| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 8:30pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
livebynite:
Don't be so modest ....if you were a hugoe you wouldn't get so many favors. Off course your smile would yeild results I mean come on look at you. You are an easy 20 /10...
The difference is when a hugoe smiles it looks like she is crying and no one will help , they will all direct her to the local church to seek assistance there
Just saying ... This guy, you're busting my head! haha.. Everyone looks beautiful when they smile though  |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by naturefellow(m): 8:33pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
chocberry:
ABC na 30-35k for transport to alone. you're right! ABC, GUO, GoExpress and the likes. But those are direct transport, to Lome, Ghana. If I had the time, I'd like to break the journey as Seslie. It's more fun and adventurous (but stressful and risky). |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Stevengerd(m): 8:34pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Seslie:
For sure, only problem is how will you collect it? lol That's no biggie. Am based in lag 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by obowunmi(m): 8:34pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
I need to do this. 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 8:35pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
naturefellow:
you're right! ABC, GUO, GoExpress and the likes. But those are direct transport, to Lome, Ghana. If I had the time, I'd like to break the journey as Seslie. It's more fun and adventurous (but stressful and risky). even if you break it attracts the same costs or nearly the same with plenty of cost. To break it, you'll go thru Nigeria Benin Togo and the Ghana, you think moving through the borders in between will be easy and cheaper? 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by naturefellow(m): 8:39pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
chocberry:
even if you break it attracts the same costs or nearly the same with plenty of cost.
To break it, you'll go thru Nigeria Benin Togo and the Ghana, you think moving through the borders in between will be easy and cheaper? True. Not easy. I'm not sure about the latter. |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by livebynite: 8:42pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Seslie:
This guy, you're busting my head! haha.. Everyone looks beautiful when they smile though Trust me not everyone looks as you do in that picture they way you smile.. The way you smile says a thousand things. Like maybe you needed to be at that place at that moment. When I look at that picture I don't just see a beautiful woman smiling I see someone who had to find herself in that moment. Someone real someone felt There's a story behind that smile and I want to hear it 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by PotatoSalad(m): 8:48pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
livebynite:
Carry enough garri with you on any trip You again  1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by kabillion(m): 8:49pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Neighbouring African countries I guess 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 8:54pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Gangster1ms:
Cotonu and lome cheap die.. carry naira enter there e go be like say u carry pounds and euros.. too much money. don't know if it's still like that now  no like that again ooo.. Buhari done kill us |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Papiikush: 8:59pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
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| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by sweetilicious(f): 9:05pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Its like this is how i would spend my leave this year.Just go and see other country. Its nice 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Sterope(f): 9:05pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
I need to plan my own trip 2 Likes |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by tytunji29(m): 9:25pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
UnknownT:
Interesting! But it would have been better of you didn't add the #15000 budget. Some persons may just read the title and feel it's possible without reading the write-up to see all the free free things you enjoyed.
Everybody won't be lucky meeting Chuka Especially if you are a guy chuks won't help |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Skyken99(m): 9:36pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Timinho23:
Beautiful adventure. I jumped off my couch hoping to see the incredible financial modelling skills that could manage 15k in such a trip. Anyway, not all of us would meet a "chuka" and get a free ride and All perks. And besides girls always are "favoured" .. And not all of us will meet ChukA!!!! |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by agarawu23(m): 9:36pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Ifesinachi22:
I have never really left Nigeria for once in life and am planning to give it a try probably after Easter break. My destination would be Ghana if it's possible would like to reach Sierra Leon and Liberia too.
Please people that have been to these places how much should i budget for a 7 day trip.
there is nothing interesting in Sierra Leone, Liberia is a poverty country, nothing special there. Ghana Port novo Abidjan U won't regret visiting and your budget should be between 200k and 300k cos cefa is very high to naira now. You don't even budget to another man's land, u need to have enough cash with u "in case of incasity" |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by agarawu23(m): 9:40pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
I still don't get the msg the op is passing by uploading her picture, u dey find husband?  15k to Lome, u are a joker If not for the awoof. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by TechAddiction: 9:40pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Seslie:
My most recent (budget) trip took me overland to another West African country. This time, I visited Togo. After trying couchsurfing for the first time in Benin Republic, I decided I would give it another shot during this trip. (If you aren't familiar with Couchsurfing, it's a site that let's people host traveller's for free. Before you run away, there are many ways to stay safe while you surf. I shared some on my blog, so feel free to check it out)
Rather than create a public trip as I did before (when I was a JJC), I pretty much crafted a message to my would-be host in Lome. She got back to me quickly, I confirmed my travel dates a day before the trip, packed up a small bag, kicked aside my nervous feelings and prepared for an interesting journey into Lome.
Day One: Lagos to Lome
[img]https://4.bp..com/-aC2YCtYC0GI/WH1K2gS3QHI/AAAAAAAAYlI/BbmTJEgZqngxGsV-Nggd-ktjOJCDRHpIgCPcB/s1600/lome.jpg[/img]
I set out early using public transportation to Seme border. I took a bus from my home to Mile2 and then another into Badagry and later to Seme border. The entire trip cost me N800. Border crossing was a breeze this time. To my surprise, I was asked for nothing on the Nigerian side and they wasted no time in stamping my passport.
When I got to immigration on the Benin side, the lady stamped my passport immediately and then asked for N500. I was in the process of negotiating my way through this when someone walked in to get his passport stamped. I struck off a conversation with him (Chuka* – not his real name) and found out that he was driving to Ghana in a bus with a few empty seats.
He offered to drop me off in Lome – for free! (This would normally cost an equivalent of N5,000 – N7,000, travelling in a shared public taxi from Seme town or N15,000, travelling in a standard bus from Lagos). I eventually got out of immigration without making any payment, checked out the bus and was comfortable to go with it.
We arrived in Cotonou quite early but had to wait for a few hours to fix an issue with the bus. We eventually arrived in Lome at about 7pm and I tried without success to get to my host. I probably wasn’t pronouncing her address right, so all the bike guys I asked said they didn’t know where it was. Eventually, I resigned to staying in a guest house recommended by Chuka and that cost an equivalent of N4,000/night.
I later got a sim card (N1,562) to update my host about the situation. She couldn’t locate me either, so we agreed to meet the next day. That evening, the owner of the guest house assigned her brother to take me out to dinner and show me around the day after.
We had acheke and fish which cost the equivalent of N3,500 then returned to the guest house afterwards to call it a night.
[img]https://3.bp..com/-BQP5fTmi0Zs/WH5uIr8q2-I/AAAAAAAAYwI/vCkjP5NGKHEMFkAoHLJLtCVlvUu3yEzIACLcB/s1600/acheke.jpg[/img]
Day Two: Lome and an Impromptu Return to Cotonou
The next day, I woke up late and found out that I couldn’t meet my host anymore or get to Kpalime – a place I really wanted to visit – because it was quite far from Lome. I decided to just walk around the city instead. After breakfast, I set out on my own and visited a few sites around.
First, I went to the Independence square, the market and the beach to have lunch.
I walked around some more and eventually headed back to the guest house. To my surprise, Chuka was there, heading back to Lagos. I had originally intended to leave Lome early the next morning but my plans changed with the presentation of a free bus ride out of the city.
I quickly texted my host (from my first trip to Cotonou) and asked if he could host me for the night. Luckily, he was available, so I packed my bags and jumped on the bus. We arrived in Cotonou by 10pm and I got yet another free bike ride to Fidjrosse where he picked me up from.
Day Three: Ganvie, Cotonou & Lagos
The next morning, we visited Ganvie, a lake village in Benin located about 30 minutes away from Cotonou, took a boat tour around the village – that was pretty cool and then returned to Cotonou to have lunch.
After that, my host dropped me off at the park in Tokpa where I got a bus to Seme border. (Cost: N400). Border crossing went smoothly and I was back home 3 hours and 1,400 naira later.
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This trip eventually cost me less than N15,000 (Thanks to Chuka and my couchsurfing host) but I budgeted higher.
http://www.travelwithapen.com/2017/01/15/journey-3-countries-n15k-budget/ Op u look beautiful.....  2 Likes |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Boyooosa(m): 9:44pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
You are finding what you ll eat, I pray you don't encounter what will eat you...ish. |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Paradigm777: 9:50pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Yusfunoble:
That's not true, because in 2013 there was a Russian scientist named Povandolakoviviscov kintayionshinkov
Why you skiped the name? I will not complete the story  Hahahahahhaah This is hilarious |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Sirkelvin: 9:52pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Seslie:
My most recent (budget) trip took me overland to another West African country. This time, I visited Togo. After trying couchsurfing for the first time in Benin Republic, I decided I would give it another shot during this trip. (If you aren't familiar with Couchsurfing, it's a site that let's people host traveller's for free. Before you run away, there are many ways to stay safe while you surf. I shared some on my blog, so feel free to check it out)
Rather than create a public trip as I did before (when I was a JJC), I pretty much crafted a message to my would-be host in Lome. She got back to me quickly, I confirmed my travel dates a day before the trip, packed up a small bag, kicked aside my nervous feelings and prepared for an interesting journey into Lome.
Day One: Lagos to Lome
[img]https://4.bp..com/-aC2YCtYC0GI/WH1K2gS3QHI/AAAAAAAAYlI/BbmTJEgZqngxGsV-Nggd-ktjOJCDRHpIgCPcB/s1600/lome.jpg[/img]
I set out early using public transportation to Seme border. I took a bus from my home to Mile2 and then another into Badagry and later to Seme border. The entire trip cost me N800. Border crossing was a breeze this time. To my surprise, I was asked for nothing on the Nigerian side and they wasted no time in stamping my passport.
When I got to immigration on the Benin side, the lady stamped my passport immediately and then asked for N500. I was in the process of negotiating my way through this when someone walked in to get his passport stamped. I struck off a conversation with him (Chuka* – not his real name) and found out that he was driving to Ghana in a bus with a few empty seats.
He offered to drop me off in Lome – for free! (This would normally cost an equivalent of N5,000 – N7,000, travelling in a shared public taxi from Seme town or N15,000, travelling in a standard bus from Lagos). I eventually got out of immigration without making any payment, checked out the bus and was comfortable to go with it.
We arrived in Cotonou quite early but had to wait for a few hours to fix an issue with the bus. We eventually arrived in Lome at about 7pm and I tried without success to get to my host. I probably wasn’t pronouncing her address right, so all the bike guys I asked said they didn’t know where it was. Eventually, I resigned to staying in a guest house recommended by Chuka and that cost an equivalent of N4,000/night.
I later got a sim card (N1,562) to update my host about the situation. She couldn’t locate me either, so we agreed to meet the next day. That evening, the owner of the guest house assigned her brother to take me out to dinner and show me around the day after.
We had acheke and fish which cost the equivalent of N3,500 then returned to the guest house afterwards to call it a night.
[img]https://3.bp..com/-BQP5fTmi0Zs/WH5uIr8q2-I/AAAAAAAAYwI/vCkjP5NGKHEMFkAoHLJLtCVlvUu3yEzIACLcB/s1600/acheke.jpg[/img]
Day Two: Lome and an Impromptu Return to Cotonou
The next day, I woke up late and found out that I couldn’t meet my host anymore or get to Kpalime – a place I really wanted to visit – because it was quite far from Lome. I decided to just walk around the city instead. After breakfast, I set out on my own and visited a few sites around.
First, I went to the Independence square, the market and the beach to have lunch.
I walked around some more and eventually headed back to the guest house. To my surprise, Chuka was there, heading back to Lagos. I had originally intended to leave Lome early the next morning but my plans changed with the presentation of a free bus ride out of the city.
I quickly texted my host (from my first trip to Cotonou) and asked if he could host me for the night. Luckily, he was available, so I packed my bags and jumped on the bus. We arrived in Cotonou by 10pm and I got yet another free bike ride to Fidjrosse where he picked me up from.
Day Three: Ganvie, Cotonou & Lagos
The next morning, we visited Ganvie, a lake village in Benin located about 30 minutes away from Cotonou, took a boat tour around the village – that was pretty cool and then returned to Cotonou to have lunch.
After that, my host dropped me off at the park in Tokpa where I got a bus to Seme border. (Cost: N400). Border crossing went smoothly and I was back home 3 hours and 1,400 naira later.
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This trip eventually cost me less than N15,000 (Thanks to Chuka and my couchsurfing host) but I budgeted higher.
http://www.travelwithapen.com/2017/01/15/journey-3-countries-n15k-budget/ Nice adventure and experience. How did you go about currency swap or did you tender naira all through? 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 10:00pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Sirkelvin:
Nice adventure and experience.
How did you go about currency swap or did you tender naira all through? I changed money at th border. Naira and cfa were almost the same amount. |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by KELVONISTIC: 10:02pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
I've been to Ghana and I stayed 5months, it was very nice been in Ghana, I'm planning on traveling to Benin and Togo but I really don't know to make it fun and how much to budget |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 10:02pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
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| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by 2shur: 10:05pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
how much to get to kenya pls 1 Like |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 10:06pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
agarawu23:
I still don't get the msg the op is passing by uploading her picture, u dey find husband?
15k to Lome, u are a joker If not for the awoof. Sorry, was not aware there was a restriction on posting personal photos. Would focus on just places subsequently. I mentioned I budgeted higher. But this is a personal experience of how much I spent. And it can be replicated. Maybe not to the T and I'm not saying you should travel with only N15k. The message I'm trying to pass across is that Travel doesn't always have to be expensive. 3 Likes |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by TechAddiction: 10:07pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Seslie:
Merci beaucoup! Tres bien... |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Nobody: 10:08pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
2shur:
how much to get to kenya pls When and if I travel on a budget there, I'll share the details. But obviously more extensive since the costs of flight is involved. |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by vivalavida(m): 10:10pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
livebynite:
Trust me not everyone looks as you do in that picture they way you smile..
The way you smile says a thousand things. Like maybe you needed to be at that place at that moment.
When I look at that picture I don't just see a beautiful woman smiling I see someone who had to find herself in that moment. Someone real someone felt
There's a story behind that smile and I want to hear it na to wash woman this one dey do 3 Likes |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Houstency(m): 10:13pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
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| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by 2shur: 10:14pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
men no travelling by road only flight Seslie:
When and if I travel on a budget there, I'll share the details. But obviously more extensive since the costs of flight is involved. |
| Re: How I Travelled Through 3 Countries With A N15,000 Budget! by Houstency(m): 10:17pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
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