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March 29, 2020

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Tourism 6: Live in Libreville

We took off from Douala at around six o’clock to Libreville. During the flight, my mind was preoccupied by the several experiences that I had gone through for the past few days. I had been ...
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Tourism 6: Bitter Bitam

My departure from Equatorial Guinea that morning was like escaping hell. It felt like coming back to life. The first thing I could think of doing was to rain curses on the government and the ...
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Tourism 6: My Experience Traveling in Equatorial Guinea

I arrived the Ebibyin Central Garage from where I would pick a Bata bound vehicle. Bata is the largest city on the Equatorial Guinea mainland. Santos, one of the police officers who helped me secure ...
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Tourism 6: Freedom is Sweet

The entire weekend was spent in police custody. It was now early Monday morning and I was eagerly waiting for the arrival of the police chief whom I was told was the only one I ...
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Tourism 6: Ebibiyin Police Detention in Equatorial Guinea

After spending more than two hours at the Ebibyin Police Station that evening, it began to dawn on me that I could remain detained right there till the next day. I had been detained by ...
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Tourism 6: Arrested in Equatorial Guinea

The Political Climate in Equatorial Guinea The Political climate in the Equatorial Guinea has been a bit tense for some years now. The country is ruled by the longest serving president or dictator as some ...
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Tourism 6: Traveling Cameroonian Roads

Yaoundé to Ebolowa Travelling from Yaoundé to Ebolowa (pronounced Ebolova) costs almost 3000 CFA ($6 USD) for a 2-hour journey. The price could be cheaper if I had decided to take a bigger bus. There ...
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Tourism 6: How to Travel in the Ocean

Have Enough Cash Before Arriving Oron From my experience traveling, it is very important to always travel with enough cash when traveling to some destinations – especially to some not very developed countries. While it ...
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Tourism 6: Preparations

Preparations – Visas 2019 was a year I thought I could have travelled from Lagos to Cape Town by land. I did everything to convince myself this was possible but I knew quite well that ...
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Tour Nigeria Series 1: The Jaja of Opobo

The next morning, I joined David at the Yenogoa Central park from where we continued the journey to Opobo in Rivers State. The single reason for this visit is not even to see Jaja’s ancient ...

New Nigeria international passport to cost N70,000, says NIS

January 23, 2019 1

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday said registration and the issuance of new international passport would cost Nigerians N70,000. NIS spokesman Sunday James, who made the disclosure, said the agency will commence issuance of the …

Taj Mahal Ticket Prices Hits 400% for Locals.

December 18, 2018 1

India’s Taj Mahal is in danger due to large crowds of tourists. Authorities have come up with a controversial solution – slapping locals with a fourfold increase in their ticket fee. …

Ethiopia Expands Bole International Airport to 22 Million Passenger Capacity

December 6, 2018 0

Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport is poised to take over as the largest airport in Africa upon its commissioning in January 2019. The expanded terminal partially commenced service in September this year after the Eastern …

Archaeologists Discovers Mysterious Black Sarcophagus in Egypt

November 22, 2018 0

Egyptian archaeologists on Wednesday pried open a mysterious, 30-ton black sarcophagus, where they found three skeletons — and one that suffered a blow to the skull. Legends abounded about the sarcophagus, which was first found …

Botswana Offers Visa-on-Arrival to Africans

November 18, 2018 0

Africa finally seems to be heading towards the path of unity – the only ingredient needed to make the continent great again. In what appears to be a good move, Botswana has followed in the …

Congos Sign Deal to Build $550 Million Bridge Linking Countries

November 7, 2018 0

Congo and the DRC signed an agreement on Wednesday to build a bridge between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The two capitals closest to the world in the process of becoming two “Siamese” metropolis that humanity has …

Traveling for Experiences

September 24, 2019 5

Dear Ifeanyi. I was very excited at your response after seeing the short video I shared on my WhatsApp Status a few days ago. Your exact words: ‘Dude, this is so deep. Now you want …

Taj Mahal Ticket Prices Hits 400% for Locals.

December 18, 2018 1

India’s Taj Mahal is in danger due to large crowds of tourists. Authorities have come up with a controversial solution – slapping locals with a fourfold increase in their ticket fee. …

Tourism 4 – Day 5: Bienvenue à Ngaoundéré

December 17, 2018 0

One other thing of concern when traveling the Cameroonian roads is the police and their love for checking vaccination cards/documentation (Yellow Cards) for foreigners. Elsewhere, this is to be done by a well trained medical personnel. They routinely checked the identities of the locals who are travelling as well. …

Tourism 6: Live in Libreville

Tourism 6: Bitter Bitam

Tourism 6: My Experience Traveling in Equatorial Guinea

Tourism 6: Freedom is Sweet

Tourism 6: Ebibiyin Police Detention in Equatorial Guinea

Tourism 6: Arrested in Equatorial Guinea

Tourism 6: Traveling Cameroonian Roads

Tourism 6: How to Travel in the Ocean

Tourism 6: Preparations

Tour Nigeria Series 1: The Jaja of Opobo

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New Nigeria international passport to cost N70,000, says NIS

Taj Mahal Ticket Prices Hits 400% for Locals.

Ethiopia Expands Bole International Airport to 22 Million Passenger Capacity

Archaeologists Discovers Mysterious Black Sarcophagus in Egypt

Botswana Offers Visa-on-Arrival to Africans

Congos Sign Deal to Build $550 Million Bridge Linking Countries

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Traveling for Experiences

Taj Mahal Ticket Prices Hits 400% for Locals.

Tourism 4 – Day 5: Bienvenue à Ngaoundéré

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