By Piyushi Dhir
Poor though it maybe, Africa is a beautiful place, rich in natural resources. When I move away from the hustle-bustle of city life and open my eyes and ears, I realize there’s so much to see and appreciate here. While I try to capture some of it with my pen (or more literally speaking, keyboard), […]
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Just a few weeks ago, I spent a terrific girls’ day out, with my French friend, Valerie. We had traveled down from serene San Pedro to the hustle-bustle of big-town Abidjan. We started our day at Cava, an open market for African arts and crafts. A row of stalls, each filled with colourful artifacts, were […]
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Abidjan, while not the official capital of Ivory Coast, is the largest city in the country. The most developed as well. This is where the bulk of the expatriates are resided, as it is Abidjan which has the buzzing port and hence, a lot of offices. When it comes to making purchases, a lot of […]
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When my hubby and I decided to move to Africa, my expectations in terms of entertainment, were low from the place. Over a year here, however, has proven that the big cities of this continent do have life and hustle-bustle! All you need to do is be ready to experiment, approach the place with an […]
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If you ever find yourself in the exotic West African country of Ivory Coast, or Cote D’Ivoire, San Pedro is a place you must put on your tourist map. While your sojourn in this country will begin from Abidjan, which is where the International Airport is located, there’s more to see outside of this bustling […]
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Having lived in India, terror attacks are not new to me. Delhi, where I’ve spent the most years, itself has been targeted on multiple occasions, including one on a popular GK-1 market, while I resided in a Paying Guest accommodation just blocks away. A few months ago, we heard of the shooting in Paris. I […]
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“Africa?!” We routinely received startled expressions back in India when we made the decision to move to Cote D’Ivoire, Africa. The imagery that revolves in one’s mind on hearing that one word is likely to be that of deep dense forests and jungle safaris. Knowing that I live in Africa, you probably still imagine me […]
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When I landed in Ivory Coast a year ago, I was rather delighted with the weather. The notorious African sun was nowhere to be seen, and despite being situated so close to the equator, it was far from hot. Days were cloudy and one could comfortably sit without a fan or air conditioner during the […]
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Africa- a journey of constant new discoveries and rich new experiences. From the very beginning since I arrived in Ivory Coast, I was drawn to the women here. Perhaps, because I could relate to them when everything else was foreign or may be, because they were such a contrast to the stereotypes of women I […]
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There is something about the act of reading that has the power to transport you into a whole new world. A unique world- where the writer sketches the outlines and the reader fills the colours with their own imagination. As an expatriate in Ivory Coast, Africa, I heard of a group of women in Abidjan […]
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