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Jaekel house is a museum located in the Nigerian Railway Compound, Ebute Metta, Lagos. It was built in 1898. The wall is very strong, made with concrete, bullet cannot easily pass through the wall. It is a museum being run by Legacy. A fee of 1000 naira is being charged for access to the facilities, a tour guide taking you round and explaining the various Items seen, as well as being allowed to take your pictures.

Nigerian Railway has two locomotive: The first is steam(coal and water), the second is: Diesel (Diesel oil). 

Some of the artefact I saw and their uses include:

Steam: It runs on connecting rods. It is no longer in use because the smoke causes air pollution.

There is a third locomotive which is electric but it is not yet in use.

Coaches: It is used to carry passengers.

Wagon: It is used to carry load and there are two types, the first type is open and It is used to carry non perishable Items, the second type is called  closed because It has a cover on top and It is used to carry perishable Items.

Guard Van: It is located at the end of the train to control the locomotive driver.

Power car: As generator is to our houses, power car is to trains and powers the locomotive; fan, Television, Fridge.

Abturse: Used in drilling holes, the current technology being used is known as electric drilling machine.

Jincrow: Enables the train to turn off a straight road at a bend.

Air Lubricator: pump grease on the bends that train can move freely.

Tran wheel: Used between 1901-1933.

Track for Standard guage: 4:8-wooden slippers.

Track for Narrow guage: 3:6-steel slippers.

Clip: clip slippers to the rail-concrete.

Buffer stop: Safety device to ensure train does not run out of tracks.

Shaunters: Traffic men.

Running shed: When a train is repaired.

Fridge powered by kerosene.

Coal: Lasts longer than charcoal.

Air Alarm: used most likely at site to alert workers of on coming train.

Waiters seat: More than 90 years and still very strong. I sat on it.

Works of the founder an architect, a University of Lagos, graduate.

Token key: Authority given to a driver to move on a track.

Typewriter

Olden days phone of only three numbers (2,4 and 8).

Pictures of past rulers.

Pictures of trains in some part of Nigeria which Include: Bodija, Iwo, Ede, Minna, Gwagwalada, Zaria, Offa, Ilorin, Oshogbo, Kuru, Kafanchan, Lang Langi , Bauchi etc.

Some other Interesting Facts:

• The first Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is in the Nigerian Railway Compound.
• Legacy has taken its members to explore Olumo rock and Epe. It costs 5000 per year to be a member for an Individual and 7000 for a family.
• Maps of various historical site are sold at Legacy for a token of 2500 naira.
• Kingsway store is where Father Christmas started.
• Pictures are allowed outside and on the ground floor but pictures are not allowed upstairs because Legacy helps to store some of Federal government property.
• They are open between 10a.m and 5p.m, Tuesdays to Saturdays. They do not open on Sundays and Mondays.
• Please note that all prices stated above, are as at the time of writing this article and may vary at a later date, please confirm before making a trip.
• If you need Mr. Adewale’s number(the facility manager) at Legacy, please leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you by email.  Jaekel house also has a nice garden for picnics, weddings etc. and you can find out more Information on making bookings from Mr. Adewale.

Have you been to Jaekel  house before? If yes, what was your experience like? If no, will you love to visit? I will love to hear from you in the comments section.

In this post, I will be sharing some travel quotes and their authors.

(1)“TRAVEL MAKES ONE MODEST, YOU SEE WHAT A TINY PLACE YOU OCCUPY IN THE WORLD.” ~ GUSTAVE FLAUBERT

(2) “TRAVELING – IT LEAVES YOU SPEECHLESS, THEN TURNS YOU INTO A STORYTELLER.” – IBN BATTUTA

(3) “NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST” ~ J.R.R. TOLKIEN

(4) “THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY A PAGE.” ~ SAINT AUGUSTINE

(5) “STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE POTHOLES IN THE ROAD AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY” ~ BABS HOFFMAN

(6) “JOBS FILL YOUR POCKET BUT ADVENTURES FILL YOUR SOUL.” ~ JAMIE LYN BEATTY

(7) “IT IS BETTER TO SEE SOMETHING ONCE THAN TO HEAR ABOUT IT A THOUSAND TIMES.”-ASIAN PROVERB

(8) “WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME?” ~ ANONYMOUS

(9)“LIVE WITH NO EXCUSES AND TRAVEL WITH NO REGRETS” ~ OSCAR WILDE

(10)“WE TRAVEL NOT TO ESCAPE LIFE BUT FOR LIFE NOT TO ESCAPE US.”

(11)LIFE’S A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION” ~AEROSMITH

 (12)TO TRAVEL IS TO LIVE” ~ HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

(13)“I WANT TO MAKE MEMORIES ALL OVER THE WORLD”

 (15)“WE WANDER FOR DISTRACTION, BUT WE TRAVEL FOR FULFILLMENT.” ~ HILAIRE BELLOC

(16) THE BIGGEST ADVENTURE YOU CAN EVER TAKE IS TO LIVE THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS ~ OPRAH WINFREY

(17) “ADVENTURE IS WORTHWHILE.” – AESOP

 (18) “THE WORLD IS A BOOK, AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY ONE PAGE.” – SAINT AUGUSTINE

(19) “WORK, SAVE, TRAVEL, REPEAT.” – ANONYMOUS

I would be defining various travel words in this post and for this blog post to serve as a micro mini dictionary for travel words. Lets start with defining travel.

(1) Travel: Travel means to move from one place to another either by road, rail, air, water etc.

(2) MICE Travel: MICE in the context of travel is an acronym for: meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions.

(3) Business Travel: This is the kind of travel done for work or business pursuits.

(4) Leisure Travel: This is travel for vacation, recreation, holiday etc.

(5) Bleisure Travel: This is combining work travel and leisure travel in the same trip.

(6) Gap year. A gap year is time out to travel  between life stages. It is also known as a sabbatical, time off, time out and a year out, referring to a period of time in which people disengage from curricular education and/or work and undertake activities such as traveling, volunteering or working abroad.(definitions.net).

(7) Solo Travel: To travel to another destination alone.

(8) Group Travel: To travel to another destination with other people.

(9) Travel Agency: A business/company that helps a traveler plan their trip. Such as obtaining their visas, hotel bookings, flight tickets, tours, airport transfers, passport renewals.

(10) Travel Agent: A travel agent works for/at a Travel Agency.

(11) A tour operator :is an organization, firm, or person who is responsible for the actual arrangement of transport and accommodation facilities on any tour or vacations. They are also responsible for operating and providing vacation through contracting, booking, and packaging together of the various components of the tour such as hotel, transportation, meals, guides, optional tours, and sometimes flights. (Tourism notes.com)

(12) Destination marketing (or marketing of a place): is a managerial process, a demand driven research, advertising and communication activity with the focus on potential external consumers. It mainly focuses on attraction of visitors – tourists, investors, university students or skilled labor force.”

(13) A Travel Blogger: Someone that curates and tells travel stories; talks about  travel destinations, gives tips and hacks, promotes tourist destinations and other components of travel, visa processes, accomodation, restaurants, “how to” posts and much more.

(14) A Travel Vlogger: Someone who does the work of a travel blogger in video form.

(15) Wanderlust: A strong desire/passion to see as many parts of the world as possible.

(16) Globe Trotting: To travel widely to a lot of countries and spend a lot of time travelling to different parts of the world.

(17) Peregrinate :To travel or wander around from place to place.

(18) Fernweh: An urge to travel even stronger than wanderlust

(19)Solivagant: Wandering alone

(20)Eudaimonia : The contented happy state you feel when you travel

(21)Gadabout : A person who travels often or to many different places for pleasure

(22)Serendipity: Finding something good without looking for it.

(23)Sehnsucht : A wistful longing and yearning in the heart for travels that have been and travels to come.

(24)Resfeber: The restless race of a traveler’s heart before the journey begins; The tangled feeling of fear and excitement before a journey begins.

(25)Querencia:  A place where one feels safe, A place where one feels at home.

(26)Coddiwomple :To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination.

(27)Hodophile : A lover of roads. One who loves to travel.

(28)Wayfarer: Someone who travels, especially on foot.

(29)Thalassophile: Someone who loves the sea, ocean; A lover of the ocean.

(30)Morii: The desire to capture a fleeting moment

(31) Airbnb (short for Air Beds and Breakfast): is a marketplace that connects travelers with local property owners. Airbnb is an online marketplace which lets people rent out their properties or spare rooms to guests. Airbnb takes a commission on every booking.

Other words (most of which are more familiar)Include: hotels, hostels, flight tickets, visa, passport, airlines, airplanes, helicopters, tourist attractions, mountains, hiking, seas, beaches, water parks, rides, kayaking, boat cruise, camping, train, tours etc.

Which of these words are you seeing for the first time? What are some travel words you love that are not featured in this post? Time to hear from you in the comments section.

Did you know? That the largest art gallery in West Africa is Nike Art gallery?

I visited Nike art gallery and prior to my visit, I did not know I could be so wowed!! by art. Nike art gallery is located at: No. 2, Elegushi Road, 3rd Roundabout, Epe Expressway, Ikate Cross Road, Lekki Phase 1 Peninsula, Lekki Lagos, Nigeria. There are also other branches in Abuja, Oshogbo and Ogidi Ijumu.

Entry into the Nike art gallery as well as tour of the gallery is free. You will only need to pay if you are purchasing any of the art work, books( Lagos Travel Guide by Sassy Funke as well as other books are on sale at the gallery),stationeries etc.

Nike art gallery is owned by: Nike Davies-Okundaye click here to read more about her and the gallery.

They are opened between 10a.m and 6p.m everyday.

Some of the rules Include: 

• You are not allowed to take pictures of only the art work but you can take pictures with the art work.
• Videos are not allowed
• If you are with a toddler, you will need to sign an undertaken that he/she wont destroy any of the art works.

You need to visit to be able to fully appreciate the beauty.

Have you been to Nike Art Gallery before? If yes please share your experience, If no, will you love to visit?

p.s: If you will be Interested in a daycation to La campagne Tropicana with me and other fun buddies (at cost price) on the 13th or 20th February(depends on which Saturday has the higher number of people available), please send an email to: faithoooguntayo@gmail.com signifying your Interest, thank you and feel free to share with anyone you think might be Interested.

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No, not the Laguna water park in Dubai . There is Laguna beach club in Lagos, Nigeria. On Saturday 2nd January I had a nice time with some other amazing people at Laguna Beach, Okun Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria. Okun Ajah road is home to a number of other beaches which include: Atican beach, Barracuda beach, Santa Cruz, Redline beach resort, King Diamond beach etc. I have previously been to King diamond beach. Looking forward to visiting the others.

I had looked forward to going to Laguna Beach Club and I was excited to go there, we had an awesome time.

8 Interesting things to do at Laguna Beach:

(1) Relax, chill, calm your nerves by the beach: You can do so either in the cabanas or at the pool side sitting areas.

(2) Swim: Laguna beach has a swimming pool, so if you will love to swim, feel free to pack your swimming costumes/ swimming trunks, change into them when you are ready and dive into the pool.

(3) Enjoy the platters/ other items on their menu: Their platters include: chicken wings, chicken lap, asun, yam, sauce, ketchup ,coleslaw, mosa etc. and prices differ based on group size. You can request for plates to share the platters as well as serviettes. Also, if you buy drinks from them, you can request for paper cups and ice which is already included in the fee. The platters was yummy, sumptuous and delicious, though I felt quantity should have been more than it was for the price allocated to it and the number of people it was to feed.

(4) Take pictures: Laguna beach is very beautiful, its somewhere I will love to visit again. It has nice wall designs and other spots for taking pictures.

(5) Dance: There is a DJ at Laguna. You can dance and also make videos

(6) Play Table Tennis: You can play Table Tennis at Laguna beach with friends.

(7) Hangout with friends and family

(8) Play card/ board games:  You can bring your board games and play them.

We played fill in the Black (a guessing game for black people and those who love them, designed by TVP Adventures). You can also play other board games like: scrabble, chess, monopoly, WHOT etc.

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Have you been to Laguna beach before? If yes, please share your experience, if No, will you love to visit? 

I first wanted to update the post: Review of 35 Interesting Restaurants In Lagosbut then I decided I should make a new post instead.

5 Interesting Restaurants I visited In Lagos: Dec 2020:

(1) Bungalow: Located at GRA, Ikeja. I loved my meal at Bungalow: I had fried rice and steak and it came with: stir fry veggies, you can also have the veggies with jollof rice or white rice and sauce. Also, tried their pizza.

(2) Pondicheri: Located at Ilupeju. Try out their different rice variants, soups ,sauces, naan bread, chicken wings etc. I also tried out their virgin Pina colada (its a mix of coconut and pineapple), I loved it, if you will want to have something sweet, you might not enjoy it, but if you love pineapple and coconut, you will love it, I loved it.

(3) Maison Kayser: Its a French restaurant and they have branches both in Ikoyi and Victoria Island. Try out their Lasagne and other pasta options, their bread etc.I visited the Ikoyi branch.

Update: I visited the V.I branch in February 2020.

(4) Murphis Shawarma: Located at GRA, Ikeja. Try out their beef/chicken shawarma

(5) Orchid Bistro: Try out their: gourmet cheese burger, shepherds pie, sandwiches etc.

Now, its time for fit fam for a while, so help me God.

have you visited any of these restaurants? If yes, what meals did you have there? If no will you love to visit them? Lets chat in the comments section.

P.S: two Nigerian movies I watched recently are: Finding Hubby and Meet The Kuju’s. I watched meet the Kujus at Silverbird Cinemas  Ikeja City Mall and I watched Finding Hubby at Genesis Deluxe Cinema at: Maryland mall.

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I am writing this article on the last day in the year 2020! I’m grateful to God for this year 2020. There were a number of challenges and there were a number of wins too.

In this article, I will be highlighting some of the things I did, places I visited, books I read etc.

• In the year 2020, I became a travel blogger.
• I completed #unwto online tourism course.
• I attended social media week: Tourism Business Workshop: click here to read about the workshop
• I attended some sessions of the virtual Nigeria Travel Week(NTW)
• I attended TravCPs (Travel, Culture, Places) first event as well as their second event (Virtual party)
• I participated in quite a number of Instagram live sessions and zoom meetings
• I completed Build Your Brand Challenge (BYBC) by Ajalanene.
• I attended the women in Tourism Business Luncheon hosted by Ajalanene in celebration of International Women’s day: click here to read about the Luncheon
• I networked with a number of people and met new people.
• I had an IG live session with Black Kintsugi.
• I attended the branding workshop by Ajalanene and Blogging Masterclass by TheFisayo both hosted by the Covenant University Alumni Association.
• Cooking, cleaning, shopping, attempted improving how to makeup( smiles).
• Took the African Share Leadership program by Ex-Mckinsey and BCG consultants (It is my dream to work as a management consultant soon).
• Worship Him now and always(#whnaa) a ministry I was led to start on the 1st of May 2019 had its 1st anniversary. We have had one physical concert thus far which was in July last year (2019). This year, we hosted online worship meetings in April, May and June. Everyone is welcomed to be a part of us. It is an interdenominational ministry. We have had people from KINGS, Winners, Daystar, Redeemed, Celebration church, Foursquare and more ministries have been a part of us at one point or another. We look forward to having people from other ministries that have not been a part of us, to be a part of us.
• I partnered with travel start.
• I was featured on Countlessmiles July newsletter.
• I did an interview with Ericotrips click here to read the Interview
• I attended a 7 weeks mentorship session (once a week) online meetings organized by the Value Adding Woman, hosted by Mrs Kemi Oyedepo and Mrs Patience Udoh.
• I volunteered with the value adding woman and we carried out outreaches to a couple of orphanages.
• I took a course on Udemy called: Speak Like a pro by: Ubani Irene.
• SOME BOOKS I READ:
• Life Row by Bisola Badejo
• 45 common money mistakes and how to avoid them on your financial journey by Gabriel E. Omin
• The essential guide to Personal Branding by Uju Obuekwe
• 101 Travel Destination guide by Omotoke Fatoki
• Lagos Travel Guide by Sassy Funke
• JJCs guide to travelling better by Amarachi Ekekwe Hulsenbeck
• 100 travel tips and hacks by TheUfoma
• Zero to Ten: Rate yourself by Toju Oluwatoyinbo
• I read a couple of Christian romance novels
• HEADINGS OF POSTS ON MY WEBSITE AS AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS ARTICLE(I wrote, edited and published 18 articles between May and December 2020)Their headings are: (click on each heading to read the post)
• A 7 days Interesting Guide on How To Explore Dubai
• Interesting guide on how to explore 5 places in Lagos
• FEMME FATALE- QUEEN MOREMI AJASORO: A STAGE PLAY
• An interesting discussion on Voluntourism and Volunteering
• 30+ other Interesting travel influencers To Consume Their Contents
• An interesting discovery with a 15 step easy guide
• 9 interesting things to do at the Ikeja City Mall
• Everything you need to know about visiting Idere Hills
• 8 Interesting things to do at Lekki Conservation Center
• 10 Interesting things to do at Ultimate Arena
• 6 Interesting places I visited in Ibadan
• 2 Interesting packages and how to access them
• How to start your website: 15 things you need to know
• 18 Interesting places to visit in Abuja
• Review of 35 Interesting Restaurants In Lagos
• 10 Interesting things to do at Wave beach and Mood lounge
• 8 Interesting things to do at Lekki leisure beach
• 2020: Year In Review

There are some other pursuits I started in 2020 which I trust I will share in due time.

What are some of the things you did in 2020 that you will love to share? Please share in the comments section.

Phew! Lagos can be unpredictable when it comes to traffic situation , It was a Sunday and the roads are usually not as busy on weekends as it is weekdays. but there was a lot of traffic. When I eventually got there, a number of the activities had been carried out. However, I used the time I had left at the beach to have some fun.

I went to Lekki Leisure beach to attend the first annual Nigeria Tourism Lovers hangout. It is an initiative started up by Mr. Ibrahim Makanjuola (IBM). We have a WhatsApp group where we share ideas, tips, information, tours, virtual hangouts etc. and recently the first physical hangout.

I went for the hangout after church service on Sunday.

If you want to download the bolt app for the first time, use this link: click here for the link and get 1000naira of your first trip.

Also, please do not put Lekki leisure lake on the map, but Lekki Lesiure beach, I put Lekki leisure lake and the map was directing to somewhere in Ojodu instead of directing to Lekki.

I met a number of different groups of people having different events at the beach.

They sell food there and external food is not allowed inside. We ate external food, but we had to sit outside to eat it. Maybe on a next visit, I might try something on their menu.

As at the time of writing this article, the entry fee costs: 2000 naira

Interesting Things to do at Lekki Lesiure Beach:

(1) Enjoy the scenery

(2) Take pictures

(3) Make videos

(4) Menu Menu Menu

(5) Quad Biking

(6) Horse Riding

(7) Play Games: There are games to play there and you can also bring your various kind of board games, card games etc.

(8) Rent a tent for your events: There were quite a number of smaller tents for small groups and there was one large tent for a larger gathering/event

Have you been to Lekki Lesiure beach? If yes please share your experience in the comments section below, If no, will you love to visit?

I visited wave beach and mood Lounge in Elegushi. I was there to attend the hangout organized by my university alumni association (CUALA).

We were initially supposed to have the hangout at wave beach but had to move it to mood lounge (which is just beside wave beach) because they had other events there and insisted we purchased their food rather than bringing in external food. However, I and a friend of mine still entered wave beach, walked round the beach, sat for a while, bought water at their restaurant(since we were still going to have a lot to eat at the hangout, we did not buy any other thing at wave beach) and headed back to join other alumni members at mood lounge.

Things to do at Wave Beach:

• Host an event: While we sat at the restaurant, an event was on going at the other side. You can book wave beach to host your parties, seminars, conferences etc.
• Swim: They have  a swimming pool at wave beach. Don’t forget to go with your swimming costumes/swimming trunks if you will love to swim at their pool

• Take pictures: They have nice picture worthy spots

• Make videos: They have nice video worthy spots
• Enjoy the views/scenery

Things to do at Mood Lounge:

• Host your parties, events, meetups, reunions etc.
• Play games: You can bring in different kinds of games to play at the lounge

• Dance

• Menu, Menu, Menu: At the Eagles on the beach hangout, we first had: Jollof rice and chicken, then we later had Fried yam and grilled Turkey with drinks and water and later we had ice cream.
• Enjoy the views/scenery

• Take pictures and make videos.

have you been to wave beach and or mood lounge? If you have what was your experience? If you have not will you love to visit? Which other  beaches in Lagos do you recommend? Lets chat in the comment section

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