcements that encourage you to drink water and stay safe in the summer heat….
We Are All Ethiopians. My adventures in Ethiopia.
I tend to think I love and have a deep connection with my continent, ‘Motherland’ as our brothers and sisters in the diaspora refer to it. But, every time I come to Ethiopia I am…
Discovering Seychelles and why this Island stole my heart
Takamaka, the word is definitely free of fricative consonants, something I would expect to hear as the title of a high energy afro-beats song. If the world was meant to dance to the name of…
Things To Think About When Swimming with Turtles
I saw my first turtle a year or so ago, at Pescador Island in the Philippines. When you swim in those clear blue waters, with flora and fauna so alien-like in color and form; it’s…