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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 […]

Art & Wonder at The Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

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The Vatican Museums are the museums of Vatican City located within the city’s boundaries. They contain masterpieces of artworks collected by popes throughout the centuries. A trip to see the Vatican Museums is one of the highlights of a visit […]

Road Trip Finds: 20 Songs on My Playlist This Month

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I’m excited to bring you this month’s episode of my road trip finds. But first, I’d like to announce the winner of last episode’s giveaway. Vanessa guessed right! I listened to So Will I by Hillsong Worship for nearly 12 […]

Earth Day 2019 – A Call to Protect Our Species

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Happy Easter Monday Everyone! Today also happens to be Earth Day, so, Happy Earth Day too! I thought about whether I wanted to write a post about this today, seeing as Earth Day should be ‘celebrated’ every day. Then, there’s […]

Easter Traditions Around the World + 3 Trip Suggestions for the Long Break

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Easter is just around the corner and in the latest episode from our travel channel – Through our Eyes, Mofe and I reminisce about how we spent this holiday as kids. We also talk about some Easter traditions around the […]

In Search of the Best Beaches in Lagos – La Campagne Tropicana

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My first to La Campagne Tropicana was quite terrible. It was so bad that, even after driving for 2 hours to get there, I chose to head back home rather than subject myself to the poor service I received from […]

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