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On Conde Nast Traveller & Africa’s “Image Problem”
The Real Truth About Africa and What the Aid Industry’s Spin-doctors Don’t Want You to Know Culled from June 2013 Conde Nast Traveller article by Jane Bussmann On Christmas night, a friend’s car screamed up outside my window [in Mombasa]. ‘Do you know where your passport is? And how much cash have you got in […]
Five (African) Things: Zina Saro-Wiwa, Peju Alatise, Laura Mvula, Ava DuVernay and African Villas
March 9, 2013
I have become addicted to cupcakes & cashmere, Emily Schuman’s blog not the actual things (although I’m not one to scoff at a nice cupcake and/or plush cashmere). One of the features I enjoy most on her blog are her Five Things posts, a collection of bits of inspiration and sources of enjoyment/amusement. I’m totally […]
On Roman Holidays, Italian Palazzos and iPad Photography
February 23, 2013
I have been to the promised land, and it was good. Last weekend I went on a Roman holiday: an extended weekend of eating, sleeping and generally doing nothing. I visited the promised land, and it was good. Before this trip, I’d always had a sort of distant relationship with Italy (as a holiday destination). […]
L’Entrepot du Congo
March 11, 2012
This is a re-post of part of a travel post I put up last year. Given recent sunny weather, memories of the good ol’ days when I crossed the Channel a lot more often came flooding back. This is totally a nostalgia repost. I’m headed back across the Channel for a few days at the […]
I’m Going Back to Cali
December 18, 2011
At present, I am in a fierce battle with jet lag and I feel like I’m coming up short. It was the pork chop what did me in! And the various breads, fried green tomatoes and the pork belly. Well, that and spending the day walking around the Getty Center. The scale and the scope […]
Better Know an African City: Move, Learn & Eat
October 9, 2011
Better Know an African City – is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl. The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them better and more livable. I saw […]
Better Know An African City – An African Perspective on US Immigration
May 7, 2011
Better Know an African City – An African Perspective on US Immigration is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl. The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make […]
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