Moe

In Dec 2023, I randomly decided to do a road trip across West Africa solo. I started in Lagos then passed through Benin. Continued to Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry then took the ferry to Freetown Sierra leone then back to Lagos

like there is no actual need for one person to hustle like this just to get by.

the other is a placement agency. This is in addition to his uber driving and this part time school. And he was still cheerful smiling while talking to me about his upcoming exams. what a champ. what a hustle. I wish him all the best. But Nigeria though. Sigh. We deserve better

Uber driver arrived but there was a mixup so it took me like 10 mins to go down. When I got to the parking lot, I met him behind the wheel reading something that looked like a university handout material. I was curious because I hadn’t seen something like that in a while.

@vangeorgh @afalli yes if the car is to cross the border into Benin, it needs a specific license (I’m sure if you do some digging you’ll easily find someone who does that service)

@Mochievous @afalli Do you drive or book a ride? If you drive, do you need any extra documentation or sth like that?

I don’t know if Benin has a specific PR campaign targeting Nigerians re tourism but if they do have one, it doesn’t need to do much work Tourism infrastructure is much more developed. Cotonou is clean. Beaches are free. And it is relatively affordable. Low hanging fruit tbh

@sinkiest i love The Gambia a lot. They are definitely in my top 5 for Africa. Top 10 for the world

@Mochievous Please try The Gambia. The food, the people 💯

Countries that wowed me that I would never keep shut about 1. Madagascar 2. Brazil 3. Lebanon Every time people tell me to recommend a destination that would leave them speechless or surprised, it is always one or all of this three.

@4togirafa the landscape is incredible and the people are so fun

@Mochievous You mind sharing why Brazil wowed you?

@lil_jummix hmm not sure about top 5 but definitely in my top 10 for sure

@Mochievous Is Saudi Arabia in your top 5? 🤔

@HeIsSommyApril ah I love love Brazil

@Mochievous I still remember your Brazil journey and stay and how you wrote about your time there. It really changed the perception I've always had about the country.

@tosinolaseinde yay!

@Mochievous I have Madagasca on my list because of you

@sinkiest yes best. Tbh i think it was the only hotel available when i went. But glad for it because i met amazing people that we ended up traveling together there

@Mochievous Severally. Best hotel in Conakry hands down in my opinion. The buffet breakfast is EVERYTHING.

After Cotonou, the next place on my personal pr list is Ouagadougou. Literally my favorite city in West Africa (well asides my toxic relationship with Lagos). I also really like Freetown and there’s a direct flight from Lagos 3 times a week btw

@Elejenum oh Madagascar is one of the most amazing countries in the world.

@Mochievous Madagascar made this list ? Well ,if Moe says so .

@NgayiUme oh really? what is the route? I’m curious

@Mochievous Boiz dey drive from unilorin to Oaugadougou that year. The entire region fell off. Just open sesame for terrorists now.

@sinkiest yes that is Noom. You’ve been?

@Mochievous This pool looks like that of Noom, Conakry

@NewsomCA ah makes sense! Yes i have multiple times

@Mochievous That surge seems to kick in every so often (20 years ago) in line with hard times on visas and economy. Have you travelled if you have not been to Ouidah ?