Tahir Guest Palace Kano

Leaving the capital of Abuja we headed through the mountain town of Jos on route to Yankari National park. This place is known for the crystal clear warm springs. A pleasant afternoon was spent here swimming and generally relaxing before the long, hot, sweaty journey into the remote parts of Cameroon.<br><br>The villages along the way to the Cameroon border were great, the people were ...

... spartan, the Emirs palace was grandiose, the mosque was packed, the market was not pumping with people and the ancient famous dye pits have been replaced with mod**n concrete structures. As a result I had seen all I had wanted to see by lunch time and decided to head back to the capital, Abuja, and meet up with the group who w**e still th**e awaiting visas and truck repairs.<br><br>The drive back to Abuja was int**esting for all the wrong reasons. Traffic accidents in ...

... a big deal th**e too. Most *****ians seem to be v**y aware of what tribe they belong to and have gen**al st**eotypes of the oth** tribes. In Kano, the Hausa tribe is the dominant one and Hausa is as common as English to hear spoken. Anoth** tribe called the Fulani are also present and seem to be on the same team as the Hausas for the most part. Somehow when I hear the word "tribe" I think of a relatively small group of people. Well, in the case of *****ia it isn't ...