I'll be honest, I never intended to create content during my time in Nevis. I came to the island for work as a property consultant (I know, surreal, completely unrelated to what I do back home in London) — head down, focused, and fully immersed in the task at hand. But as the weeks passed,... Continue Reading →
What $2.65 Million Looks Like in Nevis: A Dream Home Listing with 17 Degrees North Realtors
Step inside a $2.65 million dream home in Nevis and discover island living at its finest. From stunning views to elegant design, join me as I share my experience creating content for Hill Rise House with 17 Degrees North Realtors — and why Nevis might just be your perfect escape.
Travel with me to the Kwaku Summer Festival, in Amsterdam NL
A visit to see my cousin Rita in Amsterdam lead to us checking out Kwaku Summer Festival over a weekend. It was a beautiful display of African, and African-inspired Asian culture (who knew Indonesian music could sound like Ghanaian High-Life?)! Yes, Kwaku is a Ghanaian name for 'born on Wednesday', however this event is organised... Continue Reading →
Amanda Gorman’s Powerful Poem: The Hill We Climb
When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade We've braved the belly of the beast We've learned that quiet isn't always peace And the norms and notions of what just is Isn't always just-ice And yet the dawn is... Continue Reading →
Memories of a Wonderful (late) Summer: A Taste of Greece
Despite my passion for travel and a second hat as a travel journalist, Greece hadn’t yet made its way on my ‘been there, done that’ list. Prior to this trip my nearest connection to the host country of the first modern-day Olympics back in 1896, was a short-lived stay on Greek Street (London). 15 years... Continue Reading →
My London Story (that was never published but it’s OK)
I wrote this article back in 2017 for TimeOut's My London Story segment however it never got published. So here's my London Story on Diversity Matters...
How to chase away your Lockdown Blues: Eat Out to Help Out
After months of being cooped up indoors, nothing quite says 'post-lockdown' like the Eat Out to Help Out scheme being rolled out throughout the UK from today !... Looks like I'll be eating my way outta of the lockdown blues! From 3 to 31 August, get a 50% discount when you eat in at restaurants... Continue Reading →
Returnees before The Year of Return: A trip down Brazil Lane, Accra Ghana
Taking a trip down memory lane to when I lead a guided tour through Jamestown and Otublohum with a few international friends who took me up on the offer to learn more about what remains of the Tabom community (descendants of Afro-Brazilian returnees) in Accra, Ghana. The Year of Return was perhaps Ghana's biggest PR... Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter: If It Ain’t Global and Intersectional – What Are We Fighting For?
I don't think any of us could have envisioned 2020 the way it has paned out. A global pandemic (COVID-19) brought the world to a standstill, while the Black Lives Matter protests march through our cities demanding an end to police brutality and systematic racism. The brutal killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a police... Continue Reading →
Tabom in Accra for the ‘The Year of Return’…
2019 has been dubbed 'The Year of Return' by Ghana's Tourism Board who's campaign to acknowledge 400 years since the first Trans-Atlantic slave ships left its shores for North America (Virginia), has attracted the Black Diaspora - particularly those from North America, to visit Ghana. The Year of Return is particularly symbolic in my journey... Continue Reading →