USA

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Batuta

Nepal

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
Ibn Batuta

A statue in Stonewall park, of two men, painted white, facing each other, while two people, male-looking, with their backs to the camera, are behind.

Annie Hall Shows Me Stonewall and the Other Bits of the USA

I visited the US in 2017, and became a movie tourist, going to places featured in some of the films I loved. In New York, the Annie Hall movie had some pleasant surprises for me.

Seeing Red in New York

How Van Damme Showed Me Great American Food

I love food. Whenever I leave home I look forward to strange dishes, like snails in Nigeria, to tasting the wonders of the place I’m visiting. But I didn’t expect …

Portraits of Writers: IWP 2017

Just a few days ago, I returned home after three months in a writing residency in University of Iowa, USA, where I enjoyed the company of writers from thirty three …