Advantages: Bubbling city, pleasant places of interest Disadvantages: Traffic Jams, over populated, police!!!
...resilient to survive here.
Lagos was formerly the capital of Nigeria, which happens to be the most populated country in the whole of Africa. It is even said that one in every black person is a Nigerian. During the Military rule in the 80;s though, the capital was moved to Abuja, much further inland. Lagos is by the Atlantic ocean, on the south west of the country.
As any big metroplex would, it boasts of its highways, fly-overs, bridges, skyscrapers ... ...beaches to go to and Lagos has quite a few. there or near there you can get some nice african arts and crafts. Victoria Island houses some of the nice malls and shopping outlets where i don''t think you'll miss anything from over here. You must know something about Nigerians; they have a very good taste for good things. this is evidenced by the many mansions (yes, you heard me) all over the place. Take a drive through Ikoyi, Victoria Island and and ...
wailor 30.09.2006
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Advantages: Good chinese restuarants, people... Disadvantages: travel, corruption, dangerous, accomodation, smell...
I travel to Lagos 3 times a year for work and hate it. When arriving at murtula muhammed airport you instantly realise that you have just entered a world totally different to UK. The place smells pretty bad and there is rubbish everywhere, i mean literally everywhere. You cannot avoid it. You think of the pressure we are put under in the UK to comply with enviromentally friendly regulations etc after visiting Lagos you soon begin to think whats the ... ...streets and roads of Lagos to fill every litter bin in the UK one thousand times i am sure.
There are huge holes in the middle of all the roads. You have to be driven everywhere as if you don't know where all the holes are you could have a bad accident. The roads are so dangerous and conjested that you have to allow hours for travel. Every journey is a nightmare as you narrowly avoid collisions, cars cutting in from every angle. Black smoke bellows ...
hilsey 05.10.2007
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