Scenes from the Sahara and beyond
Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dunes, gassy camels, desert camps, deep gorges, high mountain peaks, friendly Berbers, an even friendlier tour guide, all [Read more]
Africa
Gimme a petit taste of Tangier
Tangier was not on the agenda for Morocco. Sure, it sounded cool to visit the northern coast and the Strait of Gibraltar, but I already had a concrete AFCON itinerary focusing [Read more]
Lost in the beauty of blue in Chefchaouen
My favourite colour is blue. By far. But it's the fave colour of so many, so there's nothing particularly interesting about that. But what is interesting is visiting a city [Read more]
Here’s looking at you, Fes
"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." That famous quote from Casablanca was on my mind as we arrived in Morocco in late December 2025 to explore a country [Read more]
AFCON, you stole my sports-loving heart
...In addition to the stolen towels The Africa Cup of Nations. The main reason we visited Morocco before heading to Lagos this winter. A giant tournament where all the best [Read more]
Under the Nigerian sun
You've seen Under the Tuscan Sun, right? You know, the one where a North American woman finds herself visiting Tuscany and decides to buy a property, then the hilarity of [Read more]
The beauty of African Art
A few of the beautiful pieces of art and artifacts we have added to our Ibezimako Villa so far. Many were found at the Lekki Arts & Crafts Market, but we also found lots [Read more]
Christmas in the village
Oh, holly jolly, we ended 2023 with a family holiday. At the end of December, we left our place in Lagos to visit Chuck's childhood home and celebrate the season with the fam. [Read more]
Hello bright and beautiful Zanzibar!
After the subtle hues and dusty drives of the Serengeti, we made our way over the Indian Ocean to visit Tanzania's island paradise. Zanzibar island, just a few miles off [Read more]
Serengeti sweetness
"Tanzania is not a real place." I uttered this pretty much every day, to every person, on every post, when we visited there in fall 2022. And a year later I am finally [Read more]
On the edge in Ngorongoro
After an epic first two days on safari, we bid farewell to Steven, our ranger in Lake Manyara, and hello to our Ngorongoro ranger, Joseph. He drove us through Tanzania for [Read more]
On a high with the Maasai
After a couple days exploring Lake Manyara, it was off to the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for a couple of nights staying on the top rim of the world's largest inactive, unbroken [Read more]
Living the tree top life at Lake Manyara
Take a ride on the wild side. Our first day of an eight-day safari had us vibrating with anticipation. Or was that the first stop, Lake Manyara National Park, where it seems [Read more]
The sweet aromas of Arusha
It's coming up on a year since Chuck and I went on safari in Tanzania... and I kinda forgot to write about it. Whoops. But if you've met up with me in the last year, I [Read more]
Living, Lagos style
After exploring the history, the beach, the jungle and the village, the last bits of our Nigerian adventure I want to highlight is the large city of Lagos itself. The bad [Read more]
