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]
Nigeria
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]
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]
Eleko Beach, far away in time
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 [Read more]
Living large in a small village
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 [Read more]
A walk above the trees
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 [Read more]
Discovering Naija’s vibrant roots
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 [Read more]
