I had the opportunity to catch up with Kes, Alison Hinds and Olatunji backstage. It was the best way to end a fantastic carnival season before the masqueraders hot the street for the parade.
UK Xfactor contestant- Olatunji
The question remains, who will clinch the “Roadmarch title”(most popular soca played on the road), would it be Kes with Savannah Gras or, Machel, Bunji and Skinnyfabulous with “Famalaylay.” Time will tell.
In the mean time take a look at last night’s performance from Kes at Brian Lara’s party.
Qatar was everything and more. The ground staff at Qatar Airways made us wish we missed more flights😜. They were outstanding. Someone was waiting to greet us as we disembarked, to put everything in place, and ensure we did not feel dislocated.
I also made a friend. I call her “my Qatar friend”, who took us to the Souk or Souq, where they make the finest gold jewelry on the spot. We were able to have them “custom make” a piece of jewelry for us in one hour!
It was an unplanned trip to Qatar, but one we certainly would not forget . We missed a flight, made a friend, and discovered another culture, all in one day. I was also pleasantly surprised to see a billboard with one of our Caribbean track stars, Yohan Blake, plastered on Billboards around Qatar.
Qatar crew members Souha and Slyvia
Grateful 🙏🏽
Basia💞🌍
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Take a look at a short video we made on our short stay in Qatar.
I grew up in the Caribbean and I took it for granted. My childhood years were spent in Trinidad and Tobago, #love👌🏾❤️, and my early adult years were spent in Jamaica 🇯🇲, where I found my love 😍. During those years I craved life in London and Paris. Fortunately for me, I have experienced it all and I can tell you with absolute certainty that Caribbean life is where exotic lives⛱.
Cheers to Caribbean Life. 🍾🥂
Me and my girls eating a mango while sitting by the pool at Round Hill Montego Bay, Jamaica.👌🏾
Don’t talk about our people, our music, our athletes and our cultures. We have given the world Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Rihanna, Nikki Minaj, Cardi B, Winston Duke, and lots more. Out of many, we are truly one people. We live, love and laugh. Though some of them hate, love always win in the Caribbean. If one neighbor does not have food to eat, they can go by another neighbor or a friend. That’s how we live.
Take a look at this amazing video I did early this morning
Cheers
Slayer💋
Some of my ‘favs’ from my favorite food spot, Borough Market in London, and from the Roofdeck restaurant at Selfridges London.
And then the food I could not resist in Venice Italy:
Authentic Italian Pizza
Calamari
Spaghetti with Mussels and Shrimp
Pizza
Mussels and Garlic Bread
Yummy Tart
Come back soon for more food photos from my travels.😍