Essential The Official Coli Travel Thread

[phcitywarrior]

live life

Travel is one thing I'll splurge big on.

 

[phcitywarrior]

@mbewane

G. What are some good spots for me to get an Airbnb in Paris? I'll be looking at 3-4 days the first week of September.

I'm Nigerian in my early 20's so I don't care to really be around too many old people. I'd def like a cosmopolitan area that is close to the "action".

I'd def like to check out some of the spots with more of the black French. Wanna connect with my West African brothers and sisters.

Any arrondissement in particular to check out?

 

[MVike28]

Right now what I have planned is:

Summer 2018 - 10 days - UK, Netherlands, France (maybe Belgium

Christmas 2018 - 2 weeks - Nigeria/Ghana

Memorial Day Weend 2019 - 2 weeks - Brazil/Colombia

Now that’s a fukking itinerary

 

[mbewane]

@mbewane

G. What are some good spots for me to get an Airbnb in Paris? I'll be looking at 3-4 days the first week of September.

I'm Nigerian in my early 20's so I don't care to really be around too many old people. I'd def like a cosmopolitan area that is close to the "action".

I'd def like to check out some of the spots with more of the black French. Wanna connect with my West African brothers and sisters.

Any arrondissement in particular to check out?

All right! Here goes :

- Best areas for you I would say is the north and north-east of Paris. That's where you have more young people living, as well as minorities and in general bars, cool stuff (hipster and "regular" lol), more popular clases, etc. Basically 19th and 20th "arrondissements" (which are subdivisions of Paris). 18th, 10th and 11th are good too. You want to be looking in those areas, you'll be a little further off from the tourist stuff but hey, metro works well here so no biggie and those areas are interesting too. To be more precise, areas around/close to metro stops République, Ménilimontant, Goncourt, Belleville, Rue Saint-Maur, Oberkampf, Charonne...Strasbourg-Saint-Denis...that north-east part of Paris is where it's more lively

- Two areas where you can just walk around in the "Africa in Paris" : Chateau d'Eau, and even more so Chateau Rouge, further up north on the same metro line (4). It's basically all kinds of small shops, barbershops and whatnot, very very down to earth

- I highly highly recommend doing the Blacks in Paris guided tour : Black Paris Walks
He's a cool breh from Martinique who organizes two guided tours (I only did one, was great) about the Black influence in Paris. He has tours in english, and he's really cool so even as you do the tour he'll provide you with even other stuff to see.

I'll try to update you with other stuff (bars, possible concerts/festivals in that period, etc) but don't hesitate reminding me and/or asking for more info breh

 

[phcitywarrior]

I'll try to update you with other stuff (bars, possible concerts/festivals in that period, etc) but don't hesitate reminding me and/or asking for more info breh

Merci! I'll use this as a guide. When I narrow down my list I'll shoot you a PM.

Question: How and where did you learn English?

 

[MikelArteta]

I’m in Italy now brehs.

Was in Milan for a couple of days stayed at the Mandarin Hotel

Only had time to go to the shopping areas around the Duomo and eat some unreal food. Found an unbelievable dinner spot called Majestic Bar. Their insalata with tuna avocado and cream cheese, main course was a simple margherita pizza and washed it down with some unbelievable red wine.

Now we in Tuscany outside of Lucca for 2 weeks

Gonna hit up Pisa, Florence, maybe Sienna and some coastal beaches

GOAT trip so far

 

[mbewane]

Merci! I'll use this as a guide. When I narrow down my list I'll shoot you a PM.

Question: How and where did you learn English?

I lived in the US for a couple years as a kid (ages 3-8), in New Rochelle, next to NY, so I basically started speaking french and english at the same time...hip-hop, NBA and The Coli have kept me updated ever since

 

[Fatboi1]

I'm heading to Haiti on the 19th with the fam. I haven't been there since I was a toddler so it's like all new to me. I can't wait to go!

 

[the artist known az]

Merci! I'll use this as a guide. When I narrow down my list I'll shoot you a PM.

Question: How and where did you learn English?

@mbewane is good people's. One of the realest on here

 

[mbewane]

@mbewane is good people's. One of the realest on here

Thx breh, appreciate it

 

[Idaeo]

Airbnb did it again. Found an incredible penthouse NYC studio at Elizabeth & Prince in Soho with a private rooftop deck w/ views from 1WTC to Empire State Building. Whole Foods around the corner, shopping/restaurants/bars all along my block. Only draw back was it was a 6 floor walkup.

I damn near checking out. I really want to make that move to NYC.

 

[detroitwalt]

Moving to Germany next month. fukking Illesheim tho
But I should be able to get a shytload more stamps on my passport. Plan on doing a lot of traveling from there

 

[Kwabena]

Cape Town, Tokyo, St. Tropez, Berlin, Rio & Holland are destinations on my list

 

[Idaeo]

Headed to Honolulu on Sunday for work....thought it was gonna be a BS 2 day trip, just found out i'll be there 3 weeks

 

[Rayzah]

Some pics from KL this weekend