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How to Plan a Fantastic Overnight Trip from Tokyo to Hakone

When visiting Japan for the first time, I highly recommend taking a trip from Tokyo to Hakone. This beautiful mountainous town, located about two hours from Japan’s capital city, is best known for its hot springs (onsen), boiling sulphur springs […]

2023: The Year in Review

Welcome, one and all, to the 2023 edition of my blogging year in review! Every year since 2016, I have written a monthly recap of all the wonderful adventures I had during the year. It may seem weird, but I […]

We Summited Africa’s Second Highest Mountain!

There are many words to describe how I feel writing this article, but the overwhelming feeling is pride. Over four days, Mark and I hiked through the Mount Kenya range and reached the summit of Point Lenana (4985m) – the […]

101 Best Places to Visit in Africa

Travelling to and around the African continent is a dream many travel enthusiasts have. From stunning beaches with perfect year-round weather conditions to incredible landscapes and wildlife, the continent, with its 54 countries, has so much to offer to every […]

Picnics & Champagne in Champagne Ridge

In full disclosure, despite the title of this article, we did not have champagne in Champagne Ridge. We did have some wine – which I will now refer to onwards as ‘champagne’ because I can. It is only proper that […]

East Coast, West Coast! – Exploring Alexandria & Washington DC

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Earlier this year, Mark and I embarked on a three week holiday across five states in the US. Our first stop was New York City, where we spent a total of four days exploring and eating our way around the […]

Kajuru Castle: Why it Should Remain on your Wanderlust List

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A few years ago when I first began blogging, I decided that I would share only positive and optimistic content on this platform. I realized that this in itself was going to present a conflict. How do I then talk […]

Bab’s Dock – What You Need to Know to Plan Your Own Trip

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Bab’s Dock is certainly one of my favorite places to visit in Cotonou. I visited here first as a day trip with Mark and our second visit was on overnight stay in one of it’s two cabins. If you plan […]

Spending a Weekend in Benin Republic

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Benin Republic has sort of become a yearly destination for me. Since my first visit to Fidjrosse in 2016, I have visited the country four more times now, going there twice in 2017 to Ganvie and Grand Popo and to […]

Travel Costs & Trip Breakdown: Lagos, Nigeria to New York, USA

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[June 2019] Mark and I embarked on a three week holiday across the US. We spent four days in New York, one in New Jersey, a total of four days between Maryland, Alexandria (Virginia) and DC and about eleven days […]

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Travel with a Pen is a Nigerian Travel Blog showcasing Nigeria and Africa Travel. On this blog, I share budget-friendly tips and breakdowns for travel within Africa and the rest of the world. I hope that by reading the articles here, you’re inspired to travel more and differently too!

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