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Drunken haircut and a bus trip to Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Drunken haircut and a bus trip to Ibadan

A travel blog entry by oyvindsandve

... were standing below catching. It was kind of cute, BA, master and PhD students climbing trees looking for mangos. Campuses in Nigeria are usually very large, and there are taxis inside the compound. Walking from one end to the other would take around ...

One short day in Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

One short day in Ibadan

A travel blog entry by oyvindsandve

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... picky, whereas Olly refused to eat it, as he is a posh brit who attends Oxford ;) As Olly is on a mission to write about Nigeria, he was persistent on giving them hell. We were planning on paying for the beers and the rice, but not for the breakfast. The ...

Day 79 - Nigeria, Ibadan to Bush C -Australia Da y, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Day 79 - Nigeria, Ibadan to Bush C -Australia Da y

A travel blog entry by oliveramber

Slight sleep in, except for those on cook group i.e. me.  No complaints though as lovely night's sleep in airconditioned comfort.  At least I didn't wake with hangover like Oliver and a few others did as a result of the previous night's ...

Day 78 - Nigeria, Ibadan - Forgotten Passports, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Day 78 - Nigeria, Ibadan - Forgotten Passports

A travel blog entry by oliveramber

... hours the drive was long and late.  We accidentally drove past the planned bush camp and ended up on the outskirts of Ibadan (Nigeria's second largest city).  Tired and hungry we tried one guest house but they were fully book.  Into the ...

Welcome to Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Welcome to Nigeria

A travel blog entry by phileasfarx

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So what springs to mind when you think of Nigeria?  Fast and furious?  Frenetic and Fraudulent?  A general intensity which turns your neck prickly, heightens your senses and makes you a touch wary?  At first glance then, this ...

The Situation is The Same, Illishan Remo Ogun State, Nigeria travel blog

The Situation is The Same

A travel blog entry by wonjahng

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On Sunday morning the teachers of a secondary school wished to meet with me before we left for Abuja. I arrived dressed casually and they in dress attire. Many questions were asked about how things are done in the U.S. Then the teachers one by one shared ...

Good Afternoon Sir, Illishan Remo Ogun State, Nigeria travel blog

Good Afternoon Sir

A travel blog entry by wonjahng

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... as night in a cypress swamp. Examination of the room revealed the power was off. Victor had told me that reliable power was a problem in Nigeria. Many places had their own generators and would only run them for 18 to 20 hours per day. I am not easy to get ...

Welcome to Nigeria, December 16 - 18, 2007, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Welcome to Nigeria, December 16 - 18, 2007

A travel blog entry by modernnomad67

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... we in Alabama?" I wondered.  There actually are expressways in Nigeria, and we were on the main Lagos-Ibadan Expressway connecting Nigeria's largest city with its second or third largest (depending on which source you read) city.  Nigerian's ...

Abeokuta, Nigeria, Abeokuta, Nigeria travel blog

Abeokuta, Nigeria

A travel blog entry by willdoherty

Abeokuta, ...

Limelite, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria travel blog

Limelite

A travel blog entry by limelite

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Limelite Hotels is a luxury hotel designed for the upscale market and to meet the business and leisure needs of the discerning business travellers and holiday makers seeking exclusive treats in a well-appointed hospitality home where professional service ...

Oluwa - Ofa, Oluwa - Ofa, Nigeria travel blog

Oluwa - Ofa

A travel blog entry by slinkytravel

... have the start of a tan (it may just be dirt). The past few days have given much contemplation, over the difference in Nigeria society. If they are truely happy - which they seem to be, then happiness does not depend on social status, money or ...

Ibadan, Ibadan - Oluwa Palace, Nigeria travel blog

Ibadan

A travel blog entry by slinkytravel

The next  morning we got a taxi to the University of Ibadan. The driveway of the university is so far that it saves alot of time by getting a taxi at least part of the way! Although it was very beautiful to look at! After a quick visit to the ...

Ikurun, Ikurun, Nigeria travel blog

Ikurun

A travel blog entry by slinkytravel

Ikurn ...

Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Ibadan

A travel blog entry by agakundi

Left ...

Nigeria, Ibaden, Nigeria travel blog

Nigeria

A travel blog entry by redpop2

wow, Nigeria is hot!  Since my flight was screwed up due to snow, I was delayed a day and so I "wasn't on the list" to be picked up from the airport in Lagos when I arrived.  Since I was flying originally on a Friday, I couldn't reach anyone at ...

Ibadan!, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Ibadan!

A travel blog entry by adenike

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... , which looks like cocoa (the fruit not the bean) hence its name.  It was a lot of fun -- I tried Star beer (Nigeria's brand), had a vegetarian meal for the first time in awhile, and enjoyed a sweet if brief reunion with running water.   ...

Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Ibadan

A travel blog entry by agakundi

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After spending 3 months in Ibadan - The place we have called home for the last 2 years - we set forth to Egypt the great land of the Pharaohs. Need not say that we desperately needed a break. Normally this is easy to tell, as soon as every small detail is ...

Diran and Lara, Ibadan, Nigeria travel blog

Diran and Lara

A travel blog entry by mckettle

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I started the trip at my aunt in ibadan's. That was after a panicky few ...

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