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RE: Keeping things close to the vest...

by EM_Guero 16 May 2012

Yeah, it wasn't a fun 26 hours for me, Kano. Been looking at local budget airlines recently. May be taking a short trip somewhere soon.…
RE: Travel mishaps

by shortsail 05 April 2012

My most enjoyable travel mishap was when I was nine years old. I was flying back from Kano, Nigeria to Scotland where my Mother was eagerly…
RE: Situation in Hausaland

by halfwaytree 21 February 2012

For the sake of completeness: Although the Boko Haram was active in North-Nigeria by the time I visited this area, I felt comfortable…
RE: the point about the VISA Nigeria ?

by halfwaytree 20 February 2012

If you go north, don't miss Kano. The oldest and in my opinion most interesting city in this area. Cheers! Stefan
RE: Situation in Hausaland

by halfwaytree 15 September 2011

Hi Giora, thanks so much for your very helpful feedback. If it's possible to reach Nigeria within one day, there is no reason for me to…
RE: Situation in Hausaland

by Giora 14 September 2011

I'm not sure what the current situation is like - I traveled in the region about 3 years ago. If things haven't changed, Niamey-Maradi…
Situation in Hausaland

by halfwaytree 14 September 2011

Hi everybody, Does someone have reliable information about the current situation in Hausaland (south Niger and north Nigeria)? Planning…
Re: interrogations & comments

by verargulla 24 August 2011

I would recommend that you give the Philippines a chance. The truth: Yes there are LOTS of people in the country wanting a piece of…
Re: Air Zimbabwe

by malikrehman 16 July 2011

Arik Airlines: Arik Airlines provides you cheapest flights from London Heathrow to the Major Destiantions of the Africa i.e Lagos, Abuja,…
RE: Visit lagos nightclubs anyone?

by jo_au 24 June 2011

I entered Nigeria a week after the final elections and Lagos was great - I stayed in Ikoyi in Lagos and although it was quite hard working…
RE: Visit lagos nightclubs anyone?

by halfwaytree 15 June 2011

Hi Jo, which places did you visit apart from Calabar? Have you traveled to the north, too (Kano, Zaria, Sokoto ...) How was Lagos? Bye…
RE: saturation coverage of UK royal wedding in Philippines

by palinglambat 28 April 2011

Ah.....you see Callippo....life is like a shit sandwich...the more dough you have, the less shit you eat..... As for your Kano chancer…
RE: Recommended Cities

by millere 21 April 2011

A note on Kano – it is only cosmopolitan in terms of West Africans. During my two weeks there I only happened to see other white people…
RE: North on Fire

by Pizza_Wheel 19 April 2011

Currently curfews in major cities (Kano, Kaduna for sure) and angry mobs on the streets. Seems to be anger at the situation, probably…
RE: road trip from Lagos to Kano

by jo_au 13 April 2011

I'm travelling overland to Nigeria in a few weeks, so I'm interested to know if you completed any of your proposed trip and how it went?…
RE: Benin-Cameroon by boat?

by loragena 03 March 2011

Thanks for the advice. We are now getting our Nigeria visa...and discussing with the consul that the best option is crossing through Niger…
Time needed for Lagos transit (international to domestic flight)?

by malee_abj 13 October 2010

Hello, I'm flying to Kano from Accra (Ghana) via Lagos but it looks like the connection is tight. I understand that in Lagos, I would…
RE: N'Djamena to Kano in October

by WanderinWilco 28 July 2010

N'djamena is expensive, has little to offer a tourist bar expensive trips to Lake Chad; which has little to see. Get your Cameroon visa…
N'Djamena to Kano in October

by BoNobo 27 July 2010

Hi, I recently booked my holiday - will fly into N'Djamena early October, and out of Kano 3 weeks later. It was a bit of an impulsive…
Checking in luggage at Lagos Airport

by StarAnise77 13 July 2010

Hi, a friend told me that your luggage will not get on the plane if (after check-in) you don't go downstairs somewhere and 'confirm' your…
Re: My recent experience travelling through Nigeria

by samantha13 23 April 2010

hiya i am soo glad i have seen this post and its posotive about Nigeria, i am traveling there in June with my husband (who is Nigerian)…
RE: Advice on overnight transits in Lagos for single women?

by IntrepidGee 15 April 2010

You don't necessarily have to go thru Lagos to get to Kano. You could go to Niamey, Niger and then overland it to Kano, relatively simple…
RE: Advice on overnight transits in Lagos for single women?

by Giora 25 March 2010

Spend some time in the East End of Freetown, and Lagos will feel like a relaxing walk in the park (though Kano may well still come as…
RE: Advice on overnight transits in Lagos for single women?

by am021169 25 March 2010

How much do you want to spend on a hotel? You'll have to overnight - Arik Air arrives at 9:05pm in Lagos and at that time of night there…
Advice on overnight transits in Lagos for single women?

by StarAnise77 25 March 2010

Hello I am travelling to see a university friend in Kano in August (via Sierra Leone) and it appears I have to overnight each way in…