Advantages: CLEAN, LOW CRIME, GOOD TOURIST ATTRACTION, STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE Disadvantages: RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE AND A DEVELOPING ENETERTAINMENT SCENE
...of the country’s Middle Belt, Abuja is covered mainly with savannah grassland but there are patches of rainforest. There are two seasons, the hot and dry harmattan (November to March) and the rainy season (April to October). The weather is a bit peculiar as there have been hailstorms and extremities of temperatures within the same day; boiling hot in the day and very cold in the night almost like a desert. The weather can change at the drop of a ... ...water tanks and generators.
Abuja has a very good selection of hotels; the famous Nicon Hilton and Sheraton are very good. I have slept in the Nicon Hilton and the room service was good as well as the food. The swimming pool is very big and there is a mini zoo within the grounds. I have eaten from lunch several times in Sheraton and there was a wide variety of Continental as well as African foods. These hotels are worth every naira you spend on ...
dabellaq 20.07.2007
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Advantages: A place that your friends haven't been to! Disadvantages: A very new destination..
...OK.. Abuja is the new capital of Nigeria, which if you're not sure is in West Africa... Basically very similar to the New York/Washington idea of cities, where Abuja is purely a government building city (like Washington) and the old capital Lagos is the bustling city (Like New York). Unlike Lagos which is on the sothern coast, Abuja is very much inland, and quite central to the country.
Everyone speaks English, of sorts, though it's worth picking ... ...Lagos, or fly direct into Abuja with BA from London. Though I'd recommend direct as the domestic terminals are a sight to see once you've settled in the country, not when you're just arriving. They are amazing, it looks like complete mayhem from outside but it all seems to work and everyone gets to where they want to go.. maybe not with their luggage, but hey!
As for the stories of crime in Nigeria, that's mainly based in Lagos. Abuja has too many ...
CheekyChapster 17.08.2004 (05.01.2005)
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