Monthly Archives: January 2014
Naija: You Are Welcome
Before we even got near Nigeria I was heartily sick of the white-people-scare-stories. Everywhere from Cape Town to Cameroun our route intentions were given the standard ex-pat response “OOoooooo Nigeria… (much rolling of eyes)…You don’t want to go there”. Look, … Continue reading
A Mighty Tree Has Fallen
Before leaving Douala, I was determined to collect oil from a restaurant that an eager French woman I met on the beach at Pointe Noire a couple of months ago had put me in touch with. The proprietor had been … Continue reading
Shifting Sands
For me, the relief of arriving at a beautiful beach after many hard weeks’ slog is surpassed only by the relief of finally leaving it behind. It’s so energizing to be Back On The Road. You feel immediately invigorated and … Continue reading
Good Vibrations
Spoiler alert! For those of you who go green with envy reading about tropical paradises: read no further, unless you want to be sick. Kribi is everything you could possibly imagine – white-sanded, warm sea-ed, palm-fringed perfection. Google it because … Continue reading
Africa Clockwise 