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Because life is more than your 9 to 5

The Five to Nine Traveller

Because life is more than your 9 to 5
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Dancing My Way Around the World

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March 18, 2021
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2020: Travels in Review

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January 30, 2021
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Travel Experiences

Should I tell them I’m black?

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September 7, 2020
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Tripping beyond the M25: Six Summer Outdoor Daytrips from London

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July 22, 2020
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The โ€˜Newโ€™ Normal: How to plan a Staycation

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May 19, 2020
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Five Great Websites & Accounts to Inspire Adventure

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May 5, 2020
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Tayo’s Adventuring Ways: Adventure Activities to Try Out

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April 3, 2020
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Destinations South America

My Sandboarding Misadventure: Why I must get back on the Adventure Horse

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February 29, 2020
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2019: Travels in Review

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January 31, 2020
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Cultural Fusions: My Migration Story

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December 20, 2019
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๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ - ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น. . Can an outdoors lover & a city girl co-exist in one person? Of course it can! You are looking right at her. . I do love cities, especially London. Why? Its just so ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, much like I love taking photos in front of colourful walls like this one, I love London for its colourful vibrancy. From its layering of modern & old architecture, its melting pot of ethnicities, cuisines & cultures to its green spaces & street art. London is buzzing with things to do & still holds that element of spontaneity that I like in life. You never know how London may surprise you! . Iโ€™m often wandering around London so Iโ€™m gonna be sharing some of my London adventures a bit more alongside my outdoor explorations. My reality much like alot of people living in the city is that I donโ€™t have the constant access to the countryside for an epic hike or walk especially with my 9 to 5. So I seek my adventures in other ways ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ . Iโ€™m looking forward to showing off my Tayo wanders. Tell me what do you like about cities? #the5to9traveller #TayoWanders #GottaLoveLondon #citydweller
๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ - ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜! . Thatโ€™s how I was described on BBC Radio 4 @bbcradio4 yesterday where I got to chat with Ian, a mountain rescuer as part of an oral history project called the Listening Project. Its a project offering a snapshot of contemporary Britain, where they pair two peeps from different backgrounds with a shared interest to chat. And this was all about the great outdoors & adventure - right up my street! . Link is in the bio to check out our convo! I mention how on this bike ride in the Cotswolds my Duke of Edinburgh training of my younger years helped me navigate the Cotswolds terrain when I was exploring during my staycation (peep my triumphant smile). It was a great convo and adventure truly is what you make it! . Iโ€™m so honoured to be part of this project. I love learning about history and to think the unedited convo will be archived by the @britishlibrary as part of a collection of voices for this decade of the millenium is mind blowing. Someone in years to come will hear my voice talking excitedly about adventure - how awesome! . ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚? Let me know in the comments #the5to9traveller #bbcradio4 #radiospeaker #adventureismysidehustle #newtitle
๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ . This smile perfectly encapsulates my happiness at finding out I have been shortlisted for Best Opinion Piece Traverse Creator Awards @traverseevents ! EEK!! You can check out the blog post via the link in my bio. . Iโ€™m still not sure what to say, my head is quite confuddled! My first nomination as a travel blogger - Iโ€™m both honoured and excited all at once! Something that started as a creative outlet for my adventurous spirit and now Iโ€™ve been shortlisted for an award ๐Ÿ˜ฑ . Honestly have to give a HUGE thank you to @wondersowanders who encouraged me to apply! She has been such a positive cheerleader for me. Without her encouragement, I wouldnโ€™t have done so. Its so so important to surround yourself with people encourage and believe in you, even if you donโ€™t and the travel tribe has been that for me. Find your cheerleaders ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ #the5to9traveller #TraverseCreatorAwards #blacktravelblogger #gifted #myadventure
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ โœจ . โ€˜30 days has September, April, June & Novemberโ€™ - did anyone else still say this rhyme to help them remember the number of days in a month? Just me? ๐Ÿ™ˆ . Rarely do I observe the 6 month mark of a year but these last 6 months have been a real rollercoaster of emotions from grief to apathy to dancing joy to feeling inspired & motivated. The beginning of May saw me a bit insular (for me) but June has been a month of re-emerging & engaging strongly with friends & the world. Iโ€™m a person who thrives off social interactions so June has seen me liquid lunching on rooftop bars with @zaenamill , being a lady of leisure at afternoon tea with my cousin @miss__teekay in London and staycationing in Gloucestershire & hiking over the border into Wales with @itsnotrhiane @cherelleyeats & @ashanti_koko. Thatโ€™s the happiness glow perfectly captured here post hike in the flower fields of Gloucestershire after our hike. These are my June wins - social and fun connections . I canโ€™t emphasis enough - donโ€™t let these lil squares of the Instagram deceive ya - none of us have got it ALL together. As we enter the next 6 months I pray for you all its fruitful & blessed & whatever you want it to be โœจ #the5to9traveller #thatglow #socialbutterfly #blackbritishtravel
๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„โ€ฆ . Y ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„โ€ฆ . You can go punting in the city of Canterbury? I shared my daytrip to this historical city in my stories (check my Canterbury highlight) and most of you were unaware. Its not just an Oxford/Cambridge activity. . Places you can punt in the UK: 1. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† 2. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป 3. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ป 4. ๐—ข๐˜…๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ 5. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ . It was a glorious sunny day when I took to the River Stour with @canterburypuntingcompany taking in the beauty of the city via its canals & learning about its history. . ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ: you canโ€™t self-punt in Canterbury due to the river being deemed fast flowing, so only licensed companies can punt for you down the canals. . I have gone punting in Oxford (having lived there for 3 years) and now in Canterbury. I just need to try it out in Cambridge to complete my Punting Hat Trick ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ Have you tried out punting in the UK? . #the5to9traveller #visitcanterbury #visitengland #ukdaysout
โ€™๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜โ€™ ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜ณ . This was my lamenting whatsapp I sent Davida @wondersowanders last week when the green list for UK peeps dropped. I mean I wasnโ€™t expecting a healthy long list but likewise I wasnโ€™t expecting countries to be included where โžก๏ธ (swipe along) 1. The borders are closed to us unless its for essential purposes (FYI a holiday is not one of them) And you have to quarantine in a specified facility if you do go, which you pay for (slide 4) For Brunei you need to apply for a permit to visit . 2. Some of these countries to get there is phewww...it is not a straight forward hop on a flight (slides 5-7) 3. Iceland will accept those vaccinated but you must have proof of vaccination & Iโ€™m not sure those paper cards will cut it yet (hurry up vaccine passports)(slide 8) Also you need to pre-register before arrival. 4. Israel - so yea best not to travel there now given the bombing & airstrikes taking place. . And so we are left realistically with just 2 countries we can visit with the minimal of requirements - Portugal & Gibraltar (slide 9). Will the whole of the UK be descending on their shores? . And mann the requirements (slide 3) ๐Ÿ˜ซ However for Gibraltar no tests are required (if not having visited red/amber in the previous 14 days), so that may be your cheapest travel option. . So all โ€˜nโ€™ all I found the list a bit useless but perhaps you wonโ€™t find this post as such. Save & share to get people in the know! All info is subject to change in this world of C*vid . For me, The Staycation Queen ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ Imma sit this list out & get back to exploring my backyard this summer until more countries open up. What about you? . Ps this is one of the only few pics I have of me not smiling to reflect my disappointment at the green list. The reason for this shot is cos I was arguing with my bro about the framing of it. He doesnโ€™t like taking pics & I was fully expressing my annoyance in front of this gorgeous church in Copenhagen on our #SibsOnTour trip back in 2017 ๐Ÿ˜‚ #the5to9traveller #throwbackpic #uktravelblogger #whenwetravelagain
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