africa - Me, Myself and my trips

7 novembre 2019

A break out of Lome

A small aparté from Korean adventures, I spent a couple of days in Benin. A simple getaway to ease tension and have a break from my routine. I have to admit Cotonou but mostly Porto-Novo got my attention. In 2 days what was to do? First visit Foundation...

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Tags: africa, benin, wax, slavery, ouidah, afro-brazilian, cotonou, fondation zinsou, french, porte du non retour, porto-novo, portuguese, west africa

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6 novembre 2019

What to do in Seoul? 3/3

Last part. There is a lot to visit in Seoul and its area. The DMZ is interesting to see if you are interested in geopolitics and actually, it is quite easy to visit as there are different organized tours. I 'm not going to talk about the temples or palaces...

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Tags: travel, trip, lifestyle, africa, Asia, food, Korea, Seoul, restaurant, tea house

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2 novembre 2019

Inner peace and time travel (part 2)

Like I said in my previous post, temples are a staple in my trips in Asia. The 3 we had visited were in Busan as we kept Seoul strictly for "leisure" and shopping. Here a small video with me enjoying the countryside on our trip to Bulgulksa. The last...

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Tags: lifestyle, africa, Asia, Buddhism, Korea, temple, zen, peace, nature, sea

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22 octobre 2019

Inner peace and time travel (part 1)

One thing I like the most when I travel beside visiting museums is to go to a religious place, especially in Asia. I have something with temples that soothe me, bring me peace and strength. I feel regenerated. I am not a Buddhist but I have to admit there...

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Tags: travel, lifestyle, africa, holidays, Asia, Korea, Busan, Seoul, palace, temple, zen

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13 octobre 2019

Reflection and new direction

I just remember that I have started this blog 10 years ago!! Primarily because I was living in China and it was a much easier way to keep in touch with family & friends than Facebook. Then I kept it alive (more or less) following my inspiration and my...

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Tags: travel, lifestyle, africa, thoughts, Asia, piece of my mind, world

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10 octobre 2019

I am back

Deers and bears, almost 3 years I haven't written anything here! A lot happened: personal matters, life and I somehow lost my motivation for blogging. Those past years I have traveled but nothing exciting or new: back and forth between Togo and France....

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Tags: travel, lifestyle, africa, Asia, African, Korea

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2 mai 2014

music

I just freakin' love him. I have been skeptical when it comes to African rappers, there are a lot of them but not all worth to be called that name. Thanks there are good ones and he's among them. Jovi is from Cameroon, he's a rapper, producer and must...

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Tags: africa, music, hip hop

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29 avril 2014

What's about african fabric? part 1

I grew up in West Africa (TOGO) and from the day I was born (if I can say so) I have been with "african" cloth. But true to be said what we know as African fabric most of it is made in Holland (Vlisco), UK, Indonesia and now China (Hitarget etc). African...

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Tags: africa, Togo, fabric, history, wax

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24 mars 2014

my babies and I

I got some new babies... Unfortunately, since the time this pic has been taken 2 of them are already dead from some virus and I am struggling to keep the third one alive. But let me you introduce you Santi, Wolfie, and Pili, all females. UPDATES 10/07/14...

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Tags: africa, animal, Togo, dog

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20 mars 2014

It's never too late

I finally drag myself to driving classes. It could have been earlier but each time I started, I had to travel months later. It was all the time postponed. Driving in Lomé is quite dangerous due to the number of motorcycles, which most of the drivers haven't...

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Tags: africa, Togo, driving lessons