If this is your first time reading this series, it’s advisable you start from here. In October, 2019, A lion in the Zoo escaped, killed and Ate all the goats in the zoo before being caught by rangers This thought rang in my head for many seconds as we progressed into the facility. “May…
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Lagos to Kano- How I Traveled On A Budget
Dashed Hopes For a boy who grew in the streets of Ikotun Egbe, the urge to be different has always been inherent. This among other motives prompted me to agree to work with Engineer Olaleye, a strict Christian from Ijebu who paid me N10,000 monthly but ensured I worked my groins off for every penny…
My 2020 Travel Plan: All You Need to Know
Your Input is needed A good look at this calendar will unravel the fact that I’ve deliberately made scanty, compared to that of 2018. Three motives are behind this decision: I want to chew properly by this I mean I want to fully immerse myself in each of these trips whilst curating quality content. Let…
8 Interesting Facts about Kano Nobody Told You
You see, my open-mindedness started a couple of years ago when I made up my mind to stop being religious, and I can’t seize to appreciate that conscious move as it has helped me a great deal as a traveler. On getting to Kano, I couldn’t be more proud of myself as everything that was…
Is Gypsy’s Restaurant the Best Asian Restaurant in Lagos?
Like every other restaurant I’ve reviewed, Gypsy’s restaurant also has its story, howbeit a short one. 48 hours later we decided Gypsy’s was where we’d hold our end of the year party (I’d explain this later). Getting to Gypsy’s restaurant, Ilupeju You see, locating this restaurant and deciding on what to eat were…
10 Cool Places to Hangout in Lagos this Season
Following several calls and texts from friends wanting suggestions on where I think they can go to have a swell time during this season, I reached out to a few friends for help via contributions. This list was what I was able to come up with and I sincerely hope you find it helpful. 1….
Bariga Waterfront Jetty- All You Need to Know
You see, it’s somewhat funny and paradoxical to imagine that quite a huge number of Lagosians cringe and wail daily about the unfriendly nature of how the bad roads in the City are dealing with their health and professional lives. That’s on one hand. On the other hand, these lots still are disinterested in knowing…
Climbing The River Niger Bridge
If this is the first post you’d be reading on my adventures in the East, please start here “Have you gotten to Onitsha?”, I asked John in a lazy tone, rubbing my left eye with my left middle finger. I was more tired than I though. “No, I just called to tell you I’m about…
Lagos to Anambra in Search of Sallah Meat
3:20 pm, Thursday 16th August 2019 The sun that afternoon was so fierce that one would think it had been denied lunch. And there I was, Stucked at the extreme end of a 14-seater Danfo, giving a blank stare through the window at a trader easing herself at a corner just beside her wooden stall. She…
5 Items You Should Never Forget When Travelling
Who remembers the first time they traveled out of the country on vacation? For me, it was one never to forget because I left my international passport at home and I had gotten halfway to the airport before I realized, so I had to rush back home and guess what? There was a little traffic…