The Journal

Notes from the road

Essays, property reviews, behind-the-scenes notes, and the places I keep finding worth writing about.

Philosophy

On Travel as Inheritance

On why I built a travel agency. Notes on being born in Cameroon, growing up between three cultures, and what travel actually does to a person.

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California

An Ode to California

A love letter to the state I have lived in, on and off, for thirty years. The famous places, the ones beyond the headlines, and one big California road trip.

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East Africa

Nairobi, Where Most Kenya Trips Begin and End

A trip to Kenya that had nothing to do with a safari. On Nairobi as a city, a rooftop that reopened at midnight, and being on the continent.

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Qatar

Three Days in Qatar

A stopover that turned into a country I want my parents to see. Three days in the desert, the old town, and the west. And the hotel that pays attention to you.

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Europe

What Keeps Bringing Me Back to Paris

The city I keep going back to. On the canals, the rooftops, the Hemingway bar, and what keeps bringing me back.

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