I am on a Tier 4 Dependant visa and will be in the UK for about 6 months, so I decided to document my journey aka adventure . Am not much of a talker, all typos are deeply regretted

Brief summary of application:

Online submission 8/4/19
TB test 10/4/19
Biometric Abj PL 12/4/19
Pickup mail 26/4/19
DHL delivery 29/4/19
Visa granted. Entry vignette valid till 6/6/19

Countdown started...

I decided to fly with Emirates because I wanted "The Emirates Experience" .. got one way ticket for N222,000, Birmingham with a 2h30m layover at Dubai. Initially, I wanted to go for a 10hr layover but DH said I shouldn't bother, we'll be doing 1week stopover in Dubai on our way home, by the grace of God.. I can't wait..

When packing, DH categorically told me: "don't bring those your Nigerian clothes here o. Any cloth you need, we will buy here. Instead, use that space to pack food". But did I listen, No! In my mind I was like "won't I go to church? Is it English I'll wear abi my Ankara? . I just jejely pack my Kaya..

Then I went food shopping: grounded egusi, ogbonno, dry pepper, Cameroon pepper, assorted stock cubes, freshly dried fish (advantage of living in a riverine town!), crayfish, stockfish, pepper soup spice, suya spice, Tiger nut , Archi, dried bitterleaf, atama, basil, afang, hotleaf, garri, Ogi, frozen palm oil in a cooler bag 5 Medium Eva bottles. *Whew*
EDIT Took some packs of malaria drugs, paracetamol and antibiotics. DH has been complaining of fever for the past 2 weeks, and all oyibo prescribed for him was Ibuprofen

I had baggage allowance of 46kg ie 2*23kg. Hand luggage of 7kg..

My flight was on Sunday but I left my town on Friday, so I can relax in Lagos on Saturday etc. I remember my mum asking me why am leaving on Friday instead of Saturday and I replied that only one flight per day leaves my town to Lagos and this being rainy season, anything can happen, flights can be cancelled at the last minute.

This exact scenario played out on Tuesday: A close friend of mine and her family are going to Turkey for vacation. Their flight to Turkey was for Wednesday 8pm and they were to leave town on Tuesday by 5pm (only flight remember) to Lagos. According to her, while at the airport by 4pm, it started raining heavily till about 7pm. At 8pm, they announced that their flight has been cancelled to the following day by 5pm!
She said there was this guy that was suppose to travel out of Nigeria the following morning, the guy had to make calls and got a chartered car from one of the transport companies to travel to Lagos that night! That's like 10-12 hrs on a good day o. God forbid!
So my friend and her family went back home and left to a neighbouring State very early in the morning to make the 12.30 pm flight to Lagos. Thank God she is almost in Istanbul as I write this

Leaving town to Lagos..
The FAAN man said "we no dey allow oil for flight", I replied it's frozen na and well covered. He said find something give us, I told him it's only N200 I have on me. He said e too small, no be abroad you wan go? U big pass N200 abeg. I told him, Oga, that oil na 1k I buy am, if you no gree make my brother wey carry me come take am go give my Mama make she carry cook better soup. I just bone face stand there. He said abeg carry your wahala comot for line dey go.. Hahahaha

Abeg how do I shrink pictures to post here o.. @justwise and viewers

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Hadampson:
Just passing by

Danke dir

Very interesting, please move to dairies

Omo see the way I fly enter here

Eife:
Omo see the way I fly enter here

Thank God for safe landing

I am looking for an app that can shrink the size of my pictures without badly affecting the quality.

Abini2012:
I am looking for an app that can shrink the size of my pictures without badly affecting the quality.

Search for these applications on play store


1) Photo Compress 2.0

2) Photo & Picture Resizer

3) Snapseed

4) Camera +

Abini2012:

Danke dir

Dafür nicht... Wie ist UK heute?

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Wow, nice one, please always update us your followers. Enjoying this thread

Hadampson:


Search for these applications on play store


1) Photo Compress 2.0

2) Photo & Picture Resizer

3) Snapseed

4) Camera +

Thank you very much. Although I've also discovered that I can reduce the phone camera quality. Sad

Our local airport surprisingly it's an 'international' airport
Arriving Eko.

Just testing the photo resizer and upload. Bear with me

Checked in and waiting at the airport.
Grab a bite before take off
Queue for boarding..
Just love the babe's waka

Before now, i had already selected my window seat jejely online

Abini2012:


Thank you very much. Although I've also discovered that I can reduce the phone camera quality. Sad

You're welcome

Abini2012:
Checked in and waiting at the airport.
Grab a bite before take off
Queue for boarding..
Just love the babe's waka

Before now, i had already selected my window seat jejely online

Chai... Baddest

Abini2012:
Our local airport surprisingly it's an 'international' airport
Arriving Eko.

Just testing the photo resizer and upload. Bear with me

Nice pictures... Keep it coming

Our flight B777-300ER
Senegal Airline on the Tarmac.
While at the airport, I was so pissed with our government because of the wealth Nigeria and Nigerians are making for other countries and corporate bodies via their airlines.
Queue

Towards the plane
Not too clear pic of business class seat. Chai!
Ha! Our beloved economy class.. Cabin crew was helping an elderly man on wheel chair, he was wheezing and coughing. Pitied him with the cold plane
My seat *whew*

Full flight.. Dubai is our second country. Although many were also on transit sha

Hadampson:



Chai... Baddest

Appreciate good something

Charging port, quickly plug in charger. No time
We loading up!
In the shadow with the best view

Bye Senegal!
Tired much
Seriously he is . Appreciate God
Welcome to ICE.. Information Communication Entertainment

I downloaded the Emirates App on my android, took my time to create my playlist comprising of movies, TV shows and music. About 38 hrs of playtime for a 7 hr flight . So I just sync my phone via the app to my seat ICE.. how cool was that!
Did I watch all that? Story for another day

Bye bye Eko
Bye Nigeria, you'll always be HOME!

Chow time!
I took a glass of red wine to wash it down. Lovely meal but small chicken for 200k
Sha, it's better than AirPeace N50 Piko juice for N27,500.. hahahaha

This is becoming interesting