Abuja Ten Years from Now
I am on board the Virgin Bombardier Eco-6 train that runs a daily route from Kaduna to Abuja. This high-speed rail service has allowed people like me the luxury of…
Anthony Bourdain: In Memoriam
Just read that Anthony Bourdain has joined his ancestors. He killed himself, as the news made clear. Anthony Bourdain was a CNN Chef, who travelled the world showcasing the culture…
Travel and Black Identity: Location, location, location
In an ideal world, travelers would manifest the ideal of what it means to be colorblind. I find it quite amusing what’s considered “significant” accomplishments on a resume these days:…
American Historical Sites and Monuments
The tour was scheduled for Sunday, August 13, 2017, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., directed by Ms. Jeanne Fogle, a fourth-generation Washington and Certified Master Tour Guide, local historian, adjunct…
Sister Cities: Of Chicago and Ibadan: Music, Architecture, Disney et al
There are interesting coincidences between Chicago in the U.S. and Ibadan city in Nigeria. In Chicago is the Chicago Tribune, the largest Newspaper outfit in Chicago, whereas in Ibadan is…
Journey to Sapele…
If indeed travel takes your mind for a ride, what happened to me over the weekend in Sapele was indeed an eye-opener. The family of my friends the Efetevbias and…
Ibadan to Accra by Road
My Facebook readers know I am not one of those propagating the false impression that Accra, or Ghana as a whole, is Africa’s new Eldorado – a place to which…
Going to Bob Marley’s Country
It was for me a dream fulfilled when my family and I arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica on August 17 for a weeklong vacation. Ever since my secondary school days, I had sustained an endearing long distance relationship with that Caribbean island nation…
Casalinda: Where Creativity Meets Culture
Casalinda offers a serene environment where culture and excellence meet in an African ambience…
Borne on Dis-virgined Eagle's Wings
The Igbo woman whose prayer was most dramatic on the flight told me how she had a dream while in China the previous day. The melodrama involved her pastor who forcefully restrained her from entering a particular flight in the dream and after the exchange, she had woken up and the nightmarish scare nudged her to pray…