If I could describe 2019 in one word, it would be ‘rollercoaster’. I did a DreamTrip to Egypt And not alone, but with my best friend. It was the first international trip I had done with a friend and it was the best trip both of us have ever done. We spent the first few…
Category: Travel
Cairo – Local Bread and Ancient Paper
28 March 2019. We were half dead after the long journey from Nairobi, but we were way too early to check in to our hotel in Giza. Nevertheless, we needed to get to our hotel and get rid of our bags. Anine and I don’t need to discuss who owes who money, we just balance…
Egypt 2019: Getting to Cairo
On March 27, my best friend Anine and I set off for our first trip together. We had always talked about doing a trip together but never had the opportunity until now. Since the free part of our trip was in Sharm el Sheik, we had to make a plan to visit Cairo as well….
I asked, and Egypt answered
Egypt and I go way back. Not because we’ve met before, but because I’ve been dreaming about it (literally) since I was about 10 years old. I’d be lying if I said that it was the movie Cleopatra that first piqued my interest. The truth is I really don’t remember what got me so hooked,…
Banff, Canada
Have you ever been to a place that instantly made you feel like it’s where you’re meant to be? Like you lived your whole life wondering why you don’t fit in where you are and then suddenly, it all became clear? For me, that day was July 12, 2017. The day started in downtown Calgary…
San Francisco Day 7: Facebook and the Giants
7 July 2017. Natalie had arranged for us to meet her friend at the Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto, so needless to say, I was pretty damn excited. We had only gone to see the Like sign on 1 Hacker Way, but by meeting Stuart, we’d be given inside access to the Facebook campus. Obviously,…
San Francisco Day 6: Piers, Trams, and The Matrix
6 July 2017. A year prior to this trip, I had sent Natalie an article on Facebook about a lunch time market in the city. It turned out to be the Ferry Building – one of the most famous landmarks in San Francisco with the sea-facing “Port of San Francisco” writing that I had seen…
San Francisco Day 5: Painted Ladies, a Winding Road, and the Golden Gate
5 July 2017. There were a lot of sights I needed to see while visiting San Francisco and it was a beautiful day to be outside. After grabbing coffee from the local Starbucks, Natalie and I went straight downtown. Our first stop: Alamo Square to see the Painted Ladies. A common misconception is that the…
San Francisco Day 4: My First 4th
4 July 2017. American Independence Day. There is definitely something special about being in a country on the day of one of the biggest celebrations of the year. For everyone else, it’s “the 4th of July”, but for Americans, it’s simply known as “the 4th”. I loved taking a short stroll in Natalie’s back yard…
San Francisco Day 3: Palo Alto, Facebook, and the Marriot
3 July 2017. Natalie’s home is basically a stone’s throw away from Silicon Valley, the southern part of the Bay Area. It was the second day she was going to spoil me because she had rescheduled the nail appointment she had on the Saturday so that we could go together. I had no idea where…