ola fagbohun - Procrastinating Ola

Back to blogging in 2013

December 22 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Excess Baggage (Misc), #Mexico City, #Ola Fagbohun, #Pyramids, #travel photos, #travelling

Sorry I haven't been around much of this year, I do have many good reasons. But let's not dwell on the past, 2013 is around the corner and I plan to be a more frequent blogger - promise. So, until then ... Me, September 2012, in front of Pyramid of the...

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1. Why?

March 31 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black travel, #black woman traveller, #black women, #DiverseTraveller, #diversity, #Ola Fagbohun, #solo traveler, #travel blog, #travel media, #Travel News, #travel writers, #travel writing, #women travel writers, #women traveller

Wherever I open my laptop is my home Ola's world, because travel and travel media doesn't have to be male, middle-aged, middle-class and white! That's right, I said it! Travel media needs to join the 21st century and be more inclusive. Here in the UK...

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Travel Kitchen - Akara, like my mother used to make

March 25 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Akara recipe, #bean pancake recipe, #bean pancakes, #Food and childhood, #food and culture, #food and travel, #identify, #Nigerian dishes, #Nigerian snacks, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel kitchen, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world)

Most Sundays bring out the Pavlov's Dog response in me, as I lie in bed eyes tightly closed, waiting to sneeze. My nose peeks out of my duvet, nostrils flaring waiting to inhale the intoxicating smell of sizzling blended beans, fresh bonnet peppers and...

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Where in the world was I?

January 23 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Italy photos, #Ola Fagbohun, #Rome photos, #Snap Away (travel photography), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel photo, #Travel photo quiz

They. Whoever they are, say imitation is best form of flattery so I am flattering the Mirror online by copying their great photo idea. TEST your travel knowledge with the Daily Mirror as as will be known from now on with these virtual walls ' test your...

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Planning and promoting travel writing workshops - the good, bad and ugly

January 18 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #event planning, #Ola Fagbohun, #Quaker Meeting house, #Sheffield, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travel writing course, #Writing

I am mentally exhausted, and my fingers are fed up, they have been hammering my keyboard all day, and are registering their protests by pressing any key they so wish, so I apologise in advance if there are any typos in this. Today has been busy, with...

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Natural traveller - bad hair days won't spoil my holiday

January 18 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #African-American women, #Afro hair, #beauty tips, #Black hair, #black traveler, #black travellers, #black women, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #hair tips, #hairdressing, #Natural hair, #Ola Fagbohun, #travel, #travel tips, #traveling, #travelling

I love to travel; I'm not exaggerating when I say I live to travel. But when it comes to travel planning, i don't find much to love, in fact I find planning very stressful - the research, the decisions - where to go, when to go, who to go with, what to...

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Finding the beauty in winter

January 17 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Anton Chekov, #Baltimore, #Ola Fagbohun, #Seasons, #Snap Away (travel photography), #Winter, #Winter travel

Hate is such a strong word, but it decribes pefectly my feelings towards winter, especially here in the UK. This is the time of year, when like sensible animals I hibernate, stocking up on food, sealing my windows and doors, and making sure my take-out...

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3. About Diverse Traveller

January 14 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveler, #DiverseTraveller, #holiday, #Ola Fagbohun, #Online travel community, #single travel, #solo travel, #tarvel inspiration, #travel, #Travel News, #travel stories, #travel tales, #travel tips, #travel writing, #traveling, #vaction, #women travelers, #women travellers, #women travelling

DiverseTraveller.com provides diverse women (travellers as well as those dreaming about travelling) with a forum to come together to share their diverse travel experiences, from around the UK and abroad, through short travel stories. DiverseTraveller.com...

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New year new experiences - horse riding

January 3 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Horse riding, #January, #January Jones, #London, #Mad Men, #new experiences, #New Year, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK, #Trent Park Equestrian Centre

I blame a DVD marathon of Mad Men. In season three, Betsy Draper, spends most of her free time horse riding. Why do I mention this, well Betsy Draper is played by the beautiful January Jones, and January is the month where I am at my most impulsive, basically...

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Amo l'Italia (I love Italy)

November 28 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black traveler, #Italy, #Milan, #Ola Fagbohun, #travel, #Travel News

Back from Italy and it lived up to all I have heard and read, and yes I fell in love ... with the country. And I've told I haven't seen anything yet. While I adjust to my dull life at home, and sort and edit the 100s of photos I took, here is are a few...