A Palace for a Princess, Reimagined by a Diplomat
You could say the story begins on a train.
A Chinese-built locomotive, rattling across the Tanzanian plains, the kind of slow, stuttering journey that leaves red dust on your clothes and traces of a colonial past through the window. Onboard: a French ambassador. Not quite retired. Not quite restless. But searching.
Footnotes
Lagos remembers in fragments—dusty cornices, vanished balconies, and one man walking, documenting memory before the music starts.
The Islands From The Middle Of The World
The islands of São Tomé-and-Príncipe cumulate singularities as much by their geographic position, their size as by their history.
The Osun Osogbo Festival
The Ọ̀sun-Òṣogbo festival is an annual festival held in the Western Nigerian city of Òṣogbo by the Yoruba people of Ọ̀sun state.
Welcome Back To Lagos
There are some seemingly obvious things for tourists to do in Lagos and late last year, I decided to try some of them.
Ghana High: A Culinary Institution
When I was 13, my appendix became inflamed to the point of almost rupturing. We were lucky enough to catch it in good time and I had surgery at my favourite hospital, St Nicholas in Lagos Island.
Asmara - Africa’s Little Secret
Lost in time and almost completely unexploited by commercial tourism, Eritrea is one of the most wonderful and inspiring countries.
Agege Bread: Two Ways
Agege Bread: Two Ways
Agege Bread Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Sticks and Agege Bread French Toast with Peanut Butter Maple Syrup