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Morocco"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgV4JHdieKyrLVCGifXp5HuwaIFJe6BtPPH9itx2n3hNNLRIpOOb7Z6tLNgSJSJDMgE_luJxHbPunqYyDQEDUOv_czx7kYDplWVkxKUUw4gKv0-BVMM1BG99B9kQ0kSTu78imEL_CrJ6QCK_d7lNiXbOHIhKr_ZNvLPTA3pJYArGVkyhXJexVEQL2Ed=s2048\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgV4JHdieKyrLVCGifXp5HuwaIFJe6BtPPH9itx2n3hNNLRIpOOb7Z6tLNgSJSJDMgE_luJxHbPunqYyDQEDUOv_czx7kYDplWVkxKUUw4gKv0-BVMM1BG99B9kQ0kSTu78imEL_CrJ6QCK_d7lNiXbOHIhKr_ZNvLPTA3pJYArGVkyhXJexVEQL2Ed=w640-h480\" width=\"640\" 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style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI’ve always wanted to experience Marrakech, see Fez and particularly spend the night camping in the desert.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca 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evening in October, \u0026nbsp;the winds blowing, the sun setting,\u0026nbsp;marvelling\u0026nbsp;at the undulating dunes of the Sahara desert before my eyes, that dream had become a reality.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EThere is no\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eexaggeration when I say\u0026nbsp;Morocco was magical. 9 days of magical bliss, driving through beautiful nation of breath taking landscapes, bustling medinas and capturing a whole new\u0026nbsp;experience.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan 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\/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EThis was my first flight since returning from Cape Verde in January 2020 and I am super happy that this was my destination of choice.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlanning the trip\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr 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Morocco and\u0026nbsp;Egypt, Morocco and Turkey or Egypt and Turkey. Unfortunately, Turkey was on the red list\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eas\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;the time of travel. There was no guarantee that my visa will make it out of the embassy before the travel date. I settled for\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMorocco and due to the backlog at the embassy, the visa did not arrive as\u0026nbsp;earlier assumed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EBy the time I got my passport back, there was not enough time to get the passport into another embassy before my travel date.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EWork was dragging me, I really did not have time to plan the trip, it was mostly\u0026nbsp;insha Allah and vibes. 5 days to trip and I did not even have\u0026nbsp;accommodation booked or tours🤣.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: inherit;\"\u003ETravelling solo also meant that the trip was going to cost me a lot more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: inherit;\"\u003E2 days to my trip, I finally booked a night accommodation in Casablanca. Found a local tour guide in Marrakech, Ali of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.moroccojoytravel.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMorocco Joy Travel\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Instagram and I was good to go.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGetting the Visa\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003ENigerian passport holders require a visa to visit Morocco.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EThe embassy of Morocco is in Abuja and no, I did not visit Abuja for the visa application. There are a couple of travel company in Lagos that help with processing the non-appearance visa.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003EThe Tourist visa requirements are:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPassport\u003C\/b\u003E. You must possess a valid international passport or travel document. Valid for 6 months beyond your intended duration of stay.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA clear copy of the international passport data page.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVisa Application for\u003C\/b\u003Em. Duly and accurately filled visa application for which can be downloaded from the embassy's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.consulat.ma\/en\/ordinary-visas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficial website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPassport\u0026nbsp;Photographs\u003C\/b\u003E. You need to submit two passport coloured photographs on white background\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;(4 X 3 cm) showing the features of the face clearly;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIntroduction Letter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EAn introduction letter from your employer is needed for a Morocco visa application. You need to state the purpose of visit and length of stay.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EPayslip. Employees need to show evidence of salary slips for 6 months.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EWork I.D. \u0026nbsp;card. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EA copy of your employer issued identity card is mandatory and you need to include it in your application. The ID card must show your names as they appear on your passport, your title, and the company’s details.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBank Statement of Account\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EYou must submit 6-month bank signed and stamped account statement showing sufficient funds for the trip. And if you need to submit a corporate account, a reference letter from the bank is required.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ELetter of sponsorship if applicant's employer is sponsoring the trip.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENIN Slip\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHotel Reservation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EYou need to get a confirmed hotel reservation for the purpose of the visa application.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFlight Reservation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EConfirmed return or onward tickets. The flight needs to show your arrival date and departure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETravel Insurance\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EYou need 3-month insurance to cover for your trip.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;visa processing time is ideally maximum of 15 working days but there are exceptions the embassy hangs on to your passport beyond the required days. The embassy issued me a 30 days visa instead of the usual 90 days which changing my travel date impossible.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe decision to use a travel company was the most cost effective option for me, also I did not have the luxury of time to visit Abuja to physically apply for the visa.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFlight Details\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgE5O6q0jvpeeZzK0kJtk1Cr6nICRYB_fTZyD42KePfbn6RJrbmc_bWRdyDsh_JfMqekb74VNSxtsu0xQyJcZ90b-74q8edO0mYeH0dHt8Wqxv_W8gI0_7nLKrC6bspNXUWgPJauszfKFNfo4vLQQ_oQt9b2bXo1PO0YgFR9jQ8MddgHQ7EEvbuC4sj=s2048\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgE5O6q0jvpeeZzK0kJtk1Cr6nICRYB_fTZyD42KePfbn6RJrbmc_bWRdyDsh_JfMqekb74VNSxtsu0xQyJcZ90b-74q8edO0mYeH0dHt8Wqxv_W8gI0_7nLKrC6bspNXUWgPJauszfKFNfo4vLQQ_oQt9b2bXo1PO0YgFR9jQ8MddgHQ7EEvbuC4sj=w300-h400\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EI flew directly into Casablanca with Royal Air Maroc. Flight time was 4.30hrs. The downside of a less than 5 hours flight\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eis that I was not eligible for PTA. The other flight options are Egyptair (about 22hours flight time with stop over in Cairo) and Turkish Airlines (Stop over in Instanbul with flight time of about18 hours)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(39, 44, 48); font-size: 16px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI’ll share what I got up to in the next post.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(39, 44, 48); font-size: 16px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(123, 123, 123); letter-spacing: 0.20999999344348907px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;\"\u003EHave you been to Morocco, What was your experience like? is Morocco on your travel bucket list?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #454545; font-family: \u0026quot;Helvetica Neue\u0026quot;; font-size: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #404040; font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-size: 15px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica Neue;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003E♥Lara\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/feeds\/4977923221300751895\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2021\/10\/footprints-in-magical-morocco.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/4977923221300751895"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/4977923221300751895"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2021\/10\/footprints-in-magical-morocco.html","title":"Footprints in Magical Morocco"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Molara Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgV4JHdieKyrLVCGifXp5HuwaIFJe6BtPPH9itx2n3hNNLRIpOOb7Z6tLNgSJSJDMgE_luJxHbPunqYyDQEDUOv_czx7kYDplWVkxKUUw4gKv0-BVMM1BG99B9kQ0kSTu78imEL_CrJ6QCK_d7lNiXbOHIhKr_ZNvLPTA3pJYArGVkyhXJexVEQL2Ed=s72-w640-h480-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261392446775961990.post-1395238504038543354"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-11T08:00:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-11T08:00:02.079+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baalbek"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beirut"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harissa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ksara"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lebanon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Middle East"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Unravelling Lebanon in 6 Days"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fEXoIgu7xKM\/XHRljRKUBII\/AAAAAAAA1_c\/vR871Sx_owMydSNLmE6diub_qHLFbtUfQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Harissa.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fEXoIgu7xKM\/XHRljRKUBII\/AAAAAAAA1_c\/vR871Sx_owMydSNLmE6diub_qHLFbtUfQCEwYBhgL\/s400\/Harissa.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWelcome Back.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI promised to come back to give a detailed report of my time in Lebanon. For Visa requirements and quick facts on Lebanon, please read previous post titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/12\/lebanon-moments.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELebanon Moments\u003C\/a\u003E. In 6 days, I got to explore 11 Lebanese cities which are distinctively different and unique.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBeirut\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMy first destination in Beirut was a Mall. I told the service driver I was going to the city centre meanwhile I was going to Downtown Beirut. The service driver dropped me in front of a mall with City Centre written boldly on it. That is the moment, I \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Erealised\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E I had goofed. Language barrier was going to be an issue. I roamed the mall for a few minutes and stepped outside to find a taxi to the National Museum. After a few minutes haggling, we were finally on our way to the Museum for $10.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEntry into the Museum was free on the day I visited but the entry fee is LBP 5,000 per adult and LBP 1,000 per child. The Museum is open all day of the week except Monday from 9AM to 5PM. The National museum which was officially opened in 1943 is said to have collections of about 100,000 objects, most of which are significant artefacts \u0026nbsp;and medieval finds from prehistoric to Mamluk times.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe Museum suffered extensive damage during the 1975 Civil War in Lebanon. The Museum served as the divide between the warring factions. We got to watch a short clip which detailed the origin of the museum, the excavations and how it survived the war.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M5c4p_KmKJc\/XHRjaZpht8I\/AAAAAAAA1-c\/rCEukG0vIEAxOwoqEDbqQDfps7fUKlhsgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/National%2BMuseum%2B2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M5c4p_KmKJc\/XHRjaZpht8I\/AAAAAAAA1-c\/rCEukG0vIEAxOwoqEDbqQDfps7fUKlhsgCEwYBhgL\/s400\/National%2BMuseum%2B2.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENext destination was Downtown Beirut which is home to the Beirut Souks, Roman baths, 800-year-old Al-Omari Grand Mosque, St. George’s Maronite, Place de l’Etoile, Martyrs’ Square and the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque. This was my initial destination until I turned downtown Beirut to the “city centre” which turned out to be a Mall. My first stop was the Mohamad al Amin Mosque, a Sunni Muslim mosque which is also referred to as “the blue Mosque”. The mosque is one of the most impressive structures in Beirut. Entrance to mosque which spots a blue dome, towering minarets built with stone from Saudi Arabia is free dnd if you are a lady you will have to put on a free flowing black robe to enter (there is a rack by the entrance where you can take one). I am a sucker for beautifully built mosques and this inspired by Ottoman one was a beautiful sight to behold. From the chandelier to islamic art and the way it lits up at night is a must not miss if ever in Beirut. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GXjK2TP2D00\/XHRjmJjGSMI\/AAAAAAAA1-Y\/DCsT0jYHORkv1F9PSMn9eY-HDyvqytCzQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Mohammed%2BAl-Amin%2BMosque.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GXjK2TP2D00\/XHRjmJjGSMI\/AAAAAAAA1-Y\/DCsT0jYHORkv1F9PSMn9eY-HDyvqytCzQCLcBGAs\/s400\/Mohammed%2BAl-Amin%2BMosque.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAdjacent to the Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque is the Martyr’s square Monument. Behind the mosque is the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESaint George Maronite Cathedral and after which I roamed the Beirut Souks which is basically a shopping Mall. I tried to get a SIM card but was told I needed to provide my passport. Downtown Beirut gave the European city vibe. The building structures and streets are similar to a regular street in Bonn or Paris.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BvaZqVv6Gp0\/XHRjy7IKKII\/AAAAAAAA1-g\/Qisln2Uvj_4PFs1R42VnEm6kWvQj31_BACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Beirut%2BSouk.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BvaZqVv6Gp0\/XHRjy7IKKII\/AAAAAAAA1-g\/Qisln2Uvj_4PFs1R42VnEm6kWvQj31_BACLcBGAs\/s400\/Beirut%2BSouk.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOn my way back to the airbnb apartment, it was so difficult describing my hotel to the taxi driver. I got the name of the neighbourhood but apparently the neighbourhood is split in two by the highway. The cab driver dropped me at some point when I realised the confusion, I found a man who understood English and was kind enough to send me on the right path to my airbnb. I found a restaurant on my way and balanced to have dinner. The food was a lot that I had to ask them to pack the rest for me as take away even though I ended up thrashing it 2 days after. After dinner I began the sojourn back to my airbnb and called it a night.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBcharre and Qadisha Valley\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI was off to the Bsharri (Bcharre) town with my tour guide and another tourist, Bernie from Ireland who currently lives in Abu Dhabi on my second day in Lebanon. This is the only tour I pre-booked before landing in Lebanon. My tour guide, Robin happened to be a Nigerian of Lebanese origin who grew up and lived in Niger State until his last visit to Lebanon when he made up his mind to make Lebanon country home. Our destination was the \u003Cb\u003EDeir Mar Antonios Qozhaya (St Anthony of Quzhayya)\u003C\/b\u003E situated along the Kadisha Valley. \u0026nbsp;A Maronite hermitage founded in the 11th century is the largest in the valley and is famous for establishing the first known printing press in the Middle East in the 16th century. We hiked the Cedars of God in the cold, the weather was 14°, at some point it rained. I got to hug the oldest cedar tree which is said to be over 6000 years old. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cusVJIx1_tY\/XHRkCD55JSI\/AAAAAAAA1-o\/UQ-yC5vvnmodBwQDBJ-L0XjgVzelxf9jgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Kadisha%2BValley2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cusVJIx1_tY\/XHRkCD55JSI\/AAAAAAAA1-o\/UQ-yC5vvnmodBwQDBJ-L0XjgVzelxf9jgCLcBGAs\/s400\/Kadisha%2BValley2.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWe visited the Khalil Gibran Museum because Bernie is a fan but unfortunately the Museum is not open on Mondays. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWe drove down the Qadisha Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to get to another Maronite monastery. The valley \u0026nbsp;which is home to a number of monasteries and cave churches was the refuge destination for fleeing maronite monks. For this tour, I paid $80.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESaidon and Tyre\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vq5ueNefGjU\/XHRkarocAXI\/AAAAAAAA1-4\/lkxUEEH4awc_3bHcayS1OaLKNjMz9MkXACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sidon%2BSea%2BCastle.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vq5ueNefGjU\/XHRkarocAXI\/AAAAAAAA1-4\/lkxUEEH4awc_3bHcayS1OaLKNjMz9MkXACLcBGAs\/s400\/Sidon%2BSea%2BCastle.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFor my next tour of the country, I went out solo. I took a service (pronounced “servees’, shared taxi) from my airbnb bus stop to Cola intersection. My destination for the day was the city of Sidon, known locally as Sayda, which is around 45 minutes from Beirut. I teamed up with a British tourist who was on the bus with me to Sidon. We explored the Sidon Sea Castle, actually we basically just took pictures and left. The entrance fee to the Sidon Sea Castle which was build as fortress of the holy land is 4,000 LBP. It is a beautiful structure but there is no guide to tell you anything. The security guy only collects your money and sends you in to get lost. It is \u0026nbsp;however a beautiful destination for pictures.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1YEEk37HxIQ\/XHRkNKGhVfI\/AAAAAAAA1-w\/x-ZLXL6YA7o4yEfnbeiudUNUEPOR9IwIgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Tyre%2B%2528Sour%2529.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1YEEk37HxIQ\/XHRkNKGhVfI\/AAAAAAAA1-w\/x-ZLXL6YA7o4yEfnbeiudUNUEPOR9IwIgCLcBGAs\/s400\/Tyre%2B%2528Sour%2529.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWe got on a bus to Tyre locally known as Sour, the ride was over 2 hours long. In Tyre, we got to explore the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETyre Hippodrome\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAl-Bass Necropolis\u003C\/b\u003E- a UNESCO World Heritage site. We entered this structure from the end of the street and did not get to pay any entrance fee but apparently there is another entrance at which you pay 6,000 LBP. We also got to explore the \u0026nbsp;Narrow streets of Tyre’s Christian Quarter. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LKMTs8D9ewg\/XIVl0E_VRhI\/AAAAAAAA2HE\/j5AtUpDJ2KoaUtNkPn0FrVscSksrFDsdACLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_2042.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LKMTs8D9ewg\/XIVl0E_VRhI\/AAAAAAAA2HE\/j5AtUpDJ2KoaUtNkPn0FrVscSksrFDsdACLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_2042.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOld Tyre- Christian Quarter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EJeita Grotto, Harissa, Halat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI moved to a different city on my fourth day in Lebanon. I got on a bus heading towards Tripoli from the Charles Helou bus station, this is the closest station to my Airbnb. I got down at the Ajaltoun exit, from where I took a cab to Jeita Grotto. Because I was moving with all my luggage which was basically a bag pack, my laptop bag and a paper bag, I told the cab guy to wait for me and he dropped me at Jounieh. I can’t really remember how much I paid for this ride but I think around 4,000 LBP.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EJeita Grotto believed to be the longest cave in the Middle East consists of two separate but interconnected limestone caves. This is one of best tourist attractions of Lebanon and must not be missed. There is a ‘No photography’ rule enforced at the Grotto, all phones, cameras are dropped in lockers at the point of entry. To my amazement, I met a bunch of Egyptians in the upper grotto who had sneaked a camera in. I told them to take of picture of me, which was later sent to me via WhatsApp. I kept gasping in awe at the sight because the grotto is truly beautiful. We got on a cable car from the entrance to access the upper Grotto. A train took us to the \u0026nbsp;entrance of the lower grotto. A tour of the lower grotto involves the use the of an electric boat trip.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy cab driver dropped me at Jounieh from where I took the cable car, locally known as \u003Cb\u003ETéléphérique\u003C\/b\u003E to see the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon. I could literally see the insides of people’s home from the cable car. The car stopped for a few minutes and I honestly didn’t even realise there was a power cut, it was on my way back down that I realised, Lebanon “Nepa” carried light while I was hanging in the air. The Stature of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was crafted in Lyons-France, is a 13-ton statue, made of bronze and painted white honouring the Virgin Mary perched on top of a hill, overlooking Jounieh Bey. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3rSqsm-m68Y\/XHRkz_I01tI\/AAAAAAAA1_E\/P3qkE8hUajQleTN7BhdU8LnvgjJ_FJ67wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Our%2BLady%2Bof%2BLebanon.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3rSqsm-m68Y\/XHRkz_I01tI\/AAAAAAAA1_E\/P3qkE8hUajQleTN7BhdU8LnvgjJ_FJ67wCLcBGAs\/s400\/Our%2BLady%2Bof%2BLebanon.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI headed to my new home in Halat which is a one bedroom and parlor self contain apartment overlooking a public beach. I basically was in the house to sleep and wake up as I was out of the apartment the next morning by 5.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBaalbek, Anjar and Ksara\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe Baalbek ruins was my best experience followed by Jeita Grotto. This is another guided tour I decided to join last minute. Robin came to pick me at the new apartment and we drove to Beirut to get the others. This time, my tour buddies were a British Couple, Bernie from the Qadisha Valley Tour and a Peruvian with the Canadian Permanent Residency. The journey from Beirut to Baalbek took us over 2 hours. The Roman Ruins of Baalbek is located at the edge of Lebanon’s troubled region, the beqaa valley and just miles away from the Syrian border. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EImportant to note that Baalbek is an important stronghold of the Shi'a Hezbollah movement. Hezbollah is a Shi’a political militant party considered a terrorist organisation by the US, EU, and many other state parties. This is one region, that I won’t advise anyone visits solo, at least visit with a local if you can’t afford a guided tour. We all had our international passports with us for identification, but at no point were we asked to show our IDs. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur first stop in Baalbek was the Roman limestone quarry not far from the ruins which is also known as the \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EStone of the Pregnant Woman.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E It is believed that any woman who touches the stone will experience increased fertility. The story of the preservation of the quarry by a local man who has a shop right opposite the quarry is an interesting one. He spent years unveiling a treasure while people believe he had embarked on a futile journey.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jr9bsDoJnIY\/XIVlLRTECGI\/AAAAAAAA2G8\/PlF6D_UkdLcZTLm6qYADO28y-1T9wt1EwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_2470.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jr9bsDoJnIY\/XIVlLRTECGI\/AAAAAAAA2G8\/PlF6D_UkdLcZTLm6qYADO28y-1T9wt1EwCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_2470.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe Ruins are the most impressive and magnificent structure in Lebanon or maybe I should just say the best I saw. The ruins consists of three temples: The temple of Jupiter is the principal temple of the triad, the exceptional and best preserved \u0026nbsp;temple of Bacchus and the temple of Venus  also called the round temple is the smallest of the triad.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-R9XD-PSxzzg\/XIVkPdo4N7I\/AAAAAAAA2Gs\/itZd1z628AkiosWyLIOzI0f5xhLD8BgIQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_2650.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-R9XD-PSxzzg\/XIVkPdo4N7I\/AAAAAAAA2Gs\/itZd1z628AkiosWyLIOzI0f5xhLD8BgIQCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_2650.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIn Baalbek, I also saw the most beautiful mosque ever. The exterior is the mosque \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eknown as \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ET\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ehe shrine of Sayyida Khawla\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E,\u003C\/i\u003E which was built during the period of the Roman rule, is\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E so shiny and beautiful. Robin informed us that the mosque is now occupied by the Hezbollah military, so we could not explore it or openly take pictures. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFrom Baalbek, we drove along the Beqaa valley passing several refugee camps of displaced people from Syria to Anjar. Anjar is actually closer to the Syrian border than Baalbek. The Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges serve as backdrop to the quaint city of Anjar. The Anti-Lebanon Mountains are mountain ranges that form most of the border between Syria and Lebanon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-v3IE8OwY4A0\/XIVjv4GTqTI\/AAAAAAAA2Gc\/PWBlOkIXL1wbW5PFsZUUAkUs2AXMc2mIQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_2793.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-v3IE8OwY4A0\/XIVjv4GTqTI\/AAAAAAAA2Gc\/PWBlOkIXL1wbW5PFsZUUAkUs2AXMc2mIQCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_2793.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnti Lebanon Mountain\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrior to the civil war in Syria, Anjar was a major tourist attraction. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is best known for the large number of Armenians who reside in the city and \u0026nbsp;of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EUmayyad ruins\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. Even though the ruins is not as impressive as the Baalbek ruins, the anti-Lebanon backdrop gives it an aesthetic feel. The ruins of Anjar include the walls of the Umayyad palace, harems, a mosque, the palace of the Caliph, thermal baths, and many pillars which include some elements of the Roman architectural style. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe rounded up our tour for the day with a tour of \u0026nbsp;Château Ksara, the oldest winery in Lebanon established by Jesuit priests in 1857. We took a tour of the caves where wines are stored and then had complimentary tasting of with several of the wines produced in the winery.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6OFZjyxZiX8\/XIVkAIHp_nI\/AAAAAAAA2Go\/s__u8i-GRBwcHZGzMcfM6O3IKrMZ4VAmwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_2958.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6OFZjyxZiX8\/XIVkAIHp_nI\/AAAAAAAA2Go\/s__u8i-GRBwcHZGzMcfM6O3IKrMZ4VAmwCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_2958.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EByblos and Beirut\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOn my last day in Lebanon, I decided to visit the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world since 5000 BC, Byblos known locally as Jbeil. Halat is about 10 mins drive from Byblos. I got into a bus headed towards Tripoli and dropped at the Byblos bus stop, from where I took a cab to the Byblos Castle. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s9-aLxgqi5E\/XIVjjJV-jDI\/AAAAAAAA2GY\/-Q_3vfXy6_UcW__SqX-w56vROw3WvR0bgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_3069.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s9-aLxgqi5E\/XIVjjJV-jDI\/AAAAAAAA2GY\/-Q_3vfXy6_UcW__SqX-w56vROw3WvR0bgCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG_3069.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EByblos is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Byblos castle is a crusader castle also known as the \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ecastle of Gibelet\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. I honestly found the castle underwhelming but not on the same scale as the Tyre ruins but still underwhelming. The castle gives an aesthetic view of Bylos After roaming around the castle, I visited the Wax Museum which is spooky but worth the visit. I walked around the museum for a few minutes and headed to the souks. I walked through the souks which was just opening and bought few souvenirs. It was nice to get the middle easterner feel at the souk, this is something that is now missing in Beirut. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EActivities are sort of limited in Byblos apart from the visit to the crusader castle, wandering around the souks and relaxing by the harbour. I had lunch in one of the many restaurants situated in souks which offered free \u0026nbsp;WIFI. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI wasn’t going to leave Lebanon without sighting the Pigeon’s rock in Raouche, Beirut. The iconic 60-meter high limestone twin rocks was formed in the prehistoric era by a geologic movement. I spent hours staring at the rocks, watching the sunset in awe, actually I was passing time until it got dark and I then I headed to the airport.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7AqheO8Bc_o\/XHRlQHX37sI\/AAAAAAAA1_Q\/KFszNpzodXINyipLtDRwcCcgspMliX4FgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Pigeon%2BRock%252C%2BRaouche.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7AqheO8Bc_o\/XHRlQHX37sI\/AAAAAAAA1_Q\/KFszNpzodXINyipLtDRwcCcgspMliX4FgCLcBGAs\/s400\/Pigeon%2BRock%252C%2BRaouche.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7b7b7b; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.21px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EWhat do you think of Lebanon?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7b7b7b; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.21px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Have you been to Lebanon, What was your experience like? is Lebanon on your travel bucket list?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E♥Lara\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/feeds\/1395238504038543354\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2019\/03\/unravelling-lebanon-in-6-days.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/1395238504038543354"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/1395238504038543354"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2019\/03\/unravelling-lebanon-in-6-days.html","title":"Unravelling Lebanon in 6 Days"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Molara Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fEXoIgu7xKM\/XHRljRKUBII\/AAAAAAAA1_c\/vR871Sx_owMydSNLmE6diub_qHLFbtUfQCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/Harissa.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261392446775961990.post-833959096940497017"},"published":{"$t":"2018-12-29T09:18:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-12-29T09:18:38.275+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Benin Republic"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dar es Salaam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ekiti State"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ethiopia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ghana"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Imo State"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lagos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lebanon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nigeria"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ondo State"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Osun State"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ouidah"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recent Read"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tanzania"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zanzibar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2018: THE YEAR IN REVIEW"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aXuw-x7tNA8\/XCJ2Tl6uH3I\/AAAAAAAAz60\/YlcyzUOYnrQrQY2v854Bos6TohD_G7DGgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/2018.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aXuw-x7tNA8\/XCJ2Tl6uH3I\/AAAAAAAAz60\/YlcyzUOYnrQrQY2v854Bos6TohD_G7DGgCLcBGAs\/s400\/2018.png\" width=\"265\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EThe year has been a beautifully weird one for me. I sadly was unable to document my experience on this blog this year. I can continue to blame my burn out or Instagram but I honestly didn't have the zeal to write. I backed out of a lot of writing assignments and once when I sat down to write a post, I lost all I wrote because the document didn't save when I assumed it did.\u0026nbsp; I hope to do better in the new year.\u0026nbsp; For a travel less year, I still got to explore quite a number of destinations, even though most of them are repeat destinations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSo here it is...my 2018 in review\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n2018...In Travel\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWeekend Getaway to Ekiti\u003C\/h4\u003E\nMy first travel for the year was to Ekiti State in February. I got to revisit Ikogosi Warm Spring and also visit the Arinta Waterfall for the first time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qoNgh6tFw8Y\/XCcqbtJaPgI\/AAAAAAAA0Ik\/Qgkh012drlQlDh5kFwLSbs_9AkZMCTOZQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180224_175356-EFFECTS.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qoNgh6tFw8Y\/XCcqbtJaPgI\/AAAAAAAA0Ik\/Qgkh012drlQlDh5kFwLSbs_9AkZMCTOZQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180224_175356-EFFECTS.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArinta Waterfall\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe Girls Trip to Togo\u003C\/h4\u003E\nFor the Easter holiday, I returned to Togo with Temitayo along with 5 other ladies. We switched the hike to the waterfall in Kpalimé for a visit to the voodoo town of Togovillé.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U6korY90c3c\/XCcllECUjvI\/AAAAAAAA0IY\/LEYQfLw7qMwE8WV8dGQdRzDS8Decgv3eACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180401_065528.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"778\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U6korY90c3c\/XCcllECUjvI\/AAAAAAAA0IY\/LEYQfLw7qMwE8WV8dGQdRzDS8Decgv3eACLcBGAs\/s400\/20180401_065528.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nBirthday Getaway to Ethiopia and Tanzania\u003C\/h4\u003E\nI turned 33 in April and to celebrate, I travelled to Tanzania with an over night stop over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 2 of my friends. I spent my birthday in Dar es Salaam exploring the city and which ended with dinner at the Akemi restaurant, Tanzania's only revolving restaurant. We moved on to Zanzibar to spend a few days as well. I am so glad I ticked off this destination, before Nigeria was removed from the Visa on Arrival list.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjZ9TjJNVsA\/XAe93ao71II\/AAAAAAAAzDo\/XHXWYfaekXIgsEG3nCVA5pHH7Qon9uZ_gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/Molarabrown-Zanzibar-Tanzania2jpg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1032\" data-original-width=\"774\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjZ9TjJNVsA\/XAe93ao71II\/AAAAAAAAzDo\/XHXWYfaekXIgsEG3nCVA5pHH7Qon9uZ_gCPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/Molarabrown-Zanzibar-Tanzania2jpg.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUroa, Zanzizar\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i_WuVMsxAME\/XCceDkD6SUI\/AAAAAAAA0Hg\/qiVqZ9-m5lIIHNeYQ4P29REjjgsJVCWXwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180622_121753.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"811\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i_WuVMsxAME\/XCceDkD6SUI\/AAAAAAAA0Hg\/qiVqZ9-m5lIIHNeYQ4P29REjjgsJVCWXwCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180622_121753.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDar es Salaam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe Work Trip to Ghana\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIn May, I had to visit Ghana for work. My colleague and I decided to extend our trip to the weekend and paid Cape Coast a visit. We had money issues because our cards did not work in Cape Coast and we were low on cash. We had to transfer money to an ex-colleague who is now based in Ghana, who then sent mobile money to the hotel and we were able to retrieve some of the cash we paid for accommodation. We were only able to visit the Elmina Castle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-eZRY_QEMYXE\/XCcX31pEOCI\/AAAAAAAA0Gw\/IO6eU8S3tQM8D9A3Z1EX44mfeAo-jbn7gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180526_133318.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-eZRY_QEMYXE\/XCcX31pEOCI\/AAAAAAAA0Gw\/IO6eU8S3tQM8D9A3Z1EX44mfeAo-jbn7gCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180526_133318.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElmina Castle\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe Wedding in Owerri\u003C\/h4\u003E\nPart of my travel goals for the year was to explore the eastern part of Nigeria. I unfortunately was not able to do this in February as planned. When the opportunity to travel to Owerri for a colleague's wedding came up, I jump on it. So now I can categorically say that I have visited all Geo-political zones in Nigeria.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dyK7ekYaVuI\/XCcXKdqbfLI\/AAAAAAAA0Go\/aqGQKUgrzMcHrHzSHK9-r12nXrOYsxmHgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180721_140614.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dyK7ekYaVuI\/XCcXKdqbfLI\/AAAAAAAA0Go\/aqGQKUgrzMcHrHzSHK9-r12nXrOYsxmHgCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180721_140614.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QzXep1jytFk\/XCcbRgM2YUI\/AAAAAAAA0HA\/ZihbgISy8KkMdJZEZuUY-DLhsFhiPWzRQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180721_152534%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QzXep1jytFk\/XCcbRgM2YUI\/AAAAAAAA0HA\/ZihbgISy8KkMdJZEZuUY-DLhsFhiPWzRQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180721_152534%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWeekend Getaway to Idanre Hills and repeat trip to Ekiti\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIn September I returned to hike the hills of Idanre. The experience was beautiful as the first time. It rained all through the day on my way from Lagos, only to get to Akure and be told there was no rain. We were unable to get to some parts of Oke Idanre which was already cut of due to the rains from previous days. On our way back to Lagos, my travel partners decided to see Ikogosi Warm Spring and the Arinta Waterfall. I ate the best pounded yam in Ekiti, well Ekiti is home of pounded yam so not sure why I was surprised.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WEPpSefL12w\/XCcSvZ-_TEI\/AAAAAAAA0Fw\/cGwcMCUSMqkCWRMhHO1_zbdCHTyWjI4tACLcBGAs\/s1600\/FB_IMG_1536752823995.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1083\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WEPpSefL12w\/XCcSvZ-_TEI\/AAAAAAAA0Fw\/cGwcMCUSMqkCWRMhHO1_zbdCHTyWjI4tACLcBGAs\/s320\/FB_IMG_1536752823995.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIdanre Hills, Ondo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-74oXlXdV72s\/XCcVnrhITuI\/AAAAAAAA0GU\/NqVlfDG9pAgcZPaAygVnumG1NS_Gb0CtgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180909_140542.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-74oXlXdV72s\/XCcVnrhITuI\/AAAAAAAA0GU\/NqVlfDG9pAgcZPaAygVnumG1NS_Gb0CtgCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180909_140542.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIkogosi, Ekiti\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nThe Olojo Festival\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nDuring the week of September, I got to visit Ile-Ife for the Olojo festival thanks to my friend, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/funmiajala.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFunmi Ajala\u003C\/a\u003E. The festival was so surreal and one of my best travel experience for the year.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xW1OnBx-bGw\/XCcVBwGgMCI\/AAAAAAAA0GM\/e26Am7c5IO8o_TMSPeikml6NckAeL13JgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180929_141736.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xW1OnBx-bGw\/XCcVBwGgMCI\/AAAAAAAA0GM\/e26Am7c5IO8o_TMSPeikml6NckAeL13JgCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180929_141736.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIle-Ife\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFew Days Escape to Abuja\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI flew to Abuja to see my mum who has been living in the city for over a year now for work. I was only able to visit the Jake Lake Mall because I spent the days mostly with my mum.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gQNZOW-kUTU\/XCcT03rHRKI\/AAAAAAAA0GA\/SQXCWXDE92MpyBKygJ0fNT4ZOuu6pwBpgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20181006-WA0000.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gQNZOW-kUTU\/XCcT03rHRKI\/AAAAAAAA0GA\/SQXCWXDE92MpyBKygJ0fNT4ZOuu6pwBpgCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20181006-WA0000.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EJabi Lake, Abuja\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nOut of Africa to Lebanon\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nLebanon was totally my out of the blues off-the-beaten path destination. As mentioned in my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/12\/lebanon-moments.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprevious post\u003C\/a\u003E, the country made in on my 2018 list simply due to cheap cost. The plan was Ivory coast and at some point Senegal, but when I did the calculations, I realised that for the cost of travelling within Africa, I could fly to Lebanon – and so I did!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Viv5G6E2zMc\/XCcSlfNu4nI\/AAAAAAAA0Fs\/WhyaI8dNw3E5SS-8-jTuZwRkQp0dCJPJQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20181104-WA0007.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Viv5G6E2zMc\/XCcSlfNu4nI\/AAAAAAAA0Fs\/WhyaI8dNw3E5SS-8-jTuZwRkQp0dCJPJQCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20181104-WA0007.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMartyr's Square, Beirut\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n2018...Exploring Lagos\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAwolowo Museum and Private beach\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fDhbchh3cF0\/XCcsJGy0v0I\/AAAAAAAA0Iw\/YsPZdBJ_dNgYc5q1wPVV7AtulVSXuTpbwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180127_132601.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fDhbchh3cF0\/XCcsJGy0v0I\/AAAAAAAA0Iw\/YsPZdBJ_dNgYc5q1wPVV7AtulVSXuTpbwCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180127_132601.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI went in search of the Awolowo Museum and Private Beach in January. It was such a long drive down to that side of Lagos. The museum is located about 20 mins drive from Epe and off the Eleko beach road. It was great learning history for one of the Yoruba land's independence fighter and his time on the prison now turned museum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nKayak on the Lagos Lagoon\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIn February, I went kayaking with my friend Sandra and 3 other people. This was my second time kayaking, but Sandra who was kayaking for the first time was better at it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WbDWUFiBG9s\/XCck_FVEgdI\/AAAAAAAA0IQ\/Zoe8sKDKLF0lTG443whNEjzCRT1lUaYRACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180203_134639.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WbDWUFiBG9s\/XCck_FVEgdI\/AAAAAAAA0IQ\/Zoe8sKDKLF0lTG443whNEjzCRT1lUaYRACLcBGAs\/s400\/20180203_134639.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe Keke Experience by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedareexperience_\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe DARE Experience\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOn May 29th, I joined other adventure enthusiasts to explore some parts of Lagos Island with Keke AKA NAPEP, MARWA or Bajaj like my east African brothers and sisters will call it. It was such a beautiful experience, running around Lagos Island trying to get a picture based on the tasks sheet. We went from pretending to be a bus conductor, to taking picture in a fabric store, to looking for the 5 Naira stamp. This day is definitely one of my best days in 2018.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gCeRNXxodxI\/XCcdlduh4WI\/AAAAAAAA0HU\/TfePI6jRPAo5JLaBvUo8a0ix8qhAyX-awCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180529_125222.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gCeRNXxodxI\/XCcdlduh4WI\/AAAAAAAA0HU\/TfePI6jRPAo5JLaBvUo8a0ix8qhAyX-awCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180529_125222.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nDay Trips to Kalakuta Museum and Epe Mangrove\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWhen \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/justrioba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWinnie Rioba\u003C\/a\u003E, Kenyan Travel blogger came to Lagos, I got to host her and part of her itinerary was a visit to the Kalakuta Museum in Ikeja and the Epe Mangrove. The Kalakuta Republic Museum was home to Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, his family and his band members in the 1970s until his death in 1997.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lA0Y7pXOwYU\/XCce6nvDgII\/AAAAAAAA0Ho\/NRQrgJ1CLa4bKGBFssJZfIIpe04RXYFiACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180630_164403.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lA0Y7pXOwYU\/XCce6nvDgII\/AAAAAAAA0Ho\/NRQrgJ1CLa4bKGBFssJZfIIpe04RXYFiACLcBGAs\/s400\/20180630_164403.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKalakuta Museum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EWe found the Epe Mangrove really underwhelming but tried our best to ensure our time while there.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OnbmaZ0YaAE\/XCcf8raGEcI\/AAAAAAAA0H0\/s_7PwLBlznQhyH6xu8aQMciyzu7EmVn3gCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20180703_122126.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OnbmaZ0YaAE\/XCcf8raGEcI\/AAAAAAAA0H0\/s_7PwLBlznQhyH6xu8aQMciyzu7EmVn3gCEwYBhgL\/s400\/20180703_122126.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEpe Mangrove\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n2018...In Books\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI didn't get to read a lot of books this year. I found myself reading one book from April and didn't get to finish it until November. This is pretty interesting because I never start another book until I finish reading one. But in between putting down this book, I got to read other ones. This book, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thezanzibarchest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EZanzibar Chest by Aidan Hartley\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;kept drawing me back. The other titles I got to read are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tprXqUvgVhY\/XCciRWFrMJI\/AAAAAAAA0H8\/owskcMdsaF8XvT5xYCcmD8FaS3b1KqtogCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180409_135646.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1342\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tprXqUvgVhY\/XCciRWFrMJI\/AAAAAAAA0H8\/owskcMdsaF8XvT5xYCcmD8FaS3b1KqtogCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180409_135646.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe're going to need more wine by Gabrielle Union\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe should all be feminists and Dear Ijeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in fifteen Suggestions by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chimamanda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/White-Masai-Exotic-Tale-Adventure\/dp\/0061131539\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe White Masai \u003C\/a\u003Eby Corinne Hofmann\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unbowed-Memoir-Wangari-Maathai\/dp\/0307275205\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUnbowed \u003C\/a\u003Eby Wangari Maathai\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Pressure Cooker by Nkiru Olumide-Ojo\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGhana Must Go by Taiye Selasi\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n2018...running business\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nSo someone told me that the reason I am not paying that much attention to either of my business is because I am still within the comfort of my 9-5. I wouldn't say I totally disagree but then again my 9-5 is basically what is funding my business and private life for now. Part of my HR business is CV writing and I have come to find it too exhausting, not entirely sure the reason for this. The HR part of my business suffered from my lack of attention to it but I intend to do better in the new year.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe best part of my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/travelkotroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etravel business\u003C\/a\u003E, was the design and launch of the Adventure Journal. The Adventure Journal is the one tool for travellers to stay organised, budget accordingly and document their trips on the go.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKOV-pqRr9w\/XCcSC31uvFI\/AAAAAAAA0Fk\/t7Vmf8nSxms_LzshAYmT4Lj3XZShF9wawCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20181103-WA0002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"710\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKOV-pqRr9w\/XCcSC31uvFI\/AAAAAAAA0Fk\/t7Vmf8nSxms_LzshAYmT4Lj3XZShF9wawCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20181103-WA0002.jpg\" width=\"262\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nPlease follow my travel business page on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Travel KOTRoom is the name to look out for.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAnd on that note, HERE’S TO 2019!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTo be honest, I am not sure what to expect from 2019. Judging from the way I never stick to my travel goals, I think I will just leave the goals blank and fill them in as soon as I get to experience them. The economic forecast\u0026nbsp; for the year 2019 is talking about another recession and I would like to stay on safe grounds with regards to money spending.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAs of right now I am planning to ring in the new year in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and right now in Ouidah, Benin Republic with friends.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Nr4KjpMIcFo\/XCcc7I34i8I\/AAAAAAAA0HM\/wrvVQySAqt0siHgne6USoRrefOq77TX7QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20181227-WA0008%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"769\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Nr4KjpMIcFo\/XCcc7I34i8I\/AAAAAAAA0HM\/wrvVQySAqt0siHgne6USoRrefOq77TX7QCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20181227-WA0008%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI have a flight ticket to Namibia for April, I will have to apply for a Visa. This will be my second visa application in 6 years, the first was my visa to South Africa. I have been travelling to Visa free and Visa on arrival destinations in the last 6 years. I will have to get a new passport because I won' t be able to get a visa to Namibia with the current one as it will be less than 6 months by the date for my trip.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThank you to every one who still read this blog and to those who follow me on my social media handles.\u0026nbsp; I pray the New Year brings us many more beautiful adventures and new beginnings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n♥Lara\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/feeds\/833959096940497017\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/12\/2018-year-in-review.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/833959096940497017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/833959096940497017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/12\/2018-year-in-review.html","title":"2018: THE YEAR IN REVIEW"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Molara Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aXuw-x7tNA8\/XCJ2Tl6uH3I\/AAAAAAAAz60\/YlcyzUOYnrQrQY2v854Bos6TohD_G7DGgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/2018.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261392446775961990.post-2574269872884881436"},"published":{"$t":"2018-12-05T14:28:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-12-31T20:35:07.614+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"East Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ethiopia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lebanon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Middle East"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tanzania"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lebanon Moments..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zcJT1g18jVw\/XAe-4tAyZ5I\/AAAAAAAAzEI\/DihH0TLaChoIlebkx2qo0mJNOV9q7txIgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/IMG_3963.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zcJT1g18jVw\/XAe-4tAyZ5I\/AAAAAAAAzEI\/DihH0TLaChoIlebkx2qo0mJNOV9q7txIgCPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/IMG_3963.JPG\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI can’t believe I\nonly put out 2 posts on this blog this year. I am so ashamed of myself. This\nyear has been a travel slow year but I was at least able to visit 3 new\ncountries as I planned. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Lebanon. I was in Togo again\nthis year for Easter and Benin Republic in June. I also got to attend the Olojo\nFestival in Ile-ife and locally I went to Ekiti twice (Arinta Waterfall and\nIkogosi Warm Spring) and Ondo (Idanre Hills)\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjZ9TjJNVsA\/XAe93ao71II\/AAAAAAAAzDo\/XHXWYfaekXIgsEG3nCVA5pHH7Qon9uZ_gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/Molarabrown-Zanzibar-Tanzania2jpg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1032\" data-original-width=\"774\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjZ9TjJNVsA\/XAe93ao71II\/AAAAAAAAzDo\/XHXWYfaekXIgsEG3nCVA5pHH7Qon9uZ_gCPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/Molarabrown-Zanzibar-Tanzania2jpg.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI would be lying if I said Lebanon was on my travel bucket list, it was\nnot even in my travel plans for 2018. Lebanon was on my list countries I might\nbe fortunate enough. The only reason Lebanon came on my list this year was\nsimply because I found cheap tickets. The cost of my Egypt Air ticket was\nN159,699, which is about 40k cheaper than I would have spent on a ticket to\nIvory Coast which was the initial destination I had in mind. It was not a coincidence that my trip started on the same date I embarked on my East African\nExperience in 2017.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nSo even though, I have seen pictures and read some blogs, I went to\nLebanon with zero expectations.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0bEFhsPLZlI\/XAe-HOtFZKI\/AAAAAAAAzDw\/h7rWsKvys40poTCXCp33LRnecYEi5_CMQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/Molarabrown.com-Lebonon.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0bEFhsPLZlI\/XAe-HOtFZKI\/AAAAAAAAzDw\/h7rWsKvys40poTCXCp33LRnecYEi5_CMQCPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/Molarabrown.com-Lebonon.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nTo visit Lebanon, there are two ways to get the Visa: you either apply\nfor Visa at the Lebanese embassy in Lagos and Abuja or you get visa on Arrival.\nNigeria is one of the 15 countries allowed to get conditional visa on\narrival.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe requirements for a conditional visa on arrival are a\nnon-refundable return or circle trip ticket, a copy of a reservation in a 3 to\n5 star hotel or private residential address with telephone number in the Republic\nof Lebanon, and at least USD 2,000 in cash. If you don’t have 2000 USD, I would\nadvise you apply for the visa at the embassy. I opted for the conditional visa\non arrival which is 20 USD asides from the expected 2000USD. Do not bother planning a visit to Lebanon if you have the Israeli stamp on your passport nor plan a visit to Israel with the Lebanese stamp on your passport as well. Future \"JP\"s beware.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqmSQE3Yv_8\/XAe-y-YjG4I\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/G662KURwLf4QUR-w3Tp-N5k7aU0-SdeYwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon5.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqmSQE3Yv_8\/XAe-y-YjG4I\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/G662KURwLf4QUR-w3Tp-N5k7aU0-SdeYwCPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon5.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nBefore I was allowed to check in, I was made to use my own credit to\ncall my host in Beirut to confirm that accommodation was already paid for,\nafter which I was told to count my dollars in front of some other female\nofficial who just waved me away upon sighting the money.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zwWP_9z9TFQ\/XAe-nnQFVXI\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/2cIowPXriC8G7ZBIrZHCluLEAu4zV9kEgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/MolaraBrown-Lebonon6.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zwWP_9z9TFQ\/XAe-nnQFVXI\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/2cIowPXriC8G7ZBIrZHCluLEAu4zV9kEgCPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/MolaraBrown-Lebonon6.JPG\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EThe EgyptAir flight departed Lagos after more than 2 hours delay on 3\nNovember. I had an 8 hours layover in Cairo and my flight landed in Beirut on 4\nNovember by 9.20 AM (GMT+2). Immigration was smooth in Lebanon and I was only\nasking for the number of days I would be spending, paid 20 USD for the visa\nstamp and was stamped in by immigration. I had no checked-in luggage, so it was\nstraight up to arrival for me.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nIf you ever go to Beirut, never buy sim card from the airport. I asked\nto buy a sim card at the airport and I was told to pay 58 USD. I almost paid\nfor the sim card thinking that was the cost in the country. I already even gave\nthe man my passport and then someone else enters and he said “I would rather\nroam my line than buy sim card for 58 USD”. That is how my village people saved\nme and I requested for my passport back. I would later buy a sim card in town\nfor 5000 Lebanese Pound ($3.3).\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI got a taxi from the airport for $35, quite pricey considering that I\ngot the offer of $20 from my Tour guide which I didn’t take before arriving in\nLebanon. \u0026nbsp;The cab driver allowed me call my Airbnb host with his phone. My\nhome for the next 3 days in Beirut was an Airbnb one-bedroom apartment in the \u003Cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003EMar Mikhael\u003C\/span\u003E district. If travelling on a budget\nin Lebanon, airbnb is the way to go. My home for the next 3 nights was a one-bedroom\napartment on the 8th floor overlooking the sea port in the \u003Cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003EMar Mikhael neighbourhood.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqmSQE3Yv_8\/XAe-y-YjG4I\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/G662KURwLf4QUR-w3Tp-N5k7aU0-SdeYwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon5.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqmSQE3Yv_8\/XAe-y-YjG4I\/AAAAAAAAzEE\/G662KURwLf4QUR-w3Tp-N5k7aU0-SdeYwCPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon5.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 17.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuick Facts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E about Lebanon before\nI dive right into what I was up to for each day I was in the country.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oYnXlLznRF8\/XAe-thrkbqI\/AAAAAAAAzEI\/biOxGaoO3YAAf5n4u7ZcoqfSnJWRYnT0ACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon7.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oYnXlLznRF8\/XAe-thrkbqI\/AAAAAAAAzEI\/biOxGaoO3YAAf5n4u7ZcoqfSnJWRYnT0ACPcBGAYYCw\/s400\/MolaraBrown-Lebanon7.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ELebanon is the oldest\n     country name in the world. It is over 4000 years old.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ELebanon is the only Arab\n     country without a desert.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003EThe oldest continuously\n     inhabited city in the world, Byblos (Jbeil) is situated in Lebanon.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ELebanon gained independence\n     from France on \u003Cspan style=\"background: #FEFEFE;\"\u003ENovember 23, 1943.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ELebanon’s official language\n     is Arabic, however English and French are widely spoken.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003EThe Cedar is the national\n     symbol of Lebanon; it signifies its enduring strength.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003EBeirut is the capital and largest\n     city.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003EIt snows in Lebanon. The\n     country \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003Eis famous for having a snowy winter up in the mountains.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003EThere are more Lebanese (estimated 9 to 14 Million) living outside the country which\n     has a population of 6 million.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThere are \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E18\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;officially\nrecognised religious groups include\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E4\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Muslim sects,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E12\nChristian sects\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E, the Druze sect, and Judaism.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 4.0pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI will dive into my day to day experience in my next post. 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Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zcJT1g18jVw\/XAe-4tAyZ5I\/AAAAAAAAzEI\/DihH0TLaChoIlebkx2qo0mJNOV9q7txIgCPcBGAYYCw\/s72-c\/IMG_3963.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261392446775961990.post-5402178265721636524"},"published":{"$t":"2018-09-04T15:54:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-09-04T15:54:29.305+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"East Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gisenyi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kigali"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rwanda"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Remarkable Rwanda- The Land of a thousand hills "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"rtl\" style=\"height: 0px; text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQ8fyt4wMhQ\/W4wWFjQAVUI\/AAAAAAAAt68\/35wY-6VAQuACki2WEAH-5dvMcwj4PlS-QCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/DSC_0348.NEF\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1064\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQ8fyt4wMhQ\/W4wWFjQAVUI\/AAAAAAAAt68\/35wY-6VAQuACki2WEAH-5dvMcwj4PlS-QCEwYBhgL\/s320\/DSC_0348.NEF\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Ex\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ELet me start by saying Rwanda was my favourite destination of 2017. My 2 cities visit to the \"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESingapore of Africa\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\" beat all other countries I visited in 2017.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI flew into Kigali around 2am (Rwandan Time) on the 4th of November with Kenya Airways. The trip was smooth and even beyond my expectations. The exit experience in the Nigerian Airport has greatly improved and way better than than my experience in February of the same year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI had to see for myself to believe how clean Rwanda is. That country is clean and its citizens are law abiding.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA Tour of Rwanda is not complete with the mention of the genocide which happened over 20 years ago. The country is one which has learned its lesson and is making every effort to heal its people and change the narrative of its horrific past.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWeather\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENovember falls in the short rainy season for East Africa so it is not really an ideal time to visit the country. It rained for every day I spent in that country. The best time to visit is during the long dry season months of \u003Cb\u003EJune\u003C\/b\u003E to \u003Cb\u003ESeptember\u003C\/b\u003E or over the short dry season from \u003Cb\u003Emid-December\u003C\/b\u003E to early \u003Cb\u003EFebruary\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhat I did\/Saw:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDue to the rain, I always had limited time to spend exploring the city daily. I was also pretty much lazy on this trip. First stop was the \u003Cb\u003EBelgian Peacekeepers Memorial\u003C\/b\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Esite where ten Belgian UN peacekeepers (paratroopers) were murdered by the Hutu extremists in order to provoke the withdrawal of the UN forces, which then cleared the way for the Rwandan genocide to unfold.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6arO_TqrEZM\/W4r0ofbOqOI\/AAAAAAAAt2Y\/A23u1I2fbc4TOAUjXFP29rcAyKy-c1WXQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/DSC_0262.NEF\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1064\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6arO_TqrEZM\/W4r0ofbOqOI\/AAAAAAAAt2Y\/A23u1I2fbc4TOAUjXFP29rcAyKy-c1WXQCEwYBhgL\/s400\/DSC_0262.NEF\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-z3u4n6qBTrM\/W4r1trA7ABI\/AAAAAAAAt2g\/BAzx49Lh4coNtQkPKaQkN-Q2r_7XASCywCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_0258.NEF\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1064\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-z3u4n6qBTrM\/W4r1trA7ABI\/AAAAAAAAt2g\/BAzx49Lh4coNtQkPKaQkN-Q2r_7XASCywCLcBGAs\/s400\/DSC_0258.NEF\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EEach stone column represents one of the paratroopers and the horizontal cuts in it represent the paratrooper's age.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENext stop was a walking tour of the city\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xVLruohwlq8\/W4vlUiyQwtI\/AAAAAAAAt58\/Oo8TuM-XhpEfC9iN6eTZuA0R58_bfq2tgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171104_170124.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xVLruohwlq8\/W4vlUiyQwtI\/AAAAAAAAt58\/Oo8TuM-XhpEfC9iN6eTZuA0R58_bfq2tgCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171104_170124.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 2 \u003C\/b\u003Ewas the Kigali Genocide Memorial. You need to be emotionally strong to visit the genocide memorial and not break down in tears or worse be so into your emotions that the rest of your day is ruined. People were not only killed, the mutilation and rape is unimaginable. The Rwandan genocide which happened for about 100 days was one of the worst genocide in modern history that happened while the world kept mute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Kigali Genocide Memorial which was opened on the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The center honours the memory of the more than one million Rwandans killed in 1994. The Genocide Memorial includes three permanent exhibitions; a documentary of the 1994 Genocide, a children’s memorial and an exhibition on the history of genocidal violence around the world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GFw68nNYoQY\/W4r2fHm9YGI\/AAAAAAAAt2o\/s3QWmUzaCBQQssE2VfDM0gGJC4wNnibKwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171105_171758.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GFw68nNYoQY\/W4r2fHm9YGI\/AAAAAAAAt2o\/s3QWmUzaCBQQssE2VfDM0gGJC4wNnibKwCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171105_171758.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P061zWCPkAY\/W4r27V49YFI\/AAAAAAAAt20\/cvu7fhjELcAo79GnzXJTn3sxYnnBxMmeACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171105_170925.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P061zWCPkAY\/W4r27V49YFI\/AAAAAAAAt20\/cvu7fhjELcAo79GnzXJTn3sxYnnBxMmeACLcBGAs\/s400\/20171105_170925.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rvWE9CSjPak\/W4r_In9RmxI\/AAAAAAAAt3I\/jij5WoCzDmc0Tm44LcceHwQ0EJpzYdz7gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171105_165356.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rvWE9CSjPak\/W4r_In9RmxI\/AAAAAAAAt3I\/jij5WoCzDmc0Tm44LcceHwQ0EJpzYdz7gCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171105_165356.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 3\u003C\/b\u003E, I took the bus to Gisenyi where I spent a night. The rain started the moment I stepped into the hotel which meant I lost the whole of that day and went to bed pretty much early.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 4,\u003C\/b\u003E The next day, I took a walk from the hotel to the Rwanda\/DRC border.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-riVtt4Ie1tM\/W4vmuJJdo4I\/AAAAAAAAt6I\/421ay1pdSN4IzsyzQveEHDDhG2TnW3u0gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_090524.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-riVtt4Ie1tM\/W4vmuJJdo4I\/AAAAAAAAt6I\/421ay1pdSN4IzsyzQveEHDDhG2TnW3u0gCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171107_090524.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOn my way back from the border, I stopped by the Calafia Cafe for coffee.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x4mkCfLodho\/W4sG92JPkuI\/AAAAAAAAt3U\/ZppVnHnlFzQiDaWQFtEp-upt7gjpyF5CgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_093009.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x4mkCfLodho\/W4sG92JPkuI\/AAAAAAAAt3U\/ZppVnHnlFzQiDaWQFtEp-upt7gjpyF5CgCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171107_093009.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAfter which, I took a bike to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Nyamyumba hot spring\u003C\/b\u003E which\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eis situated about 7km from Gisenyi town centre. The hot spring is believed to have multiple medicinal and curative powers such as the healing of flu and r\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003Eheumatic diseases. I paid 5,000 RWF for a foot and hand massage.\u0026nbsp; I also met a genocide victim, who shared bits of his experience with me. He was a child when the genocide happened and is the only surviving member of his entire nuclear and extended family;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-326hhE0EzSU\/W4sKQvdGGnI\/AAAAAAAAt3g\/Be5s5-kMlgAD4hquchC6ifoFk3WG3_dHQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_105823.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-326hhE0EzSU\/W4sKQvdGGnI\/AAAAAAAAt3g\/Be5s5-kMlgAD4hquchC6ifoFk3WG3_dHQCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171107_105823.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yl_18F59moU\/W42juMnuy7I\/AAAAAAAAuAg\/Id5vu3b5pCox3ddl_miQdgHZiGD3svo1ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_105852.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yl_18F59moU\/W42juMnuy7I\/AAAAAAAAuAg\/Id5vu3b5pCox3ddl_miQdgHZiGD3svo1ACLcBGAs\/s640\/20171107_105852.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ELastly, I went mask shopping for an acquaintance. This was the most stressful part of it all. I didn't have wifi and I had to go into a store which had free wifi to send him pictures. It took a while before we could agree on what he wanted. I had a bus to catch back to Kigali and I was almost certain, I would miss it but to God be the glory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6gHhbiQ6DjA\/W42kBjdN8hI\/AAAAAAAAuAo\/E3e86JyQgrEOlB9TkqIEFVmOgSeNxpPRwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_121642.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6gHhbiQ6DjA\/W42kBjdN8hI\/AAAAAAAAuAo\/E3e86JyQgrEOlB9TkqIEFVmOgSeNxpPRwCLcBGAs\/s320\/20171107_121642.jpg\" width=\"180\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 5\u003C\/b\u003E, I paid the\u0026nbsp;Inema\u0026nbsp;Arts Center and the Ivuka Art Studio a visit. The\u0026nbsp;Inema\u0026nbsp;Arts Center has a coffee shop that reminds me of Bogobiri in Ikoyi. I got to chat with one of the artists at the Ivuka Art Studio, sharing my little art viewing experience and listening to his dream to someday visit Nigeria.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6qH6RLIjAJE\/W4xAj7qtpfI\/AAAAAAAAt9o\/l3ebCB3TbJgbrcNVFU8nD4H45bTgPEkmACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171108_151743.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6qH6RLIjAJE\/W4xAj7qtpfI\/AAAAAAAAt9o\/l3ebCB3TbJgbrcNVFU8nD4H45bTgPEkmACLcBGAs\/s640\/20171108_151743.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BFmTdBEAhk4\/W4xAtNzdLQI\/AAAAAAAAt9s\/2NQyDNrYWJw61qR6D4VHGNWXV5xPHJCVQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171108_152324.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BFmTdBEAhk4\/W4xAtNzdLQI\/AAAAAAAAt9s\/2NQyDNrYWJw61qR6D4VHGNWXV5xPHJCVQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171108_152324.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EInema\u0026nbsp;Arts Center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YFSLykA6iQM\/W4xBUFCM7LI\/AAAAAAAAt90\/UgfHmicriRUg6-nU2yync8G69PL_2FbkgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171108_164002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YFSLykA6iQM\/W4xBUFCM7LI\/AAAAAAAAt90\/UgfHmicriRUg6-nU2yync8G69PL_2FbkgCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171108_164002.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EIvuka Art Studio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOn my last night, I met up with some Nigerians who were in town for a conference in Kigali. Our host was a Rwandese lady who went all out to make sure we had a beautiful night. Before that, I visited the Kigali Convention Center and had coffee from Java situated in Kigali Heights.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lnEXQEgo9u4\/W42e17gyudI\/AAAAAAAAuAE\/wD-Mbwrqlh8xanbIeEz7VmhzpmUIuKw-wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171108_181236.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lnEXQEgo9u4\/W42e17gyudI\/AAAAAAAAuAE\/wD-Mbwrqlh8xanbIeEz7VmhzpmUIuKw-wCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171108_181236.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAccommodation:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIn Kigali, I lodged at the St Augustine Apart \u0026amp; Hotel. Reservation was made on \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/travel.jumia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJumia Travel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. It was difficult locating the hotel as the street numbering system is new to Rwandans. It is best to request for the closest landmark in the neighbourhood. I tried to change my hotel when I returned from Gisenyi but an hour after and 10 thousand Rwandan Francs after, the cab driver couldn't locate the street despite saying he knew the location. A good Samaritan also helped contact some of the people he knew in Jumia Travel Rwanda but alas they could not even give an accurate description of hotels located on their platform. I ended up going back to St Augustine.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VAnJsgPsg0w\/Wvj5kfuPuKI\/AAAAAAAAlpQ\/IWsoQcCrdWsuyd_sHy6x3OSM2t9ZbOgewCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Untitled.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"563\" data-original-width=\"353\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VAnJsgPsg0w\/Wvj5kfuPuKI\/AAAAAAAAlpQ\/IWsoQcCrdWsuyd_sHy6x3OSM2t9ZbOgewCLcBGAs\/s640\/Untitled.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe ambiance of this hotel was top-notch. The staff were very helpful, they helped me with translations while communicating with the bike or taxi drivers. Breakfast in bed because I refused to go to the dining room downstairs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIn Gisenyi, I spent the night at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBeach Garden BnB\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/a\u003Ewhich I reserved on Booking.com.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w3VnkJXIees\/W4r-mMBkLnI\/AAAAAAAAt3A\/T-iKzbwao48Br80Ro2m94Q0vZHWYaFYUgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_055343.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w3VnkJXIees\/W4r-mMBkLnI\/AAAAAAAAt3A\/T-iKzbwao48Br80Ro2m94Q0vZHWYaFYUgCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171107_055343.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI would excuse the fact that this budget hotel was sort of still at set up stage, and following my review on Booking, I was told the issues has been fixed. My issue was there was no mosquito net. It started raining the moment I got to the hotel and rained all night long. The rain meant all forms of insects flew into the room. Also unlike Kigali, there was no 24 hours electricity, the light was out for the most part of the night. The Wifi also did not work, so I was cut off from the rest of the world for more than 24 hours. The owner was pretty nice, he picked me up from the bus station and also dropped me at the bus park on my way back to Kigali.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhat I ate:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI pretty much stayed off food in Rwanda. The two hotels I stayed in served the English breakfast. I got the Africa tea which had ginger in it. I actually loved the tea and had it all through my days there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ecDYsn2OWw8\/W4viTvgg-LI\/AAAAAAAAt5U\/-lP-wwjjIU8_70Ll7RG3-05R5FBRyCl6wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171105_113037.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ecDYsn2OWw8\/W4viTvgg-LI\/AAAAAAAAt5U\/-lP-wwjjIU8_70Ll7RG3-05R5FBRyCl6wCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171105_113037.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EBreakfast at St Augustine\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tcXx_CLA3zI\/W4vireuBmyI\/AAAAAAAAt5c\/4cusscPhISsb5CkZKDZe7lAqi4uaJ2drQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_074355.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tcXx_CLA3zI\/W4vireuBmyI\/AAAAAAAAt5c\/4cusscPhISsb5CkZKDZe7lAqi4uaJ2drQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171107_074355.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EBreakfast at Garden Bnb\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe only attempt with the Rwandese meal was when I thought I saw pepper soup but which turned out to be broth (Omi Eran). Apparently, this is an East African delicacy because my Ugandan and Kenyan friends were amazed at my shock.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TCTOZxWQMSw\/W4vjbVK5w4I\/AAAAAAAAt5o\/ZZNOnYWd5pEBZiohOIAdtvJiBjf2TPVlwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171104_170405.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TCTOZxWQMSw\/W4vjbVK5w4I\/AAAAAAAAt5o\/ZZNOnYWd5pEBZiohOIAdtvJiBjf2TPVlwCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171104_170405.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XUERMHMeHJw\/W4w-Hg5LbhI\/AAAAAAAAt9c\/oezNNBXIGYAaPKFkjThpT9Tk7ZO9aUd5wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171107_094026.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XUERMHMeHJw\/W4w-Hg5LbhI\/AAAAAAAAt9c\/oezNNBXIGYAaPKFkjThpT9Tk7ZO9aUd5wCLcBGAs\/s640\/20171107_094026.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003ECofee from Calafia Cafe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uSzq9x5Gtug\/W4vjsJqRirI\/AAAAAAAAt5w\/obQDgHCUUQQH1FZNochTtZZX4JeNPOgHgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171108_221528.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uSzq9x5Gtug\/W4vjsJqRirI\/AAAAAAAAt5w\/obQDgHCUUQQH1FZNochTtZZX4JeNPOgHgCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171108_221528.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EDinner at the meetup on my last night\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI hope to visit Rwanda again someday and really get to explore Kigali and visit Kibuye, the other town which share Lake Kivu with Gisenyi.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;\"\u003EWhat do you think of Rwanda?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Have you been to Rwanda? What was your experience like? Would you recommend it?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E♥Lara\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/feeds\/5402178265721636524\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/09\/remarkable-rwanda-land-of-thousand-hills.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/5402178265721636524"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/5402178265721636524"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/09\/remarkable-rwanda-land-of-thousand-hills.html","title":"Remarkable Rwanda- The Land of a thousand hills "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Molara Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQ8fyt4wMhQ\/W4wWFjQAVUI\/AAAAAAAAt68\/35wY-6VAQuACki2WEAH-5dvMcwj4PlS-QCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/DSC_0348.NEF","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261392446775961990.post-1802662155024804738"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-23T07:00:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-26T05:26:55.679+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arinta Waterfall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ekiti State"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Musings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nigeria"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tanzania"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Togo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Life Lately...."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0wkGlkFnBEY\/WtkIUJ2VYMI\/AAAAAAAAiYQ\/d3MVB0A_7R4sU3JE1VAIogJvLph4kszDgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180331_101236.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0wkGlkFnBEY\/WtkIUJ2VYMI\/AAAAAAAAiYQ\/d3MVB0A_7R4sU3JE1VAIogJvLph4kszDgCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180331_101236.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nIt is the fourth month of the year and sadly this is when I publish my first post this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI didn't plan it like this, but life happened.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2017\/12\/best-of-2017scrap-thatwhat-do-i-want.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eburnout\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that I mentioned in my last post was worse than I thought or imagined. It took me a long time to realize that the loss of interest in every activity that I am passionate about and that gives me joy was a result of my burnout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have been struggling with everything. From meeting deadlines to meeting up with friends, to planning personal and contracted trips, even waking up to get to work has lost its zeal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI started running to distract myself, I lost a bit of weight but more importantly, I look forward to running every weekend. I have not been consistent lately but I am happier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe months have not been entirely traveling or activities free....so here are the adventures in 2018 so far.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst\u0026nbsp;stop in January was the Awolowo Museum\u0026nbsp;and Private Beach situated in Lekki town. So Lekki Town is about 20 minutes from Epe and on the Lekki free trade zone axis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mWoHtV6by0o\/Wtj9ki7EXzI\/AAAAAAAAiWQ\/DRI8xgSRChQzhvOLRRyT8dsL8xB8Nm9agCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20180128-WA0044.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mWoHtV6by0o\/Wtj9ki7EXzI\/AAAAAAAAiWQ\/DRI8xgSRChQzhvOLRRyT8dsL8xB8Nm9agCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20180128-WA0044.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujezVHWxBIY\/Wtj91ZzrrUI\/AAAAAAAAiWU\/3i9XNooPbOITqPrq4UOljTIu7Op_WfjwwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20180128-WA0006.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujezVHWxBIY\/Wtj91ZzrrUI\/AAAAAAAAiWU\/3i9XNooPbOITqPrq4UOljTIu7Op_WfjwwCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20180128-WA0006.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_m_61o6HXeE\/Wtj-DhDHYlI\/AAAAAAAAiWc\/aCrFJ3EpS1cIVvD7o4oEH73o_RJS0HbCgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG-20180128-WA0004.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_m_61o6HXeE\/Wtj-DhDHYlI\/AAAAAAAAiWc\/aCrFJ3EpS1cIVvD7o4oEH73o_RJS0HbCgCLcBGAs\/s400\/IMG-20180128-WA0004.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nNext up in February, I went Kayaking in Lagos and visited the Arinta waterfall and Ikogosi warm springs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yWOVjZsrr0Q\/WtkC7i-OXaI\/AAAAAAAAiXY\/d6jg_Px7T0cSvpuxh8Vws29lhjPUD4hiACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180203_134804.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yWOVjZsrr0Q\/WtkC7i-OXaI\/AAAAAAAAiXY\/d6jg_Px7T0cSvpuxh8Vws29lhjPUD4hiACLcBGAs\/s400\/20180203_134804.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-luz2gbuvFWc\/WtkDTyrrTOI\/AAAAAAAAiXc\/rRR1JlwI2u0QhWX2tJUWw_h6OMIyCbHuwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180203_134639.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-luz2gbuvFWc\/WtkDTyrrTOI\/AAAAAAAAiXc\/rRR1JlwI2u0QhWX2tJUWw_h6OMIyCbHuwCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180203_134639.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy first visit to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2014\/05\/visit-to-ikogosi-warm-spring-through-my.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIkogosi Warm Springs was 2014\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and I remember complaining about the hot spring. Sadly the hot spring has become lukewarm and totally becomes cold instead of warm by the time it connects with the cold spring.The neglect the tourist destination has suffered is appalling. Arinta waterfall makes a trip to Ekiti worth it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Y9uWbOPBOA\/WtkAHfxIwUI\/AAAAAAAAiW8\/xwWCfC9SHeQKyYnLEkSaab5NJ1p4Ba1TwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180224_170613.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Y9uWbOPBOA\/WtkAHfxIwUI\/AAAAAAAAiW8\/xwWCfC9SHeQKyYnLEkSaab5NJ1p4Ba1TwCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180224_170613.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-agugkC4dges\/WtkBimL0LHI\/AAAAAAAAiXM\/mj3MSt3rjAI9Gp3gzUqOd_wS5FWsS8nGQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180224_170901.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-agugkC4dges\/WtkBimL0LHI\/AAAAAAAAiXM\/mj3MSt3rjAI9Gp3gzUqOd_wS5FWsS8nGQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180224_170901.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ICYjZdA-1xA\/Wtj_J3s2zAI\/AAAAAAAAiWw\/LDO5aXVEkzQoyj0wrVjasQL1M-kdfMvuQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180224_180318.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ICYjZdA-1xA\/Wtj_J3s2zAI\/AAAAAAAAiWw\/LDO5aXVEkzQoyj0wrVjasQL1M-kdfMvuQCLcBGAs\/s320\/20180224_180318.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor the Easter holiday, I went back to Togo with my friend Tayo and 5 other ladies. We switched Kpalime for the Voodoo town of Togoville.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qDOzPDowL8o\/WtkD0mv6XwI\/AAAAAAAAiXo\/kxjp8jlacfUe0SAVavoJcTJvOGOAHi-ugCLcBGAs\/s1600\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-02%2Bat%2B9.54.35%2BPM.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1008\" data-original-width=\"756\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qDOzPDowL8o\/WtkD0mv6XwI\/AAAAAAAAiXo\/kxjp8jlacfUe0SAVavoJcTJvOGOAHi-ugCLcBGAs\/s400\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-02%2Bat%2B9.54.35%2BPM.jpeg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hVR5gqmEydk\/WtkD9O1eg7I\/AAAAAAAAiXs\/IHCrkm0nOq4Sx6hfzJjPWcRHD1jWatHsACLcBGAs\/s1600\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-03%2Bat%2B8.22.37%2BAM.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1032\" data-original-width=\"774\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hVR5gqmEydk\/WtkD9O1eg7I\/AAAAAAAAiXs\/IHCrkm0nOq4Sx6hfzJjPWcRHD1jWatHsACLcBGAs\/s400\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-03%2Bat%2B8.22.37%2BAM.jpeg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NZk2vPI1Ync\/WtkHAe3_sXI\/AAAAAAAAiYE\/ITH91qkxoz49MLjOymKmuHEa6Eqjdi0LQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180401_130929.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NZk2vPI1Ync\/WtkHAe3_sXI\/AAAAAAAAiYE\/ITH91qkxoz49MLjOymKmuHEa6Eqjdi0LQCLcBGAs\/s400\/20180401_130929.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nYesterday, I went camping on the Takwa Bay beach overnight. I had my first camping experience sleeping in a tent on the beach. It was such a beautiful experience camping with 12 strangers. The organizer was the only one I knew and one lady I went kayaking with last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PhOoyh-EEOI\/Wt0DJKNpoVI\/AAAAAAAAiZw\/Ah8wtxrCLxU_18W2EeZ1fkOb5FUPPBCOgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-22%2Bat%2B11.45.47%2BAM.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"810\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PhOoyh-EEOI\/Wt0DJKNpoVI\/AAAAAAAAiZw\/Ah8wtxrCLxU_18W2EeZ1fkOb5FUPPBCOgCLcBGAs\/s400\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-04-22%2Bat%2B11.45.47%2BAM.jpeg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTomorrow,\u0026nbsp; I am off to Tanzania with 2 of my friends. I hope to keep up with blogging now.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI am thinking of joining the Wordpress bandwagon. I guess time will tell if I make the switch or not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;♥Lara\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/feeds\/1802662155024804738\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/04\/life-lately.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/1802662155024804738"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5261392446775961990\/posts\/default\/1802662155024804738"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.molarabrown.com\/2018\/04\/life-lately.html","title":"Life Lately...."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Molara Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15028561658576923679"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0wkGlkFnBEY\/WtkIUJ2VYMI\/AAAAAAAAiYQ\/d3MVB0A_7R4sU3JE1VAIogJvLph4kszDgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/20180331_101236.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}}]}});