Procrastinating Ola

Detained for questioning

October 16 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Airport, #BWI, #Diverse Traveller, #immigration, #interview, #Ola Fagbohun, #questioning, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #travelling, #USA

Passing through immigration is one of the pet hates of most travellers to the USA. We all know the process is necessary, but with so many booths why are there never enough officers on hand to deal with the hundreds of passengers arriving practically every...

Packing dilemma for the gadgetry-challenged traveller

October 12 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #digital equipment, #gadget-girl, #Gadgets, #Ola Fagbohun, #packing, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #samsonite luggage, #Travel Insurance, #traveler, #traveller, #travelling

These days I can pack for three months, fall into winter, weighing in at 20.15kg out of my flight allowance of 23kg. Years of travelling has taught me to only pack only the things I plan to wear, this using the age old art of mixing and matching. No longer...

Teach your children about Africa with Bino and Fino

October 8 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Africa, #animation, #Bino and Fino, #cartoons, #Children's video, #EVCL Nigeria, #Independence day, #Nigeria, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews)

EVCL, Nigeria aim to teach your Children African history with their new animation series 'Bino and Fino.' Picture: Bino and Fino with their grandparents. Copyright: ECVL, Nigeria Bino and Fino is a cartoon series about a brother and sister named Bino...

Diverse women travellers share diverse African travel experiences

October 2 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Africa, #Diverse Traveler, #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel tales, #travel writing, #travelers, #travellers, #women, #Writing

Just finished uploading the October edition of Diverse Traveller. This month Diverse Travellers will take you on a journey around Africa. And you don't have to pack or take any vaccinations. And that's not all ... Write for DiverseTraveller - we are hungry...

Nigerian - the rocky road to a 'golden' jubilee

October 1 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Africa, #Al Jazeera, #Independence, #Nigeria, #Travel News

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCcZ9ORxks&w=450&h=410] Read the article accompaning this video at Al Jazeera

Travel quote - The Great Wall of China

September 30 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #China, #Great Wall of China, #Travel News, #Travel quote, #W Somerset Maugham

"There in the mist, enormous, majestic, silent and terrible, stood the Great Wall of China. Solitarily, with the indifference of nature herself, it crept up the mountain side and slipped down to the depth of the valley. " - W. Somerset Maugham, writer...

Carnaval del Pueblo, London 2010

September 27 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Carnaval del Pueblo, #Carnival, #Latin American, #London, #out-door festival, #Summer in London, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Walworth road

"Held in London since 1999 , Carnaval del Pueblo is the largest Latin American out-door festival in Europe, attracting people from diverse backgrounds in a day of Latin music, dance and fun." - Carnaval del pueblo website

Walking the line to happiness

September 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Cumbria, #England, #Everton Wright, #EvewrightStudio, #Lake District, #Ola Fagbohun, #public art, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Silecroft Beach, #Travel Beyond the UK, #UK, #Walking Drawings

"Don't mess up, have to concentrate on my place in the line." This is my mantra, but it's not easy to follow. As I walk, the wind, using my flimsy coloured poncho, is trying to suffocate me. Doh! My left arm is in the hole for my head. I try to redress...

4. Marijn van de Geer Fundraising Administrator of International Refugee Trust

September 23 2010 , Written by DiverseTraveller Published on #london, #protest, #conflict, #uganda, #lra, #crimesagainstwomen, #internationalrefugeetrust, #barefootpeacewalk

Kicking off the walk

1. Walkers gathering spot

September 23 2010 , Written by DiverseTraveller Published on #london, #protest, #conflict, #uganda, #crimesagainstwomen, #internationalrefugeetrust, #barefootpeacewalk