Our whirlwind trip to the city that never sleeps didn’t seep into our souls, change us or leave a footprint on our hearts.
The truth is I was underwhelmed by New York City. I expected greatness, magic, to be mesmerised (I don’t know perhaps I thought celebrities would be pole vaulting down Madison Avenue). But ultimately I thought New York would fundamentally alter my views on city life and leave me hungry to return.
Instead, it was everything you see on television screens and nothing more.
Yellow cabs, Time Square, Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building are all synonymous with the city that never sleeps – New York City – that one place everyone has on their bucket list. (more…)
These are a few of my favourite travel photos from over the years. I dug deep into the archive for some of these. Not all of them are great photos but the memories that a photo can conjure up for me is what makes it a favourite.
I awoke on Thursday, 18 December in Missouri, St Louis to my idea of a winter wonderland dream – it was snowing.
I dressed at lightning flash speed, grabbed my camera and went to frolic in the snow as the rest of the neighbourhood slept. I think the neighbours did poke their noses through the curtains in judgment as this crazy African girl danced around in the snow like a child in Willy Wonka Land.
I made my debut trip to North America in Missouri, St Louis.
I know this is not exactly the must see state, but it has a surprising amount of attractions. I was only there for 5 days and the main purpose of my debut trip was to help finalise Joel and Caroline’s wedding but I managed to squeeze in a few hours of playing tourist too. (more…)