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after settling down, a friend chanced on me in the street, we talked a little and i took a photo.

on my way to my accommodation.

into lagos

the iconic architecture of lagos airport. landed

over lagos

i liked this moment, it made me feel the world is a lonely planet.

over 20 hour flight, including a transfer. witnessed a sunrise.

ethiopian flight meal. sometimes there were only macaroni in all dishes. this time better.

transfered in addis ababa

my visa

the following is the summary of this thread. mind it, it is not a menu.

1. plane to and back from lagos

2. local bar and pepe soup

3. a nearby farm and bush

4. my second time to badagry

5. visit my friends' homes

6. the nigerian food i like

7. some of my nigerian ( former ) colleagues

8. sunrise and sunset

9. local village scene

10. other miscellaneity

again , many photos, hope you will enjoy.

ChieduJoshua081:
Very interesting read. I have been excited reading about your adventures in Philippines. But you have to put in more effort in your adventures. I know some actions in foreign countries like Philippines maybe dangerous but you have to still do something very interesting before the 20th that will blow your mind when u remember and our minds while we read.

You need ideas ? You could go to a party, you know something fun/interesting, you could offer to work for a fast food or somewhere for free .

Just a suggestion anyway

this journey was done in 2018, how can i do anything to blow your mind right now ?

what do you mean by work for a fast food ? i did try their mock-Mc Donald style fast food, very plain taste.

and you think a party is more exciting than to bang a girl , who i already banged on day 10 ?

Stephenmoka4:
Wait, they did allow you to take the mountains' path. Isn't it restricted or you'll pay a fee or something

they have already rounded many other places to be "sights" which a tourist needed to pay to see, such as the hanging coffin , the underground cave and river rafting , even the terrace rice field trekking. but this comonplace small hill and another one or two places were left out of their range.

my dinner, the tripe. 700naira.

end of day 17

a few terraced fields.

climbed about 600m then reached the summit, where there were some ghostly abandoned shacks embellished only for yearly holy week before christmas.

absolutely no one except myself in the mountain. quiet.

the way up

to climb a nearby mountain

a church

day 17

exploring the town sagada

the town center with town hall , bus terminal , eateries and some travel agents.

very peaceful place. when i had my lunch that day, a local woman chatted with me and said this was a zero-crime town. no one steals..so i was reassured to put my phone to a public box to charge for my low-grade room had no sockets.

my room. 1500naira.

end of day 16

in the chilly late afternoon air, i arrived at sagada. the town center was smaller than a football field. people slept very early, after 7pm not even a dog barking.

this was the guesthouse i lived in

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a stop for lunch and toilet

the northern range of luzon island. the bus climbed it all day long with many switchbacks

snack , 300naira

a city with many ups and downs. not a road is horizontal.

bus pulled out of baguio.

day 16

arrived in baguio at 4am. a hilly city with elevation more than 1000m. freezing. i waited at the bus terminal for sunrise. then asked my way to another bus terminal which had the buses to my next stop, sagada , a hill village tons of praises heaped on by tourists and guide books.

mamila convenient store. many brands of beer. the afflunce of the capital.

took a long distance night bus to baguio nonstop.

slept on the bus.

end of day 15

5pm, arrived in luzon island. it took 3 hours to cross the sea, but 1 hour to dock. a busy wharf.

ate my dinner at a market and went back to the harbor bus terminal , took a 1 hour bus to manila. another 1 more hour to wait for entering the city. traffic jam.