When those around you are getting married and you’re going home to spend the evening with your TV, it can look as if everyone but you knows the secret to finding love, finding the right relationship and settling down. It’s like they all know how to get love and are refusing to tell you…
Here are links to some great stuff for you to read on the internet. Why travel tours aren’t as bad as you think. How to find out what you’re good at. Why you have the same 24 hours as Beyonce is bullshit. Confucius’ top 7 tips for a happy life. This sounds like something from…
Opening only about 9 months ago, Crust and Cream is one of the newer restaurants in Victoria Island. What came to my mind the first time I walked into Crust and Cream was Ali Baba’s cave of wonder – not because the restaurant was festooned with jewels but because of its small entrance which lead…
We Nigerians generally don’t mind our business. It’s a good thing sometimes. It means that if, for example, you fall over and faint, someone will probably come to your aid. Other times, our innate curiosity is just an excuse to be rude. If you know a single woman in her 30s in Lagos and aren’t…
When I was little, my mother would take me to Balogun market to buy me a ‘Christmas dress’, ‘banger’ (I don’t know what non-Nigerians call ‘banger’ 🙂 ), sparklers and other Christmas-y things. It was then that I learned to hate Balogun market. I loved the things my mother bought and I loved the excitement…
Dubai where Kola had her most memorable holiday. 1. Tell us about the very first holiday you remember going on. My first holiday was to London when I was still in secondary school. It was absolutely a dream come true. Interestingly, the plane had to circle Heathrow about 2 or 3 times before we landed due…
The beach at La Campagne Tropicana, Lagos I love being at the beach and have made it my unofficial goal to go to as many beaches in Lagos as possible. Over the Christmas holiday, I decided to go to La Campagne Tropicana which was described to me by one of the staff as a beach…
Bedroom at Four Points Points by Sheraton, Lagos Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, part of the well-known Four Points by Sheraton chain of hotels is located in Victoria Island. The hotel has over 200 rooms, one main restaurant, a lobby café, about 3 bars, a gym, a swimming pool and a spa – quite a…
Inside Bistro 7 Bistro 7 is a quiet restaurant in Victoria Island offering simple food like pasta, salads, burgers and pizzas. It has a red, white and black colour scheme which looks cute and a comfortable, home-y looking outdoor seating area. I ordered
This is a picture-led post on what living in Lagos is like for me. This picture is of Lekki Link Bridge at night. It’s a fairly new bridge (having been commissioned in May 2013). The bridge is just over 1km long and is nice-looking offering pretty views of Ikoyi and Lekki.