How to Holiday in Lagos

Since I live in Lagos, writing about how to have a great time here seemed so obvious to me that I never bothered to do it.  I put it down to that cliché that when you know something, you assume that everyone else knows it too.  Of course, that isn’t true.  It took me spending…

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5 great things to do in Senegal

Senegal is a French-speaking West-African country with the Atlantic Ocean lapping at its shores.  It is a popular holiday destination for Europeans and Dakar, its capital, is a pretty city dotted with little cafes, bistros and boulangeries that give it a European feel.  Whether you decide to stay in Dakar or not during your holiday,…

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Picture Postcards: Cape Town (Part 1)

I went on holiday to Cape Town and loved it.  Here are some pictures from that trip.  I’ve decided to split the posts in two so you don’t get photo-overload 🙂 .  You can see the second post here.   Brightly-coloured houses in Bo-Kaap

5 great things to do in Cape Town

Cape Point – where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet When you mention Cape Town, people who have been there always say ‘Such a beautiful city’.  And it’s true.  Cape Town may not be the capital of South Africa but it certainly gives Johannesburg a run for its money in the attention stakes.  There are…

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