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Frankfurt, ??

Frankfurt was a 4 day 3 night trip for me with 3 goals. See Herbie Hancock live, visit Porsche/Mercedes museums and drink authentic Gluehwein. Here are my top 20 things about Frankfurt. 1. Uber is quick but a bit pricey. Airport to city center, a fifteen minute ride was about 22€. 2. Trains are super […]

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Discovering Medellin, Colombia

Medellin is Colombia’s second-largest city, home to 3 million people.  It was once dubbed “the most dangerous city in the world,” but has worked diligently to shed that image connected to drugs, gang warfare and gun violence. It is the capital of Antioquia province, nicknamed the “City of Eternal Spring” for its temperate weather.  Nestled […]

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Exploring Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá is the often-overlooked sprawling, high-altitude capital and largest city in Colombia. I decided to fly here direct from JFK and explore, making it my first stop in Colombia. It’s a melting pot of people from around the country, diverse and multicultural, with a blend of modern and colonial architecture. Bogotá is much colder than […]

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Colombia was good to my soul

First thing, it is COLOMBIA not Columbia. ??? When I said I was going to Colombia for my birthday trip this year, l had a few ??‍♂️??‍♂️??‍♂️?????? from loved ones. You see all most people know about Colombia is Pablo Escobar and that Netflix show Narcos, so I understood their concern. Ladies that love emeralds, […]

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Museum of Antioquia and Plaza Botero, Medellin

Every now and then you find a gem when traveling. This was so awesome I had to create a separate blog post to capture details for art lovers. Uhmmmm let me just confess, before this trip I’d never heard of Fernando Botero. Now after strolling through the park and museum I’m a fan. No visit […]

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My Naija trip.(?? Nigeria)

This was an eye opening, incredibly fun but insane trip. My girl  Omobonike was getting married in Naija. I decided it was time (27 years have passed) and I was going. Inbound trip with about 25 American brothers and sisters  on Delta was awesome. Shout out to my girl’s ground team and security head Marvin. […]

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48 hours in Cozumel Fun Facts

It’s less than a 3 hr flight from Atlanta. Cozumel is 9×30 miles in size and about 90k people. The hustle by the locals starts from the airport so buy your shuttle ticket to your hotel inside the airport and board outside. It’s about 7 to 11 USD, depending on your zone. They have Starbucks, […]

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Naija girl in Singapore

  My three day stop over in Singapore was an interesting tale of two extremes. Here are my 20 fun facts about Singapore. Serangoon area had a totally local vibe, zero affluence existence with simple things like open markets, street food, temples, mosques with middle to lower earning population. I stayed at the Hilton Garden […]

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ITChic in Paris

So in Jan 2019, two Naija girls went to Paris for the weekend. One more item off “the travel bucket list”. My Paris hot 20 recap list…. I loved the city of Paris and the old architecture but I’m sorry I did not like Parisians. I found many to be snooty and borderline rude even […]

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