Glam Africa: The Revolutionary Edition (2019)
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
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PHI PHI ISLAND
To my surprise, although the title is how it is officially referred, the
correct name is actually Phi Phi Islands with an ‘s’. Because I was
in Thailand for an adventure, I chose a speedboat as my mode
of transport as we bounced from island to island. The island
clusters, famous for their coral reefs, mini boulder islands and
wild monkeys, is where I had my first snorkeling experience. So
eager to test my phone’s waterproof claim I got to ‘find Nemo’
and capture it myself. Maya Island, the one that was made
famous in the movie, “The Beach” starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
was unfortunately closed off for preservation. We got to swing
by and hear a little story about the production of the movie and
how the coral reefs were destroyed due to the influx of fans from
around the world. There is still hope that one day it will reopen,
but until then you can check out the newly renamed James Bond
Island, named after the blockbuster film that made it famous.
NINE EMPEROR GODS FESTIVAL
Now, I was really lucky to travel to Phuket during this
festival, which is a Taoist celebration beginning on the
eve of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar. It
actually coincides with their annual vegetarian festival.
Old Town Phuket (downtown) was turned into a massive
street market were different Asian meals are cooked
without meat, the delicious aroma wafting throughout
the city. Surprisingly every dish I tasted didn’t taste like it
lacked any meat!
JOHN GREY’ SEA CANOE
For my birthday I wanted an adventure like no other.
Chatting to newly formed Australian friends at their Tikki
Bar on the beach one night, they let me in on a word-ofmouth
secret: John Grey. He was apparently one of the
first non-locals to ever see the magic that waited in the
many mini islands of Phuket. Over the years he created
a unique canoe experience for visitors to discover the
hidden corners of Hong and Panak Islands on a private
long tail boat by night.
I even got to meet John Grey himself, something the
locals said was special as the years are catching
up with him. Soon this man will be a legend only
remembered in tales, and so I’m glad I now have my
own story to tell!
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