“Stand by me; nobody knows the way it’s gonna be” – Noel Gallagher. I certainly didn’t go to Niger for a booze up or even to pub crawl it, nobody does that do they? But somehow in the madness of it all we actually still managed to drink in 5 different bars in 4 days…
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“It really really really could happen” – Damon Albarn. Niger’s mainstay, Niamey is a lesser ventured capital city. I didn’t know a lot about it before my visit. We heard that boating on the Niger River and heading out to a giraffe zone would be the highlights and the normal things for backpackers to do…
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“I want to be wild because my life is so tame” – Noel Gallagher. I thought I’d do a different post on Niger, as opposed to my usual textbook top 7 sights posts. So here I’ll share my top 17 memories from my time backpacking in Niamey. Niamey is the capital city of Niger, and…
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Thirsty Thursdays: Watching Kennedy Star Live At Bar Caupa Bangou, Niamey, Niger Well on our last night backpacking in Niamey, Niger, we were served up a treat – local live music – guitars, drums, singing live in front of our eyes with cold beers to boot. It was the final night of a wild adventure…
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Backpacking In Niger 🇳🇪: My Stay At Hotel 3 Univers, Niamey “Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Niger is definitely one of the least visited countries from my entire travels. I rarely met any other tourist that has been here, nor did I ever…
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“Another night, another dream, but always you” – The Real McCoy. How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany When you’re suddenly on a lifelong quest to whackpack / backpack (in the old format) to every country you recognise, it just doesn’t get any easier. Visa blocks, visa failures,…
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