Hello all, I am back with the second and final part of my girls trip to Geneva series showcasing what we got up to! Saturday 22nd June We had quite an early start today at around 9:30 am but the first thing we did was stop at McDonald’s to grab breakfast. I made the error of ordering a large breakfast meal that came with large chips (no hash brown sadly) so I had to share my chips with somebody else. After our breakfast, our first stop for the day was Mount Saleve (our substitute to the day trip to Annecy). We were still going to France although not for a whole day where the weather can disappoint and ruin plans. After walking across the border between Geneva and France, we made our way to the cable car which was our desired route to get us up to the summit of Mont Salève. Even if you are scared of heights, the views on the way up and at the top are absolutely beautiful. We were so high up that the Jet D’Eau water fountain looked minuscule and stationary compared to when we were ...
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Geneva Girls Trip Part 1
Hello all, I am back with another travel blog post after a small break about my recent girl trip travels to Geneva, Switzerland. The symptoms of my travel bug surfaced again in April where I was in desperate need of a fun girls trip to take my mind of the things going on in my life so I joined forces with my Brussels travel squad (Wura, Yasmin, Wemmy and Kule) and took this as an opportunity to visit Kule who lives in Switzerland. After comparing and contrasting flight prices we finally booked our respective flights and we’re lucky enough to stay in a lovely 2-bed apartment courtesy of Kule’s Mr (Thank you both for being so hospitable and generous during the stay!) *Fast forward to June* Our flights were very early in the morning so we all met in Geneva before making our way to find Kule who was waiting for us. We took full advantage of using the Uber app whilst out in Switzerland during our trip which was a bit cheap being split between 5 people. The apartment we stayed at ...
Geneva Lookbook
Hello all, I have decided to start doing look books of my holiday looks to plug you in on some cool pretty pieces that I have hidden in my wardrobe or purchased recently. The first lookbook on my blog is from my recent girls trip to Geneva! So since the weather in Geneva was projected to be warm in June it was by force for me to wear skirts and dresses. I opted to wear bright colours like red, baby pink, green and blue with both my trusty boyfriend denim jacket and a black leather jacket. I did have an umbrella on hand as it was projected to rain a week before I travelled. I also paired my daytime outfits with my beige Harrods tote bag that was a gift to me by my mother as I felt it went with all the colours I wore during the day. Similar to my previous solo trips (Prague and Copenhagen), I stuck with my oldie but goodie black and gold clutch for the evening. My evening looks were a chance for me to experiment with my makeup and also to up the ante with the sexy mature appeal. ...
A Young Igbo in the Diaspora
In light of Heroes Day today (30th May), I wanted to share some of my views and general experiences of being a young Igbo woman who was born and raised in the diaspora (UK). Although I was born in Leeds and raised in London, I can honestly say that my parents did a great job with acquainting my siblings and me with our Igbo roots and I still feel quite in tune with my Igbo heritage. One thing about being Igbo that is pivotal to me is the language as I see this as a way to network and connect with other Igbos. If you’re like me and you have a strong understanding of spoken Igbo then attempting to speak and differentiate between various dialects/tonal sounds would be a step in the right direction because it is never too late to learn to speak fluently. Although it’s not ideal, it's still given me some kind of foundation in my attempt to learn to speak and write it proficiently. I am very much grateful for the handful of Igbo lessons I took at ICSN as it has helped me immensely with ...
It’s Not You: Unfiltered
Hello all, today I am here to expand on a topic I started speaking about on my guest post "It's Not You" on The Real Talk Blog. I briefly gave details of my initial thoughts and feelings about my recent relationship breakup but I've decided to be transparent and dig deeper as to how I've really been feeling mentally, spiritually and emotionally and the things I have been doing to facilitate the healing process. Initially, what I thought was due to an "it's not you, it's me and my personal problems" upon further digging on social media (which I shouldn’t have done I know) turned out to be far from that. In particular, a woman I was told not to worry about and that he would “never go back to”. This said woman previously approached me during the dating stage about my ex being her "boyfriend" and the possibility of her thinking she is pregnant and other accusations such as him speaking to prostitutes, using sex websites, speaking to Americans for sex with a burner Twitter account and ...
Lone Travels in Prague Part 4
Hello all, I am here with the last installment of my Prague travel series detailing what I got up to on my last day in the Czech Republic! Saturday 23rd March After one last fat breakfast, I checked out and left my stuff in the luggage room in order for me to squeeze in the last few attractions. Prague Zoo The first stop of my last was Prague Zoo which was a bit of a distance away from main Prague (a metro and shuttle bus to be precise). So I was super excited about going to the Zoo because I was curious to see the animals that were on display in Prague. I spent approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes at the Zoo to visit the different exhibitions and I am pretty sure that I didn’t see everything that Zoo had to offer. However, I did take the opportunity to go on the really cool stair lift which overlooked the whole Zoo and also caught some of the sights of Prague. From the polar bears to the chimpanzees and variety of pretty birds the zoo didn’t fail to disappoint in terms of ...