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What do you daydream about? It’s 6pm and I’m perched by the window  sill  with a large glass of Pinot Noir in my left hand, overlooking the Aegean Sea in my villa in Santorini. The breeze blowing through my hair, the relaxing waves crashing against each other and the warm evening glow brushing my cheeks. I specifically asked for this villa because it came highly recommended by my travel consultant.  'Watching the sunset in Santorini will be one of the most beautiful things you will ever see in your life', she said. So here I sit, glass in hand and my camera all set up to capture one of the most picturesque sunsets I can ever see. As I take another sip of wine, I’m startled by the loud blaring horn from a passing truck and that is when I am jolted back to reality. It’s 2am and I am in Lagos, Nigeria, the city that never sleeps. Images like the sunset in Santorini are what play in my head 90% of the time. Okay, let’s bring that d