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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 […]

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Singapore: 4 Days in the Lion City

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The line at the arrival hall at Singapore Changi Airport crawled slowly towards the Immigration desks. Minutes turn into hours and I find myself gradually growing restless. Eventually, I reach the Immigration Officer, who proceeds to interview me about the […]

Where Should Your Next Travel Destination Be?

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Bringing this back because it was a lot of fun when I first posted it. 🙂 If you haven’t taken the quiz before, why not give it a go this time around? And if you have, did you end up […]

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Solo Tripping in Singapore and Malaysia…

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On my recently concluded solo travel to Singapore and Malaysia, I got to explore the vibrant cities of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur over the course of 11 days. I began my solo adventures in Asia last year by visiting South […]

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Seoul – The Asian City that has my Heart!

By Amarachi x 13 Comments

A fairly short ride on the KTX bullet train from Busan brought me to Seoul. I didn’t know yet but this was about to become my new favourite city in the world! After travelling through smaller cities in South Korea, […]

How to Apply for a Malaysian eVisa as a Nigerian Citizen

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Nigerians who plan to visit Malaysia must first obtain a Malaysian visa before travelling to the country. Luckily, the Malaysian Government has simplified the process of getting this visa by introducing evisas. Did you know about this? I didn’t but […]

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