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    STARTING A TRAVEL BLOG – THE JOURNEY THUS FAR

    February 3, 2021 /

    The Journey of starting a travel blog can be daunting and it was at first went a little like this. The only impossible journey is the one you never begin – Tony Robbins Entering the world of Travel Blogging Picture this: You’re starting a travel blog. It’s something you’ve visualised,…

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Ipinmi Akinkugbe

My name is Ipinmi Akinkugbe and travel, exploring, getting to know new people, new cultures is my biggest passion. My goal is to share my passion with you while inspiring you to embark on your own adventures. Stay tuned for travel adventures, tips, guides and loads of travel inspiration!

 

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes yesterday ☺️🤗! I had the best day and I’m thankful and beyond grateful to God for seeing me through this year, and getting me to 25. Can’t wait to see what this next year brings 🥰 P.s thank you all for coming with me on this journey I’m on ❤️❤️
Who is your ideal travel partner 🤔? It’s so important to travel with people who have similar travel styles to you! When deciding who to travel with, you may want to discuss a few things before the trip: 💫Talk about your travel style 🪂: Are you more of an adventure traveller and your travel partner is relaxed? * You can make some compromises when planning the itinerary. Make sure each person has their favourite activity on the itinerary then plan free days where you’re free to do your own thing. 💫 Money 💰: Do you have similar budgets? You definitely want to discuss this before deciding to travel with someone. Expectations are managed that way 🙃. 💫 Are there certain things you just can compromise on? Like accommodation or certain activities? Discuss this too! 💫Time ⏰: how long do you want your trip to be and when would you like to go? It’s important that it’s a date that works for everyone. Who’s someone you’d love to travel with and where to?? Tag them! 👇🏾 P.s: happy new month 🥰
✨Visiting a place more than once✨ This was my second time visiting this beach this year, but my first time staying overnight. I really had no intention of visiting a second time, I mean I had seen all I needed to see the first time 🤷🏽‍♀️. But I was in desperate need of a trip so I went again. And I’m so glad I did. This time: * I saw the most glorious beach sunset 🌅 * Went horseback riding during sunrise and saw loads of hermit crabs 🦀 & a rainbow 🌈 So, my question for you is, would you visit a place or country more than once 🤔? And have you?
I’ve never done an intro post on here, so I thought that my first post in months would be these best time to do one 🥰 Hii! I’m Ipinmi, the travel blogger behind Férìnàjò (lover of travel). I started this page in February 2020 (just a month before you know what 🤦🏽‍♀️). I had no idea what to talk about when I started 🤷🏽‍♀️ but I started anyway. I want to make travel more accessible for you and inspire you to travel deeper and more intentionally, through my blog, posts, newsletter (subscribe if you haven’t 😁) and just encourage you in any way I can. I have a full time job, a 9-5 that pays all my travel bills 💸. I just make sure I utilize my leave days along with weekends & public holidays ✈️. Now that you know a little about me ☺️, tell me something about you in the comments 👇🏾 📍: Tarkwa Bay
Some of my favourite pictures from May ❤️ How’s your Monday going?
Who doesn’t love a pool day? 🏊‍♀️
Visit Whispering Palms ✨SAVE✨ Here’s a mini guide to @whisperingpalmsresort if you ever decide to take a short vacay to Badagry: How to get there: - By road 🚘: it’s takes about 2 and a half to 3 hours to get to Whispering Palms by road. There’s no traffic (early on the weekends) the road is just really bad for like an hour 🤦🏽‍♀️ - By boat 🚣🏾‍♀️: much faster (takes 1 hour to get to Whispering Palms). You have the option of a public boat (an affordable motorised canoe) or a private boat (expensive) which will be the better choice if you go in a large group. What to do: - 4 wheeled bicycle 🚲 (it’s a bit of a leg workout) - Paddle boating 🛶 (another leg workout) Not gonna lie the activities felt like leg day at the gym, I was STRUGGLING 🥴 - Boat Cruise - Swimming (the pool is green 😂, but don’t worry the chlorine gives it that colour) Budget 💰: - It’s pretty affordable: they have accommodation based on your budget (rooms are from 20,000 naira upwards). - The food ranges from 2,500 upwards but breakfast comes free with each room. Best time to go ⏰: - Best to go on the weekends in the morning: it’s safer and there’ll be less traffic For the road: 🚙 - I know it goes without saying but pls eat or pack some food or snacks for the road (we forgot to eat and we were starving 😭, thank goodness for @tumithekoko snacks). What do you think? Will you be visiting any time soon? Btw my review on whispering palms is out! Link in bio 🔗. Check it out for a full cost breakdown 🥰
I went on a Badagry Heritage tour a week ago. Here’s what I got up to👇🏾 The tour was a long one (about 5 hours 😅) but we had a car, driver and snacks which was all arranged by @whisperingpalmsresort (for a fee💰of course). The places we went to included: 💫 The heritage museum (built in 1863 and still very well preserved). With relics & atrifacts from transatlantic slave trade. 💫 The First Storey Building in Nigeria 🏠: where you will find the first yoruba translated bible. 💫 In the same compound as the first storey building you will find the “Miracle well” - named by the locals as a result of the many miracles credited to it. - it has never dried up (even in the dry season) - It has never been polluted 💫 The Brazilian Barracoon: stores/ cells where slaves were kept awaiting the time they would be shipped off to lands unknown. 💫 Gberefu Island (slide 2 & 3) - The point of no Return: you take a 2 minute boat ride ⛵️ to the island. • To get to the point where the “Arc of turning to unknown destinations” stands (slide 4) you have the choice of walking (for 20 minutes) or taking a motorcycle. • We took a motorcycle to the arc and walked back. • If you’re going to be walking, brace yourself, the sand & sun are scorching 🥵 (so pack sunscreen🧴) 💫 Attenuation well (slide 5): found along the route to the point of no return. • It is said that because of how thirsty they’d be from the journey, slaves drank from the well. Unknown to them, the water had been charmed to make them forget their past. Link in bio for the guide to Badagry, experience, costs and all! 📸: @ajalaonthemove 🥰 📍: First Storey Building in Nigeria
Bad weather and rescheduled plans 😒 This beach day happened a week later than originally planned. Why? Because of the weather 🤦🏽‍♀️ On the day we planned to go, it rained - quite heavily actually - for a few hours so we thought it would be best to reschedule our plans, just to be safe. I’m learning to be more flexible because not everything will go according to plan 🤷🏽‍♀️. So, how do you deal with bad weather 🤔? It can be hard to reschedule plans especially when you’re in a new country for a limited time. Do you just “go with the flow” and hope the weather clears or, do you cancel and reschedule plans?

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes yesterday ☺️🤗! I had the best day and I’m thankful and beyond grateful to God for seeing me through this year, and getting me to 25. Can’t wait to see what this next year brings 🥰 P.s thank you all for coming with me on this journey I’m on ❤️❤️
Who is your ideal travel partner 🤔? It’s so important to travel with people who have similar travel styles to you! When deciding who to travel with, you may want to discuss a few things before the trip: 💫Talk about your travel style 🪂: Are you more of an adventure traveller and your travel partner is relaxed? * You can make some compromises when planning the itinerary. Make sure each person has their favourite activity on the itinerary then plan free days where you’re free to do your own thing. 💫 Money 💰: Do you have similar budgets? You definitely want to discuss this before deciding to travel with someone. Expectations are managed that way 🙃. 💫 Are there certain things you just can compromise on? Like accommodation or certain activities? Discuss this too! 💫Time ⏰: how long do you want your trip to be and when would you like to go? It’s important that it’s a date that works for everyone. Who’s someone you’d love to travel with and where to?? Tag them! 👇🏾 P.s: happy new month 🥰
✨Visiting a place more than once✨ This was my second time visiting this beach this year, but my first time staying overnight. I really had no intention of visiting a second time, I mean I had seen all I needed to see the first time 🤷🏽‍♀️. But I was in desperate need of a trip so I went again. And I’m so glad I did. This time: * I saw the most glorious beach sunset 🌅 * Went horseback riding during sunrise and saw loads of hermit crabs 🦀 & a rainbow 🌈 So, my question for you is, would you visit a place or country more than once 🤔? And have you?
I’ve never done an intro post on here, so I thought that my first post in months would be these best time to do one 🥰 Hii! I’m Ipinmi, the travel blogger behind Férìnàjò (lover of travel). I started this page in February 2020 (just a month before you know what 🤦🏽‍♀️). I had no idea what to talk about when I started 🤷🏽‍♀️ but I started anyway. I want to make travel more accessible for you and inspire you to travel deeper and more intentionally, through my blog, posts, newsletter (subscribe if you haven’t 😁) and just encourage you in any way I can. I have a full time job, a 9-5 that pays all my travel bills 💸. I just make sure I utilize my leave days along with weekends & public holidays ✈️. Now that you know a little about me ☺️, tell me something about you in the comments 👇🏾 📍: Tarkwa Bay
Some of my favourite pictures from May ❤️ How’s your Monday going?
Who doesn’t love a pool day? 🏊‍♀️
Visit Whispering Palms ✨SAVE✨ Here’s a mini guide to @whisperingpalmsresort if you ever decide to take a short vacay to Badagry: How to get there: - By road 🚘: it’s takes about 2 and a half to 3 hours to get to Whispering Palms by road. There’s no traffic (early on the weekends) the road is just really bad for like an hour 🤦🏽‍♀️ - By boat 🚣🏾‍♀️: much faster (takes 1 hour to get to Whispering Palms). You have the option of a public boat (an affordable motorised canoe) or a private boat (expensive) which will be the better choice if you go in a large group. What to do: - 4 wheeled bicycle 🚲 (it’s a bit of a leg workout) - Paddle boating 🛶 (another leg workout) Not gonna lie the activities felt like leg day at the gym, I was STRUGGLING 🥴 - Boat Cruise - Swimming (the pool is green 😂, but don’t worry the chlorine gives it that colour) Budget 💰: - It’s pretty affordable: they have accommodation based on your budget (rooms are from 20,000 naira upwards). - The food ranges from 2,500 upwards but breakfast comes free with each room. Best time to go ⏰: - Best to go on the weekends in the morning: it’s safer and there’ll be less traffic For the road: 🚙 - I know it goes without saying but pls eat or pack some food or snacks for the road (we forgot to eat and we were starving 😭, thank goodness for @tumithekoko snacks). What do you think? Will you be visiting any time soon? Btw my review on whispering palms is out! Link in bio 🔗. Check it out for a full cost breakdown 🥰
I went on a Badagry Heritage tour a week ago. Here’s what I got up to👇🏾 The tour was a long one (about 5 hours 😅) but we had a car, driver and snacks which was all arranged by @whisperingpalmsresort (for a fee💰of course). The places we went to included: 💫 The heritage museum (built in 1863 and still very well preserved). With relics & atrifacts from transatlantic slave trade. 💫 The First Storey Building in Nigeria 🏠: where you will find the first yoruba translated bible. 💫 In the same compound as the first storey building you will find the “Miracle well” - named by the locals as a result of the many miracles credited to it. - it has never dried up (even in the dry season) - It has never been polluted 💫 The Brazilian Barracoon: stores/ cells where slaves were kept awaiting the time they would be shipped off to lands unknown. 💫 Gberefu Island (slide 2 & 3) - The point of no Return: you take a 2 minute boat ride ⛵️ to the island. • To get to the point where the “Arc of turning to unknown destinations” stands (slide 4) you have the choice of walking (for 20 minutes) or taking a motorcycle. • We took a motorcycle to the arc and walked back. • If you’re going to be walking, brace yourself, the sand & sun are scorching 🥵 (so pack sunscreen🧴) 💫 Attenuation well (slide 5): found along the route to the point of no return. • It is said that because of how thirsty they’d be from the journey, slaves drank from the well. Unknown to them, the water had been charmed to make them forget their past. Link in bio for the guide to Badagry, experience, costs and all! 📸: @ajalaonthemove 🥰 📍: First Storey Building in Nigeria
Bad weather and rescheduled plans 😒 This beach day happened a week later than originally planned. Why? Because of the weather 🤦🏽‍♀️ On the day we planned to go, it rained - quite heavily actually - for a few hours so we thought it would be best to reschedule our plans, just to be safe. I’m learning to be more flexible because not everything will go according to plan 🤷🏽‍♀️. So, how do you deal with bad weather 🤔? It can be hard to reschedule plans especially when you’re in a new country for a limited time. Do you just “go with the flow” and hope the weather clears or, do you cancel and reschedule plans?

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