Tag Archives: Nigeria
G-AKGK
This is G-AKGK, 60 years ago this past January, I was a very young passenger on this aircraft on BOAC’s London-Rome-Kano-Accra route; in 1959 this took just over 14 hours. This was the first time being taken back to Africa … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, BEA, BOAC, British Airways, first flights, Ghana, international travel, Nigeria, sailing, sea travel, Stratacruiser, VC-10
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How Did I Manage To Reach 60?
I reached 60 in September; how did it happen? You might ask why this is somewhat of a surprise Well, according to the medical textbooks, I should have died at 23, but due to my will to live, and my … Continue reading
Posted in disability, disabled expatriate, life, living abroad, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, cerebral malaria, childhood, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, life adventures, life at 60, medicine, Nigeria, scoliosis, Scope UK, speech, spine, stammer, travel
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My Rocking Horse
Unexpectedly, I’m going back to where I grew up, and where I loved being. For me, revisiting my past means going back to West Africa – to Nigeria to be exact! I’m in need of having an ‘Africa fix’ since … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, agricultural research, agriculture, CGIAR, childhood, dam construction, education, expatriate, Ghana, Gold Coast, IITA, international travel, money, Nigeria, parents, school
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On To Singapore and Beyond
OK, I sorted out replacement travellers cheques and passport in Kuala Lumpur on my return from Malacca. This being done, I continued my travels to Singapore. Mind you, with my enthusiasm for coach travel being curtailed after recent events, I took … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Australia, backpacking, coaches, disabled expat, food, international cuisines, international travel, landscapes, Malaysia, Melbourne, Nigeria, Perth, Singapore, Sydney
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Reading – One of Life’s Great Pleasures
Growing up I had, what in today’s PC world are called learning difficulties – the result of my cerebral palsy. I’m also quite happy to describe myself as just being a slow learner! I was slow to learn to read, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Africa, authors, biography, cereral palsy, disabled expat, drama, enlightening, fiction, historical fiction, maths, Nigeria, non-fiction, reading, Wilbur Smith
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From One Decade to The Next
The end of the 1970s saw me getting a number of O (Ordinary) levels from Hereward College in Coventry, England. Needless to say, I wanted to continue to study for A (Advanced) levels; I went to a tutorial college in … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, cerebral malaria, disabled expat, education, England, exams, illness, Nigeria, O and A levels, Oxford, Thames, university, USA
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A Whale of a Time
Overall, I did have a whale of a time for a large part of the 1970s, especially the early half of the decade. I was in Nigeria going to school; making new friends; and having different adventures with them in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, Africa, college, decade, disabled expat, England, international, Nigeria, O levels, pubs, resdential college, school, Scotland, special schools
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Poignant Reunion
Rocking Horse
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Tagged abroad, Africa, disabled expat, IITA, international, Nigeria, school visit, teachers
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Being in a Minority X 2
Being in the minority gives you a different perspective, being in a minority twice over gives you an added perspective. Those who have read my initial will know I should have been a farmer’s son in bonnie Scotland. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, Africa, backpackers, cities, disability, disabled expat, ethnicities, Ghana, international, Japan, minority, Myanmar, Nigeria, Scotland
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What life a disabled expat - a life atypical? 