I took my first train ride of 2021.. in Nigeria!

… and I say this from the perspective of a travel lover and explorer, who has devoted the past couple of years to travelling up to 8 West African countries.

But of course, as tweets accumulate thousands of likes like mine did, comes with a lot of ignorance and lack of education, especially when it comes to this side of the world.

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What’s a strong-distance friendship?

A  strong-distance friendship is a term I didn’t coin, but randomly said to one of my close friends, Marija, who lives in Switzerland. I think whether you live far away from or in a different country to one of your friends or not, there will always be distance in our friendships:

  • Hectic schedules
  • Family
  • Work

…all seem to be the factors that widen the physical distance between my friends and I. However, that doesn’t in any way affect the friendship.

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5 things that make Lagos better than London 

I am indeed back in the motherland and probably my favourite city ever! 72 hours in the buzzing city of Lagos has showed me the many things London lacks in comparison to it:

1. The freedom to build a house from scratch and do whatever on earth you want with it. I met several people working entrepreneurial jobs and saw that having their own house and building it the they they wanted it to is a major achievement for them.

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