Exploring Djibouti culture through food: Never did I ever imagine I’d visit Djibouti. When a last-minute work trip took me here, my inner foodie jumped into hyperdrive to figure out as much as I could about the food culture and cuisine in 7 days. Not a clue about Djibouti: Djibouti is a small country of…
Exploring Djibouti cuisine through street food: I stayed in a hotel in Djibouti Centre Ville (downtown) for 7 days, and after huge lunches (see Part 1 of the story), sometimes I just wanted something small in the evening. After sunset prayers, the city streets come alive until late at night. After dark, I often walked…
Connecting over a meal: I recently had a seven-day work trip to Djibouti with a group of African colleagues from Uganda, Kenya, Benin, Zambia, and British/Somali descent. Djibouti is in the Horn of Africa and shares borders with Somaliland, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. As the crow flies, Djibouti is only 245km from Aden (Yemen), across the…