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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 10:33am On Jul 09, 2020
One fun fact here is that it's very hard to know if a car is old, compared to.....
There's less hustle and bustle here.
You'll have to examine it critically, look at the paint, check out the mileage, and all the sorts.
I can remember when I was passing by garage, and commented on how cool these news cars were. My Guys told me that they were used.
If I didn't know that, and planned to buy, I would have been ripped off.

The car below, that's what our Polithiefcians drive, they use it for construction work here, catch ya laters.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 10:29am On Jul 09, 2020
lagusboyyy:
kudos bro.

Glad,you are enjoying ireland. Please talk on pay TV,like we have dstv,gotv and startimes here.

What about theirs,and please update more on way of life and food.
Before you connect to a streaming service here, you need a TV license. I've never had a TV, my trusty laptops does all that, games, movies, school work, news, ......
Netflix is more popular here as there's unlimited Internet access in homes. Most modern TVs can be connected to the Internet inorder to access youtube and other streaming services.
Ideally, cos I watch aljazeera, BBC.... I'm supposed to have a licence, but it's not as strict here as that oh UK.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 10:21am On Jul 09, 2020
Soon man, soon
Samuelsegs:
still following.. gone are the days you do upload a lotta pictures

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 10:20am On Jul 09, 2020
No grin
JafunmiFX:


Sight seeing
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 10:18am On Jul 09, 2020
Raustin:
Couldn't find the app. Would you mind sending me the link directly from playstore?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vinson.shrinker

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:24pm On Jul 08, 2020
So people, I've been really busy this week.

Lots of assignments and I heard one of my exams can be in two weeks.

Let me throw this open to the house,
If you've been following my journey, there's something i usually do every two months, it was three this time around.
Let me see who can guess. grin

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:17pm On Jul 08, 2020
Pearlyfaze:
Thank you Chiggslover and all other Gurus in the House, this thread is educative. I would love to relocate to English speaking European Country. Ireland/UK to be specific.

Please i will like to know What are the easiest/cheapest way to legally relocate to these place and How to go about it.

2. Between Ireland and UK which would you advice for a family whose wife is a nurse with over 15years experience in Nigeria and Hubby a Data Analyst with 7years Experience as a Bank Customer Service Officer and Currently two years as a Business Analyst with an Agribusiness Firm and Two kids between 5&8years old.

Thank you as I look forward to your candid Advice.
Wow, I'm glad my mature gurus here have answered you, you guys have juicy portfolio. I'm getting jealous o.
I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. A PhD might be good if you have a masters or the critical skill work permit

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:14pm On Jul 08, 2020
Vinnyx:



I'm Finally done reading. i read all the posts from the beginning of this thread to the end, it took me a few days but i did, really love this thread

And you are doing a great job here chiggsglover. Good luck on all and I hope to migrate to Europe or any good foreign country when I'm done with my studies in Nigeria. Bless up and thanks for this information, you and all the other members who've contributed are one in a million.
Hahahah, thank you for enjoying my thread, you're welcome, I really appreciate your journey here.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:13pm On Jul 08, 2020
seunny4lif:
grin
Go to curryPC joor cheesy
You will small freezers for under 160€
Goat sweet ooooh grin
Lol, thanks man, thanks for the insight, I never get house like you.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:10pm On Jul 08, 2020
Next0:
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Unbehalf of my humble self I award this thread as the most educating and entertaining thread on travel section
Reading an entire thread hasn't been my thing but this thread change the narrative, I give it 5star
My observations
op : good natured guy
contributors: polite
comments here: mature and insightful

God bless you bro and keep on with your good works
I almost missed this, thank you very much bro. I mus recognise, thank and appreciate the people that skim through, read, like, share and comment in this thread, what can a society do without its people?

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:07pm On Jul 08, 2020
Raustin:
Chiggsglover please what's the name of that App reduces the image weight without reducing quality? someone here recommended it but I can't seem to find it.
Thanking Sparrow0, the name of the app is Lit photo,

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:29pm On Jul 08, 2020
ExpressBooking:


It's our beloved Ireland
That's great oooo, thanks, if I may ask, are you in Ireland?

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:28pm On Jul 08, 2020
JafunmiFX:
Boss, please can you give me an insight about printing press business in Ireland?
Have you ever come across a printing press there?

I'm a cutting machine operator, I just want to know how printing is over there
Thanks
Haaaaaa.
Printing press here will be a hard market.
Library does that for us.
And there's going to be huge cost of production, taxes, and other. It's hard to break into here as the public libraries does that, universities have printers scattered all over with the printers connected to wifi.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:09pm On Jul 05, 2020
ExpressBooking:


Please I beg to disagree with you on the above point.

If your employer filed for CSEP or GEP for you which is valid for two years each, then u are not permitted to take another employment until you have worked one year for that employer. And when you arrive Ireland on these permits you get stamp 1 permission for both. Then after 2 years on CSEP you move to stamp 4, while you have to be on GEP for 5 years to be able to go to stamp 4.

Then while you are on stamp 4 which is PR, you are eligible to apply for citizenship after 5 years. Nobody gets stamp 4 by just getting a job from Nigeria. You can only get a stamp 4 on a shorter route if you are married to an Irish or EU citizen legally residing in Ireland.

Stamp 3 is for spouses or dependants of Stamp 1(excluding CSEP holder) and stamp 4 holders. Any holder of stamp 3 requires DSEP to work.

Spouses of stamp 1 holders under CSEP gets stamp 1G which enables them to work without employment permit.

Stamp 2 and 2A are for students and are not part of reckonable residence towards PR

Level 8 and 9 graduates gets stamp 1G as post graduate work permit

Stamp 1,1G,3 counts towards reckonable residence for PR

CSEP = Critical Skills Employment Permit
GEP= General Employment Permit
DSEP= Dependant/Spouse Employment Permit

Just seeing this, i really haven't have time to read through the thread.
Thank you for the detailed information.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:04pm On Jul 05, 2020
Danny6552:
Chiggs hwfar .. hope you are doing good .. How is racism in Ireland
I'm good o, Racism isn't as glaring as the one in US,
These guys don't have stress for that. The the Guards don't care, I've made lots of mistakes here on the road, especially as they drive on the left here, I once charged into an oncoming traffic with a bike, I wasn't used to the road yet and was enjoying the cruise. I don't wear the visibility vest that cyclist are supposed to wear, even their citizens don't either, ive not been stopped.

I am yet to me stopped by anyone to check if I'm legal.

I know there's institutional racism, but I have to get their passport to feel it, might come in the time to get a mortgage, loan, or a Full time job, but my naija folks here are pushing. I told you guys how I went to a church here and felt ashamed cos I was almost the only one that was walking. I was so glad for the spirit within that told me not to cycle. Lol
The ushers might shoo me when I pull up. Lol.

Omo dating a black girl here, e go hard............

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:15pm On Jul 05, 2020
Hahahaha, drama oooo,
Opoooooorrrrrrr lol. I don dey fear o.
seunny4lif:
Yes, most guys go to Swiss or Sweden to renew their passport.
Nigeria Ambassador to Italy and all the staff over there are useless.

A man came with his son to beat one of the official in the embassy before his passport was release.
Even Italian police were telling us, Nigeria embassy is the embassy to deal with.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:14pm On Jul 05, 2020
seunny4lif:
You no dey buy full goat meat grin
Fresh full goat meat €140
Hahaha, I'm not like you Old Gs that have big freezers in your house. Abeg o.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:13pm On Jul 05, 2020
Theblink123:


OP you are blessed, i like how your responses are always detailed, precise and based on real life experiences. Ride on bro.
Thank you very much, I try to answer when I'm more relaxed so I can give my best. Sometimes I read the comments beforehand but will wait till it's the right time.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:09pm On Jul 05, 2020
Sadly, these feels like a ghost town thanks to the Lockdown.
The residential areas has more life there.
The area is quiet, bigger roads and it's very very spacious.

I took these shots more than two months ago.
So that's was like a month after the Lockdown started.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:08pm On Jul 05, 2020
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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:07pm On Jul 05, 2020
Second picture is a tech office, I love the water effizy, grin

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:06pm On Jul 05, 2020
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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:05pm On Jul 05, 2020
This is Blanchardstown, it's a new town, with newer infrastructure.
The buildings serve residential and office purposes

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:03pm On Jul 05, 2020
vhuqnl:
The architecture looks boring and depressing. I hope life there isn't so.
I wonder how this my spiricoco lecturer will cope for the next 3years of her PhD in Ireland. What's my own. I'm out.

I'm on my way to Blanchardstown from inchichore, I walk about 50 min, it was a wonderful experience.
That rope was too long for Comfort, I'm a man tho, but the Horse was looking at me eyeball to eyeball, I actually admire the colour, but if e vex, I don die o.


Thanks for your observation. I will not let you go yet, lol
All the pictures I have posted here before this were from the city centre. I didn't even take them properly. It's only when I'm walking somewhere and I'll just snap while working. Due to the Lockdown, I'm yet to do any tourist cruise.
The only time I relaxed was when I went to a county in Galway.

So the city is very ancient, they love their old buildings. If you buy a historical building and want to renovate, you have to get a permit to break something. The engineers, carpenters won't touch it themselves. This is to protect their heritage and culture. The only heritage in Nigeria in the form of a building Is the first storey building in Nigeria which is in badagry.
So many storey buildings have crumbled. While the first one is still standing, the reason why Lagos is keeping that first storey building on its foundation, not feet, lol, is exactly the same reason why dublin love their National Heritage.
The country gets lots of money from Their OLD souless buildings Tourism and Culture transfer and lots more. Do you think Nigeria will be where it is now if Thousands of Chinese, Americans, British folks Bombard our cultural site?
You know how much you'll get when you charge these tourists for their services in Dollars, Yuan and Pound sterlings

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:26pm On Jul 03, 2020
Theblink123:


@ Chiggsglovee on an average how much do you spend on groceries and which stores are the best for groceries .Your response would be highly appreciated.
When I came at first, roughly €40 per month, but now, my appetite has increased, and I'm earning now, I spend at least €20 per week.
Best grocery stores is lidl and Aldi, they're cheap. I wrote a lot about them previously. They have almost everything.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:23pm On Jul 03, 2020
Samuelsegs:


The price has actually reduced tho..it was 599 before... lol @Abraham Lincoln cheesy grin

yeah, you actually got point tho..it's just that i thought I've ride bicycle to the extent that I think I have to try something New..plus you can actually carry your scooter along when going to a very far place (example) when you went to GALWAY

more Pictures o please cheesy

Pics makes a thread more fun to read..your first Twenty pages was so Awesome,you know why?

Despite the fact that some folks got less data to read only.. Majority are also here to see pictures,Body dey sweet me if I see those pictures, especially when I see like ten together cheesy
Well, you're right, I'll see about that.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:22pm On Jul 03, 2020
Kenny242:


Bro do u have an idea of how much it will cost for permanent residency(permanent immigration) there, and how easy is it to get a job there.
How much, no idea,
Lots of part time jobs and fewer full time jobs, it's not easy tho.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 8:21pm On Jul 03, 2020
seunny4lif:
Gbam
I did my own passport in Germany and no drama but my guys waited over a year for their own passport to come out.
Nigeria embassies in Rome, London and Dublin are the worst thing to happen to a Nigerian
Oh man, I don dey fear o. How someone will wait for passport for a year is busting my head.
Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:48pm On Jul 02, 2020
GermanyChaser:



Bro Tell me how are you coping in this lockdown? What do you do for fun these days?
Well, I only see the Lockdown around, even if I'm unemployed, I'm usually busy and have a lot I do to relax, missed my live streaming services, online and offline games, the number of books I have to read has started to pile up.
Thanks for asking

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:30pm On Jul 02, 2020
Samuelsegs:


it's about 600€ to get one... it's damn expensive
Well for quality one it's from about €350. But it's worth it. Going by the standard weekly bus fare, €20 has gone, times it for a month, that's €80. That's a lot actually.
I won't advise the electric scooter, cos of the small wheels and when you run over a small stone, you might land on the floor with a thud in proportion to your weight. Plus you're only standing like Abraham Lincoln statue and moving around like The Nun in Ed and Lorraine movie.
I can still remember, last year, during my last few months in Nigeria. I usually take my dog for a walk in the evenings, the brt road isn't as active as its quite narrow and the brt only remembers they have a lane only during rush hour and hold ups. So it's a fun place to take a stroll, jog and exercise. Who did I offend that I'll start running up and down.... only a fool runneth when no man pursureth, hahahah . I just plug my ears and walk. So on one of those evenings, I was with this other family dog that's a very timid. And one fellow with a skating shoe was cruising past. I have never seen my dog so agitated. I almost dropped the chain and run away like a fool, lol. Maybe the dog thought it was a ghost cos he wasn't in motion like how other two legged folks move.
Just joking o, exercise is good for you. Lol
I would prefer the Electric bike, prices starts from €450, for good one. Just when you're tired of pedaling having gotten the needed daily torture your legs needs. You can surrender to the power of Electricity while you thank Faraday for brainstorming about harnessing the power of Lightening. Also when you get to the hills, you'll simply zoom. No one needs to tell you how miserable you'll be when battery of the scooter runs out. The tires of a bike is bigger, and wherever the wheels of a bike goes, you know with confidence that it's yours.

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:18pm On Jul 02, 2020
Sparrow0:

That's the whole point man, keep it going.
Big fan of yours here (most loyal grin)
Thanks man.
I appreciate

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by Chiggsglover(m): 7:17pm On Jul 02, 2020
abelorode:
@Chiggsglover Nice thread you have here bro. I must say you are a good writer and you are doing reallyif You don’t mind me digressing a bit, so you have an idea on how much study visa application costs in Naira? Thanks
Thank you, keep following.
Study visa is about 25k, when you combine all the extra naija wieghts and rubbish that do beset us, it comes close to 50k.
Same thing with international! Passport that's officially 19k. Which they do grossly for 35k and you get in a week. If you want to go by the rules and pay the official amount, if it's possible to apply for visa without passport, your visa will be out and your passport will become prayer point.

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