Live and On Air: a podcast discussion on the #Yearof Return2019 paper

Are you looking for a new podcast episode to listen? Perhaps something 'slow and low...is the way to go' kind of episode that is soothing to the ear interspersed with nuggets of knowledge and opportunity to learn something new? Well, I have sometime to offer to you. Check out my session on the Tourism Geographies … Continue reading Live and On Air: a podcast discussion on the #Yearof Return2019 paper

Lisbon Letters V: Obrigado and see you again!

We come full circle. What an intense whirlwind of fieldwork in the rainy sunny city of Lisboa. I didn’t manage to tick-off the top 10 or top 20 or even the top 5 of things to do, see and experience in Lisbon. Perhaps I might have ticked-off some of the bucket list items without even … Continue reading Lisbon Letters V: Obrigado and see you again!

Lisbon Letters IV: the arrival at the beginning of the end.

I had a rather early start for Day 4 of fieldwork. I was beginning to feel the intensity from the preceeding days of participant observation, interviews and conversations. I wished I could chill in bed for a while longer but that was not an option. My plan of attending an Easter Sunday Church service in … Continue reading Lisbon Letters IV: the arrival at the beginning of the end.

Lisbon Letters III: I came, I saw, I discovered…Akwasikrom

Day 3 of fieldwork started with rain but thankfully it did not persist for the whole morning. I had 2 main itinerary points on the agenda for the day: 1) a visit to Belém and; 2) participant observation on a 4-hour walking tour. Belém: The bus journey into Belém was quite an experience given how … Continue reading Lisbon Letters III: I came, I saw, I discovered…Akwasikrom