Languages
A lifelong fascination with how language carries culture. I'm always learning - Arabic is the current long project.
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a little about me
A traveller raised between two worlds.
Rwandan by origin, Belgian by upbringing, curious by nature - here's the story behind the journeys, and what I'm really looking for out on the road.
— somewhere on the road
I grew up moving between worlds, and I've learned to treat that in-between as a compass rather than a question.
Being of Rwandan origin and raised in Brussels gave me a dual identity early on - African heritage and European experience, side by side. For a long time it felt like something to explain. Now it's the thing that lets me sit comfortably in a market in Marrakesh, a church-and-mosque coastal town like Malindi, or a family kitchen in Kigali, and actually understand what I'm seeing.
My travels are guided by the spirit of the old Silk Road - the centuries-long web where civilisations, beliefs and crafts met and changed one another.
Through frequent visits to Rwanda, Kenya, Morocco and Egypt, I've grown a deep love for African cultures in their diversity - with a particular attachment to Rwandan language and tradition. That curiosity doesn't stop at Africa: I'm drawn to the Middle East too, to Egypt and the Gulf, to their history, spiritual depth and architecture. It's why I've spent years studying Arabic - a slow, personal way of meeting those cultures on their own terms.
I share these journeys under my own name, so the stories stay connected to a real person - not an algorithm. If you travel with curiosity and a little respect, the world opens up. That's the whole idea behind this site.
What guides the way I travel
01
People before postcards
The markets, kitchens and lanes matter more to me than the monuments. I look for the human experience that gives a place its soul.
02
Heritage as a living thing
Language, faith, architecture and craft aren't museum pieces - they still shape how people meet, trade and remember.
03
The table as a doorway
From Rwandan dishes to Levantine and Swahili flavours, a shared meal is still the fastest, truest way into a community.
04
Curiosity, with respect
I travel to understand, not to consume. That means listening first, and telling stories the way the people in them would recognise.
Beyond the road
World cuisine
From Rwandan staples to Moroccan tagines, Levantine mezze and beyond - food is how I read a place and connect with people.
Swahili coastLevantNorth Africa
Culture & tech
I follow how technology connects continents the way the Silk Road once did - a quiet thread through everything I write.
Art & cinemaReadingDigital tools
Places that shaped me
Kigali
Rwanda · roots
Where the language, food and family ties that anchor everything began.
Brussels
Belgium · home base
The European half of the story, and the city I always return to between trips.
The Maghreb & Gulf
Morocco · Egypt · the Gulf
Where a fascination with Arabic, history and architecture turned into a years-long study.
The open road
Africa · Asia · beyond
Every new journey adds another thread to the mosaic - and another story for here.
say hello
Let's swap notes from the road.
For collaborations, writing, or simply to share a recommendation - I read every message.