digg_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/28/six-flags-considering-new-theme-park-location-in-nigeria/'; When I read that Six Flags was actively working on a new park to add to their current 21 park lineup, I initially did not pay attention. Then I saw the location of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Six Flags considering new theme park location - in Nigeria
digg_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/28/six-flags-considering-new-theme-park-location-in-nigeria/'; When I read that Six Flags was actively working on a new park to add to their current 21 park lineup, I initially did not pay attention. Then I saw the location of ...Top travel destination countries? Canada is number one and Nigeria is. . .?
When asked the to respond to the statement, "I would like to go to visit this country if money were no object," Canada ranked number one in a recent global survey conducted by Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brand Index.
Where was the U.S. in the mix of 50? Number 10. ...Photo of the Day (12.14.08)
There's something inherently beautiful in the daily rituals of life. A man slowly walking down a quiet street. A farmer planting a rice paddy. Merchants selling their goods at the market. Perhaps that's what caught my eye in this photo of two hawkers in Nigeria from Lola ...Uncovering the history of African pop music
We love music here at Gadling, and we're always on the lookout for great new sounds to accompany our travels. Earlier this summer, Aaron posted an interesting feature on Asian music, a frequently overlooked source for some hidden pop gems. But for anyone who's hungry for ...Flying through Lagos, Nigeria? Don't be the first one off the plane.
That's the advice Gadling pal Chris Blattman recently linked to, in a hilarious story of forged boarding passes, overcrowded planes, and stranded passengers in Lagos, Nigeria.
The story goes like this, via the blog Siphoning off a Few Thoughts: "[A man] got on a flight in ...Donating blood: Your travel history says yes or no
When I went to the library yesterday morning I wasn't planning on donating blood, but there was a sweet older American Red Cross volunteer with lovely white hair that looks like spun sugar. She was so happy thinking that I had come to sign up when I walked towards her. I was ...Golf Love: In Afghanistan and More
Thai writer Pira Sudham wrote a short story once about a farmer who lost his rice farm to a golf course developer because he didn't understand the terms of the contract. I can't remember which book the story is in, but for anyone interested in understanding the lives of Thai ..."Man Bites Dog": Dining on Dog Meat in Nigeria
According to Nigerian "chef" Bassey Umoh, eating dog meat can improve your sex life. Other common beliefs concerning canine cuisine include:
It offers special protection against withcraft.
It prevents poison from killing a person.
It can cure malaria.
As a ...Mega, as in the Biggest Ever, African Adventure Trip
Suppose you have time-lots of it. Let's say you have 44 weeks. Perhaps you'd like to go overland from Morocco to South Africa by way of Egypt. Here's a travel adventure that will take you through 10 game parks, various cultural and historical landmarks, and enough thrills ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/04/07)
Don't ask me why I picked this word today. I just did. Maybe someone out there will want to woo a pretty Nigerian woman with a broken English and Yoruba poem or just shout it out loud as the only word they know. However, the last reason really should not be the case as I've ...Word for the Travel Wise (12/23/06)
As the last few days of Christmas creep up on me and everyone else celebrating I'll be getting in as much quality time with the family as possible and to do so I'll have to be short here, but not so short where I can't provide you with your nightly dose of foreign language. ...George Packer on Lagos
Once again I feel I have to screech to the heavens and beg for an answer why the best magazine in the world has such a lousy Web presence. As Mike Meyere s might say: this one is crraaap! Don't David Remnick and Company get the Internet? Or are they playing some kind of ...Word for the Travel Wise (11/07/06)
Should you find yourself at dinner or having a cup of tea at a Nigerian friend's place or someone of Nigerian descent, don't be too surprised to hear this word shortly after stepping into the house... Today's word is a Yoruba word used in Nigeria: joko - sit down English is ...Word for the Travel Wise (10/16/06)
Meet me in Lagos - It's goin' down! Okay, sorry that was wrong of me and I promise to try keeping catchy rap hooks out of my blogs. Anyhow, a few friends were talking as usual about returning to their motherland of Nigeria and me being the professional tag-along I am, I ...Inside Africa Vol. 1 & 2
TASCHEN books are some of my favorite to collect. If I had hundreds of dollars to blow I could easily do so on their website, but for now I'll have to place some of these titles on my Christmas wish list or refrain from doing so much running to and fro' to buy a few more. ...Word for the Travel Wise (07/18/06)
Every time a friend of mine goes back home to Africa or the U.K., he usually brings back this delicious treat made from flour called chin-chin. At first glance the desert type snack looks more like kibbles n' bits than something I'd be willing to toss back in the ole' trap ...Word for the Travel Wise (06/08/06)
Considering the amount of Nigerian friends I have you'd think I'd be off in a rush to check out their hometown digs, but the truth is I'm not. Well at least not right away. It's sort of how some people find travel to, from or through Africa as a whole dizzying; I get that ...Word for the Travel Wise (04/23/06)
Most of my close Nigerian friends are from
Yoruba states in Nigeria so when I gather vocabulary words from the African country it's normally the Yoruba language
that I'm soaking up. Then it suddenly occurred to me that I should probably do a better job of asking the few from ...Dead Bird Smuggler Nabbed
First we had the head smuggler, which was bad
enough, but now we’ve got folks trying to
smuggle dead birds into the country. Where will the madness end? Yes, it was at the Miami International Airport
(always Miami!) where customs officials caught a man with a dead bird ...Africa Travel: Nigeria
As I may have
mentioned once or twice in the past during my weeks long babbles on Trinidad & Tobago there is a rather large
population of Nigerians residing in the country. So I don't get side tracked, the point I'm trying to make is you
needn't go all the way to Nigeria ...
