Nigeria
Travel Blogs from Nigeria
Day 91 92 - Nigeria, Drill Ranch - Playful Apes
... on the side of the road and take the time to collect firewood. A few inquisitive locals pull over "Welcome to Nigeria. You are welcome". End up reaching the Drill Ranch gate around 5pm. Unfortunately it's blocked by a ...
West African Leadership Development Seminar 2005
... nigeriakat viszont nagyon birom... mozog bennuk a ver... a ghanaiakhoz kepest sokkal mozgosabbak, aktivabbak... Persze sokat hallani Nigeria arnyekos oldalarol a rablasokkal, inzultusokkal meg biztonsag hianyaval, de ez az amit el kell fogadni, meg ...
Day 87 - Nigeria, Somewhere - School Camp
Sleeping amongst the shrubs and rocks in bush camp, I awoke at 5.45 - not by choice but due to the need to cook breakfast for everyone. You gotta love cook group breakfast... especially when you decide on scrambled eggs, fried tomatos and ...
Day 9
Day 9. IM IN CORNWALL, YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Cycled from Dartmoor at 8m to the chiverton arms in Truro. 71.7 miles 6hrs and 7 mins 5047 calories Was dreading dartmoor after the hills yesterday but we cycled off it in an hour. Perfect ...
The next day - Chat-up line
... ; His reply, ‘but I thought we could spend time together.’ ‘Look, I am happy to loan you my guide book about Nigeria and where to go, but THAT. IS. IT.’ I grabbed the book from my bedside table and threw it at him. He ...
Some average couple of days part three
... Consul after we had been chanting for over half an hour. Most important the leaders got on TV and got the message out that Nigeria condemns Mugabe's actions. More important, I was on Nigerian TV for a third time, possibly because I had my Zambian shirt ...
Day 84 - Nigeria, Abuja to BC Wikki - Chicken Head
... can't go in. The end result will be a very grumpy young lady. Diary Entry:- Now currently driving through Nigeria thinking how very similar the land we're passing through is of Australia. Frequently I am looking upon trees ...
weekend and Ibadan
... environment. He said he could get me to a meeting with Prof. Okoko, who is the leader of the biggest organisation in Nigeria, consisting of hundreds of different groups in the Niger Delta. He is a political scientist, and it would be very beneficial for ...
A pleasant custom
... in Jedi a little too far. Of course, some people just believe in the power of 'Excuse me’. I’m in Lagos, Nigeria right now and I have seen where all of Sydney’s manners get transported too. The other day I was walking up ...
4.27am
... landed in Lagos, Nigeria. The time 4.19am and it was 27degrees C outside. ‘Good Morning Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Nigeria, this is your Captain speaking. We won’t be able to let you off the airplane just at the moment, as ...
Nigeria
... some that are over 2500 years old of Nok origin. The Architecture Museum has full-scale reproductions of buildings from each of Nigeria`s major regions. Bushcamped for the night before Bauchi. Dist cov. = 341 km 7th - Stopped at Bauchi to do ...
Dried Cat Fish Stew with Yam
Ingredients: Dried cat fish Tomatoes Red Onion Chilli Garlic Ginger Rosemary Curry powder Yam Method: Slice yam into slices approx 1cm wide. Peel and wash then boil. Soak the fish in hot water for approx. 20 minutes then remove flesh, discarding head, ...
I won the Nigerian lottery, and this is what i got
... (eating up my door), thousands of ants and not least mosquitoes. I could write a book about the stronghold of religion in Nigeria, the funny names of churches and some funny things like a church called living hope and a coffin maker in the same tiny ...
Some pretty average couple of days (pretty boring)
... able to manage the language of my own, and those who know me know that I would love to use the horn extensively☺ Driving in Nigeria is like dancing, and lines are just for show, so three cars in a two way line is very normal, and using signal is ...
Finally in Nigeria
... has to be that the shower does not work so I have two buckets and a small bowl. How does this work you may ask. Drop by the blogg on of the next days and I will tell you everything about it☺ Nigeria rocks, so stay tuned for more happy ...
With a little help from my (new Nigerian) friends.
... while we watched some cricket and popped out to the local Ikoyi club to sample some local ‘braaivleis’ - In Nigeria everything is a Kebab.. they put everything on sticks and place them over the fire. The lamb and beef was awesome ...
Day 79 - Nigeria, Ibadan to Bush C -Australia Da y
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 ...
Doctor's Visit
I went the Doctors today. After several days of feeling really rough, I was running out of options. It turned into a minor drama because I couldn't be found on the database of employees of the Bank, then the HR Manager confirmed that I was, and I was ...
Living la vida Lagos!
... wave and the sweat starts pouring, this added to your 150bpm heart rate and it is all pretty high adrenalin stuff. The flight into Nigeria was awesome and I can honestly say that the best office in the world is one in the sky. I love flying and ...
Day 85-Nigeria, Yankari Game Reserve-Wikki Springs
Woke up in our prickly bush camp just before 6am, thankful to have survived the night under our mosquito net and not be invaded by a million and one tiny locals. The drive to Yankari Game Reserve was a short one through very dry ...
Friday 4th and 5th of July
Feelings were mixed at the departure from GHS. Excitement but some brave students are admitting nervosity. Once everybody has settled down on the coach for the trip to Heathrow, dollars are shared between students and responsabilities explained to ...
Day 78 - Nigeria, Ibadan - Forgotten Passports
... in. Whether or not that complies with international laws I do not know. I got a stamp. From there we entered Nigeria and instantly we noticed a change in the people, being near as friendly as those wonderful Malians. Wave, whistling, ...
Day 86 - Nigeria, Wikki to Bush Camp - Hot Springs
Waking early as usual Oliver took himself down to the hot springs whilst I took the opportunity to catch up on some much needed beauty sleep. He said it was beautiful down there, perfectly still with a thin layer of stream coming off the ...

