Wherever My Heels Take Me!: 2015

Friday, 3 April 2015

Lagos File… Lekki Conservation Centre

Hey lovelies, I hope you're enjoying the Easter holidays as I am. On most celebratory holidays I'm usually back home in Lagos, Nigeria. And this Easter holiday was no exception.

I took the opportunity to go to the Lekki Conservation Centre, a place I've always wanted to visit. Thankfully I got to visit when I've got my blog started already. Giving me the pleasure of sharing this experience with you guys.

Welcoming Entrance

The Lekki Conservation Centre Lagos was declared opened by Prince Phillips of England in 1989. It was founded by an organisation called The Nigeria Conservation Foundation which was started in the early 1980s. The founder of the organisation who is Chief Essien Edo was a member of an international organisation called "World Wide Fund For Nature".

During those days while travelling to the Netherlands for business purposes, he made acquaintance with the Prince of Netherlands, Prince Benhard, who had a Nature Fund foundation. Chief Essien was later introduced to the World Wide Fund For Nature organisation by the Prince. He stayed with the organisation for a while and later decided to introduce the initiative in Nigeria. He proposed the idea to the government and potential investors, after some hurdles and challenges the organisation was successfully established in the early 1980s. Then the creation of project sites began, these sites can be found in Lekki Lagos state, and Omo-Oluwa-Shasha Ogun state.

The major aim of the centre is to have a sample specie of a natural reserve that is untouched by urban development. Also, to have a sample specie of the Fauna and Floral of Lekki Peninsular in it's very natural form.

There are varieties of animals, reptiles, sea animals and birds at the reserve.

This image; gotten from NCF website

Spot the eyes of the crocodile

The bird watch house

Bird watching

Animal hideout spot

Although every tree, bird, animal, reptile is in it's natural form and was found there, there are some areas where plant lives are very well controlled by man.

The Canal Walkway which is yet to be opened
to the public.

Playground area

P.S. The entrance fee is one thousand naira, you also have the option of being a member at the payment of two thousand, five hundred naira. More information including address, opening and closing times, contact details can be found at http://www.ncfnigeria.org/about-ncf/contact-ncf

I hope you are enjoying your holidays as much as I am.

xoxo.

Friday, 27 March 2015

Nike Air Max 1 Launch Johannesburg

Yesterday, being Thursday 26th of March, was the launch and after party of the Nike Air Max 1 in Johannesburg. The event brought together energetic beings and lovers of the brand at The Alexandre Theatre, Braamfontein. Remember I said all the cool kids hang in Braamfontein? HERE

A little history on Nike Air Max. "Nike Air came about in 1987 when designer Tinker Hatfield, who is also a trained architect, sought to make air visible. Giving the already existing Nike Air which runners were already used to more cushioning with improved technology."

"Tinker Hatfield was inspired by the Centre Pompidou, with it's exposed skeleton of brightly coloured tubes. Even thou Tinker Hatfield is in the forefront of the evolution behind Nike's Visible Air, it was also designed by David Forland Nike's director of cushioning innovation. David Forland created the first prototype of Visible Air with his own hands. Hence forth, the renowned thin and thinner soles of Nike Air became thick, and thicker as the pursuit for increased air in the sole began." (cited from http://www.teeteeiswithme.com/2015/03/the-evolution-of-nikes-visible-air/)
Images courtesy of nike.com and teeteeiswithme.com.

Images from the after party.

Myself and a friend, Anke.

The ever gorgeous Minnie Dlamini.
Notice any resemblance? I keep getting "Oh you look like her" a lot. Lol.
Oh! And notice the guy behind us. Lol.

Open bar.

Amazing how it's already the end of the weekend right? So little time and a whole lot to do! I hope your weekend will be more exciting than mine, cos I'm pretty excited especially for this weekend!
Have fun guys, and have stay safe!

XOXO.

Sunday, 22 March 2015

SouthAfrica Fashion Week S/S 15 Update

Finally, fashion week has swept through and gone. Just for now, lol. This is an update post on SouthAfrica Fashion Week S/S 15 I posted here. Although I was able to attend the last day I had an incredible time, it's fashion week of course. I wore this yellow vintage jacket, a crop top and the new trending "bell bottom pants".

Having missed the shows from the previous days, I will do a catwalk update of all the collections at once. This update features only collections of designers that caught my fancy.

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