Afroglobetrotter's Diary

Skyline of Downtown Vancouver Nestled among snow-capped mountains, rain forests and the Pacific coast, the city of Vancouver prides itself as one of the most liveable places on Earth. In this blog post, I share my experience of this great city and nearby attractions in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Vancouver For most visitors to Vancouver, the point of arrival will be the award-winning Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Take some time to look around and admire the artworks, many of them made by Native American artists. The airport is located on a small island South of Downtown Vancouver and has good connections with the city including a train station. From the airport station, you can hop on the metro train which is called the “Sky train” presumably because the trainline makes its way through the city on elevated  tracks. It was interesting to note that the train system is fully automated and driverless. In fact, Vancouver’s SkyTrain netwo...

Thousands of dancers in colourful costumes showing off intricate dance moves to rhythms blaring from loudspeakers as many more join in on the excitement from the sidelines. No, it’s not Trinidad or Barbados but Calabar in South-Eastern Nigeria! ... New Gallery 2019/1/13 Scenes from Calabar Carnival 2018 focallength 116 flash 24 cameramake SONY height 3632 fnumber 5.6 exposuretime 0.005 orientation 1 camerasoftware ILCE-3000 v1.00 originaldate 12/28/2018 11:44:31 PM width 5456 cameramodel ILCE-3000 Scenes from Calabar Carnival 2018 focallength 55 flash 24 cameramake SONY height 3632 fnumber 4.5 exposuretime 0.00625 orientation 1 camerasoftware ILCE-3000 v1.00 originaldate 12/28/2018 11:44:13 PM width 5456 cameramodel ILCE-3000 Scenes from Calabar Carnival 2018 focallength 55 flash 24 cameramake SONY height 3632 fnumber 4.5 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware ILCE-3000 v1.00 originaldate 12/28/2018 11:26:24 PM width 5456 cameramodel ILCE-3...

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime  -Mark Twain This is not just another travel blog! I am a young African professional on a mission to visit every single country on this planet. By sharing my travel experiences, I hope to inspire others to take up this life-changing endeavour. Along the way, I hope to experience new cultures while bringing to the fore, the plight of the world's most vulnerable communities. ... New Gallery 2019/1/13 Dakar, Senegal focallength 4.15 flash 16 cameramake Apple height 2274 fnumber 2.2 exposuretime 0.0004679457 alt : 14 lat : 52.195153 long : 0.183794 camerasoftware Instagram originaldate 3/26/2018 10:17:28 PM width 2274 cameramodel iPhone SE Hierapolis, Turkey focallength 3.99 flash 16 cameramake App...