The lack of direct flights to Croatia from the US and our attempt to fly as cheaply as possibly called for a layover in Barcelona. Great, since none of us had ever been. Bad, since we were all too tired to be tourists in Barcelona. We flew into Barcelona knowing that we would have to […]
Dubrovnik Old Town and City Walls
The Bosnia-Herzegovina road tour ended in Dubrovnik where we were dropped off near our vacation rental in Lapad. By that time, England had already scored Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals. We quickly checked in with our hosts and went out looking for a place to watch the game. We were just in time to […]
Half A Day In Salzburg
One of us is obsessed with The Sound of Music. Which meant we couldn’t arrive in Austria and not pass through Salzburg. So we took a nice mid-morning train ride from Vienna to the Salzburg HauptBahnhof where we stalked the luggage lockers until we successfully found one, luckily a jumbo locker, to place all our […]
A Short Stopover in Vienna
The lack of direct flights to Croatia from the US meant that we had a choice of transit points so we chose Vienna. Neither one of us had been before, so we decided to give ourselves a brief introduction. We stayed in an AirBnB in Stephansplatz in the heart of Vienna. The main highlight here […]
World Cup 2018 – No Russia For Me
FIFA World Cup 2018 has come and gone. Unlike the past tournaments in South Africa (2010) and Brazil (2014) I did not travel to Russia to be part of the celebrations. That was a very conscious decision. You can say I’m still traumatized from my ordeal with THE BOYS. But the thought of going to […]
Why I love football (soccer)
I love football and it’s that time again. Less than a week. World Cup 2018. Except this time I am not going to Russia. World Cup 2010 South Africa and World Cup 2014 Brazil were awesome, but no, you can’t make me go to Russia. I’m not going. But I’m going to enjoy the next […]
Ghana vs. Côte d'Ivoire AFCON 2015
I haven’t been watching this year’s African Cup of Nations for several reasons. One, I don’t care, at least I told myself I didn’t. Two, I agreed with Morocco on not hosting the tournament because of the Ebola epidemic and thought it should have been cancelled altogether. But you know, bread and circuses. Give the […]
Solo in Brazil, Part Deux
It had been an arduous trip but I made it to Brazil, then to Natal, and then to my hotel. It was time for me to try and relax. I went down to the lobby to have dinner and watch the England – Italy match. I invited myself to a table at which an Economics […]
Loaded Pockets, Slow Feet, Black Stars Lose to Portugal
I spent most of the Portugal – Ghana match leaned against the railing thinking about my garden, wondering if my tomatoes and strawberries had turned red yet, whether there had been enough rain or people stopping by to water, and whether the wild animals of the neighbourhood had discovered my bounty. Once in a while, […]
The English Are Fun Losers
By the time I arrived in Belo Horizonte for the Costa Rica – England match, England was already out of the tournament. Who would have thought that Costa Rica would top that group…over Italy, Uruguay, and well England. No matter. I was to meet a dear friend, Tricks, who over the years had become an […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.