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 house fixing in a foreign land ensues. Yeah, that’s me right now, but in Lagos, Nigeria.
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 of goodies from artisans at Eleko beach and from our travels in Tanzania.
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. We spent eight days at the family compound in Okpofe busily entertaining family from all over the community… and beyond. And when … [Read more]
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 (traffic), the bold (flavours) and the beautiful (fabrics, Victoria Island). So, without further adieu… The traffic It’s insane. I.N.S.A.N.E. I can’t think of any … [Read more]
On Eleko Beach Waves make the only sound On Eleko Beach There’s not a soul around. On our trip to Nigeria, Chuck and I took a short visit to Eleko to explore the beach and surrounding areas. It was a beautiful, tropical beach mostly empty of people. The very few people who were around were … [Read more]
Cheers to village living! After a short flight from Lagos to Owerri, Chuck and I were greeted at the airport to be escorted to his home village of Okpofe in Imo State. For the next six days, we stayed in his family’s compound, which was a surprising delight. Like cabin life, but in extreme heat … [Read more]
Look up, way up, that’s where you’ll find us walking over the jungle canopy. In November 2021, my partner Chuck and I spent a morning at the Lekki Conservation Centre where they have seven suspension bridges that make up “The Longest Canopy Walkway in Africa.” SEVEN! I gotta tell you, suspension bridges don’t usually freak me out, … [Read more]
On a balmy Wednesday morning in November 2021, while staying in Victoria Island, Lagos, we visited the Nigerian National Museum. The museum was rich with artifacts from the three main tribes of Nigeria: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo (my partner Chuck’s people). We saw a variety of masquerade outfits, the types of huts by tribe and … [Read more]
