… the adventures of an African traveler.
It happened so fast. I was already on 29, Oyeleke street, Ikeja (a few steps away from Rhodes BBQ smoke house) before asking myself if meeting up with someone I’d barely known is a great idea. The well-tarred street looked empty as I sank deeper into my own thoughts… “it’s a Sunday bro! the only…
The decision to go for OShey Bar & Chops over other available options was made in less than 5 minutes. Here’s the back story: It was Ben’s birthday and the man reached out to me before I was able to reach out. Bad of me right? I know, but I forgave myself almost immediately. I…
If you were blindfolded and kidnapped in Badagry, then airlifted to Araromi in Ondo state, you’d barely notice any change in geographical location. These were the exact thoughts in my head the moment we got into Araromi. Houses were identified by people’s names instead of streets and house numbers. In a house where the…
The same look you’d give a Lagosian who has never heard about Elegushi beach is the same you’d give someone living in Ibadan but has never heard about Amala Skye in Bodija. I’ve heard tons of stories about this legendary canteen bot decided to take all with a pinch of wheat, waiting on the day…
If the reason why you’ve come to read this post is that you are planning on going to Redline Leisure and Resorts soon, let me break your heart by letting you know that the place is far. I mean, it is far from everywhere. But again, don’t be dismayed, because If you can summon the…
Close your eyes for 4 seconds and imagine waking up to seeing the waves of the Ocean rolling and crashing gently on the rocks right in front of you as you sip from a glass half-filled with your favourite drink. Now stop imagining and open your eyes. Whatever you’ve imagined isn’t up to half of…
I’ve been traveling on water for the past 15 years, and never for once have I seen the body of water as angry as what I saw that Saturday morning. I think and the biggest mistake I made was not looking up the weather forecast before fixing my private hangout at Tarkwa bay. Why Tarkwa…
We had barely settled into our Cabana when the rain started at Laguna Beach. It felt as though a bucket of liquid metal had been poured into my spine. My mouth went dry. I looked at everyone’s face for answers but all I got were blank stares laden with disappointment. I felt the pain sharper…
If I were asked 2 months ago about the possibilities of me writing a post like this, I most likely will give an unsure answer because I belong to that WhatsApp group of folks who doze off barely 10 minutes into a movie. Any movie at all. However, everything changed in January when I decided…
If this is your first time reading this series, it’s advisable you start from here. In October, 2019, A lion in the Zoo escaped, killed and Ate all the goats in the zoo before being caught by rangers This thought rang in my head for many seconds as we progressed into the facility. “May…