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Ugosample:
Better shine your eyes o
Youpougon girls are *lips sealed*
Just kidding, they cool and easy going, too bad you don't understand French.
But still be careful sha

Bro can you please tell me some nice places to visit here.....i wanna dedicate my weekend to seeing nice places and move all over abidjan......am yet to open my mouth to say hello to any girl yet.

Folafikemi:
Oh good. Will be coming from nija in a couple of weeks to get job and probably stay dere a long while. So u will appreciate any useful information from u especially in d aspect of accommodation... Thank bro

@fola....this house is just opposite my hotel and while taking a stroll some minutes ago I discovered someone is moving out of the house so that means there's vacancy there for now.i stylishly took the pic (just incase its not clear or straight)cos I don't wanna be seen as something else.

Will try and see if I can get in touch with them to make equity on the rent rate.

funny enough the fish taste so good..i only ate the fish,didnt even bother to try whatever the other one is.

that big well prepared fish with pepper and salad is about 300 naira o (very cheap)

What kinda food is this? The restaurant and I couldn't understand ourselves but I was able to hear fish so I told them to go ahead with sign.

This is what they just brought to my room o....lord have mercy

heaven4me:
@shysteve how do u view the place compared to accra,?Their women, environment e.t.c.Well for the language, u can be using sign to pass your message.That's what I did when I went to Cotonou the first time

I think this place more beautiful and orderly than Accra and their woman look hot and tempting.....its like this yopuogon is filled with alot of girls (majority maybe runz girls) due to the nasty tempting dress they put on.

I just dey turn my head 360 degree everytime am outside.

Folafikemi:
@shysteve

Pls wanna know how u getting Internet dere? Is it through the Orange sim u bought and how are u subscribing.

I bought bundle on the orange sim which is what am using now but they are activating my laptop downstairs for the hotel wifi.

The bundle I bought yester night was 514 cfa for 200mb.

montanaguy:
You keep any job there wey you wan go do? If you no carry enough money for pocket enter there go find work, hunger go pursue you come back.

Shey una get fight before?...lol

Anyway with the lil I've seen so far I doubt if one can easily get a job here without English o....until you get here before you witness things for yourself cos I really don't know how to explain the level of the language issue here.

I just changed my hotel this morning to a moderate and nice one still within yopougon and no one here understand English at all.dont even know how am gonna eat since everybody is speaking French.

Folafikemi:
Then how much was did u pay as transport from lagos to abi

Life here seem cool with everybody minding their business,the major problem is the language and the moment you speak English,they all look at you as you like you're an alien.

Folafikemi:
@shysteve.
Hope u enjoying urself

How much did you pay for transport from lagos to Abidjan?

Then how much is d exchange rate and where did u change ur money in nija?

Pls bro help find out bout accommodation dere for a month. Thanks

I didn't go from Lagos o,I stay in Ghana so my journey was from Accra.am enjoying the place so far,the exchange rate is 1k nairA to 1600 cfa so 100k nairA will give you 160k cfa.i was advised by the transport company to change my money before leaving Accra dos it might lower at the border,tank God I followed their advise cos the border guys were saying 1k to 1550cfa.

Ugosample:
These are trying times indeed for our currency.
Very trying times

Good morning bro, please is there any Nigerian restaurant around where I can get something to eat or places like kfc,pizza inn etc.

I really wish I can meet a naija to talk freely with and maybe tour the city together so please if you can help out in that area too.am in hotel Hudson at Niangon - Nord 2e tranche, Abidjan.

NairA is now nothing to write home about...even people were complaining at the border that nairA has become so useless....it's 1k nairA to 1600 cefa.....almost becoming 1 to 1.

Ugosample:
What time did you leave Accra?

We left Accra station by 6:30am o....the major delay was the border.

Ugosample:
Lol
It's a good experience tho. You should be in Abidjan before 8pm.
U will love the city.

Bro.....we got to the bus station in Abidjan around 6:30pm and I took a taxi to youpogon,mehn it took me almost an hour to get there from the bus station in trechville and I finally got a very nice hotel for 12k cefa per night.....Abidjan is a real beauty but the only problem is the language issue....it's so terrible that you will hardly come across someone that understands it....tank God for the lady that helped me talk to a taxi man but even after that I faced hell when I got to the hotel....at a point they had to go and look for someone who understood lil English before I was able to get a room.....I bought some spicy meat for 2kcfa and big bottle water for 500 cefa outside the hotel.......I doubt if I can stay for the budgeted 2 weeks dos of this language issue....meat seller, water seller, hotelier etc no understand nada for English but all in all.. It's a beautiful with some lovely,attractive buildings.....what about the very long beach....will give account tomorrow when I setup my laptop.

Cleared at last....my bubble was busted when I was thinking we are almost there until an Ivorian just told me its four hours to Abidjan from the border....chai see gobe o.....they charged me 2500cfa for meningitis even though my yellow card is okay o.

This is definitely gonna be my first and last time of road travel.....I thought people said its fun but I think in actuality it's very stressful......I thought we were crossing easily o not knowing the Ivorian customs service just wanna start their own work sha.

They are opening everybody's bag one by one searching for what only God knows.......will update when we are cleared to leave which I believe might be in an hour or more considering the number of people and bags being checked.

Am at the border now,I had to pay 10k cefa for every Nigerian first timers before they can stamp your passport....anyway I don't have a choice

Got orange SIM card for 1k cefa,I was told by the pretty Ivorian lady beside me that it's a good network.

Will update later...crossing

obalukan:
Save trip. Where did you board?

Boarded from STC intercity transport station around circle, we are having a stopover at Takoradi now.

Just took off from the bus station, our projected eta is 6pm so am guessing it will take one full day from Nigeria since Ghana is closer to Abidjan and they are saying we will get there by 6pm.

Will keep updating the house.

enomakos:
nice info
how much is 60,000 and 30,000 cfa in naira

Nairalanders.....am embarking on my abidjan tour tomorrow morning so wish me luck and journey mercy.

@enomakos...i just returned from where i went to change naira to cefa and this is what i got

181k Naira = 304k Cefa.

Harzontorh:
As it has been said that nobody give you ideas, depends on you. But i will just suggest for you:

- Buy Clothings there and send to Nigeria for sales (wholesales)
- Bags and women acessories (thats still buying and transporting)
- If you are capable, open a shop in Abidjan, sell Electrical appliances
- If you have money, join the car parts and machine bussiness
- Open a marquis fastest profitable bussiness in Abidjan. FOOD HOUSE "allocodrome''
- Beer Houses or Just a shop of retailing drinks and breweries (same as above)
- Beauty stuff, marquillage, makeup shop (best), Hair dressing (you will sell like madt), Beauty House

JUST GIVING SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL SHARE SOME PICTURES AS USUAL

Please am a contractor but i dont mind going into something else to keep the doug coming in from left, right and enter.am taking off for abidjan next week for a 2 weeks tour and probably make some findings on what kinda business one can do in the country.

My question now is that, can 500k get me some good stuffs which i can buy and send to nigeria for resell and will make my money back in no time and if yes then what kinda stuffs are we looking at?(please look at it like you the one who has the 500k to invest on something).

Folafikemi:
Wow ok i think i gotta meet my doctor for tge yellow wateva card den. Meanwhile bro how long will it rake from here to ivory coast on road pls...

Please i intend spending 2 weeks in abidjan and will like to know how much can hold me for that 2 weeks....am an average spender(dont drink,dont smoke, dont party)..am a movie addict so cinema is the major thing for me.

Do you think 200k naira can hold me for 2 weeks?

Harzontorh:
Yeah i am a Nigerian-Ivoirian. Born in Côted’Ivoire, living in abidjan and other states since day 1, holidays in 9ja. Mother from Nigeria. Am an African traveler, So i know very well about both countries. My great article on my travel story through west africa is still under construction.

So back to your question, since Ivorycoast is a french-speaking country, the chances of you getting a job in that field is low if you dont have any certificate in french. so i advice you to enroll your self into a good french class when you get to Abidjan and go for DELF exam. ( Diplome etude en langue française ) or you should do A Level Bac in french at alliance français.

You can still get a job, if the company olis desperate in employment and recruitment or probably with luck.

Very insightful.....can you recommend a good french school,will be going there soon to see things for myself before making up my mind if i should relocate finally or stay back in accra.

heaven4me:
@shysteve,can u help with the address or contact through which one can reach them,thanks

Phone #: 030 222 1414

heaven4me:
@ugosample,pks where can one get the STC bus?

I just called their customer service, they are located around Kwame Nkrumah Circle and the lady i spoke with said the cost to Abidjan is 70GHS and 9000 CFA.

She also said its advisable to book 2 or 3 days ahead of departure.

Ugosample:
Air Cote D Ivoire

Chai...bros i just called their office here in Accra and their price is also on the high side o(1,900 GHS which is about 161,500 naira)

am seriously considering taking the road adventure there (at least i will save cost and maybe catch some road fun)

heaven4me:
@shysteve,pls how much is the ticket fare in Egyptian airline to Abidjan

@heaven4me......the departure date will determine the price, am getting some new info that Ghana is even close to Cote D Ivoire so am thinking of taking the adventure of road transport(8 long hrs though)

Nairalanders/Nairalandies please am ready to hit the air on the 18th to Abidjan for a weeks tour,so far the cheapest airline i have come across is Egypt Air which almost like a No No due to their recent Bleep ups(plane crash news is the beginning of fear).

Does anyone have an idea a cheap airline i can fly with and also a budget hotel.

N.B: i'm flying from Accra.

Please i will like to get some information regarding Abidjan.....been following this thread and am really interested in seeing the beauty of this country, i am presently living in Ghana(19 months now) and am thinking of seeing another beautiful african country and maybe stay there after my first visit which am planning on for middle of this month.

Please bee below for my main questions:

What is the cost of getting a single room self contain?
What is the cost of living (food, transport, utilities etc)?
What is their internet service like (my business is internet based)?
How are the people towards foreigners like Nigerian?
Is there a nice language school in Abidjan (i dont mind learning french to keep myself busy when am less busy with work)
What kinda business can one venture into?

I'm thinking of going there by middle of this month for just 2 weeks and see things for myself before my final decision of relocating, but i will really appreciate your prompt response to the above questions.

just convert the money to naira and imagine how he be....chai,brb am dialing God's line......he go pick my call soon

moneybag100:
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