Tourism | Oluniyi D. Ajao

Kenya’s Tourism Industry is back & a trip to Nairobi National Park

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Kenya’s tourism industry is back at full steam with earnings from tourism back to where they were before the 2007-2008 Kenyan electoral crisis. I watched Kenya’s Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, confirm the growth in an NTV news report a few days ago. Information available from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism website further confirms the sharp decline in [...]

Kakum Canopy Walkway in Ghana – A Tourist’s Experience

Friday, September 11, 2009

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A few friends were in Ghana last December. After enjoying the sights of Accra, they wanted an exhilarating experience. Since they had heard of Kakum National Park, it was the natural choice. I decided to join them. I wish someone had warned me of what to expect. I had often seen photos of tourists inside the [...]

Discovering Badagry

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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My closest shave with Badagry had always been when I travel by road through the town on my way into/out of Nigeria. My impression had always been of a small town, but it turns out Badagry has a lot to offer tourists. I always knew that the first storey building in Nigeria was built in [...]

Nigeria: Low level of Local Tourism

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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Blogspiration doesn’t come easy. Whenever I am inspired with a solid topic to blog about, I quickly fire away else the passion evaporates into thin air since I always have work to do. By the way, blogspiration is a word I have just coined to mean “blog inspiration” in reference to “being inspired [not necessarily [...]

West Africa: What is NOSPETCO?, Aid Does Not Work, Dogon Architecture and Tourism As A Therapy

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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It has been quite a while since I reproduced my blog roundup entries at Global Voices, on my personal blog. Well, I have to do this today. I spent time yesterday gathering new West African blogs, to make this roundup richer and worth your time. Enjoy! Remember to leave your comments as well. As we delve [...]