Waiting for the Airport bus
30 октября, Нигерия
🌧 29 °C
Woke up at 6am feeling too lazy to get off the bed. Conducted a final check using my standard checklist. Had breakfast and then drove off to the RA to wait for the company bus to the airport.
At the Port Harcourt Airport
30 октября, Нигерия
🌧 29 °C
Got to the airport in 40mins. My hand luggage was over 7kg which I was told was the handlugage limit. I had to move some things into my checked in suitcase
Overnight at Marriott hotel Ikeja
30 октября, Нигерия
⛅ 27 °C
Checked into a hotel in Ikeja close to the airport. Had Egusi soup with eba as I wouldn't see naija food in the next 1 week.
Enroute to Dubai
31 октября, Нигерия
☀️ 36 °C
Flight took off from Lagos at 18:22hrs. The business class seat was big and spacious with a bigger screen TV. I was expecting a private cubicle but this wasn't bad.
All checked in
31 октября, Нигерия
☁️ 31 °C
The company jeep picked me up from the hotel shortly before 2pm. Drive to the international airport was quick less than 20mins. Checkin was smooth and I was done with check in and passed throughЧитать далее
Arrived in Dubai, UAE
1 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 35 °C
Flight was smooth and we arrived at Dubai International Airport at about 4:23am. After a brief stop at the immigration desk I picked up my suitcase from the baggage courousel. Changed $200 and headedЧитать далее
Connecting bus to Abu Dhabi
1 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
🌙 25 °C
Boarded the connecting bus at 6:10am. Bus left the airport at 6:30am and by 8:45am we were at Emirate drop-off point in Abu Dhabi.
Took a shared taxi to the hotel apartment getting there shortlyЧитать далее
At the hotel apartment
1 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 31 °C
Freshened up at the hotel apartment, dropped my suitcase and then booked a ride to the closest mall (Al Wahda Mall) to while away the time. The weather was warm, slightly hotter than back home. PassedЧитать далее
Al Wahda Mall
1 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 32 °C
Had a rice meal as breakfast at the mall. Spent considerable time at the food court before heading off to the du mobile store to upgrade the 1-day data plan on my tourist Sim card to a 10GB 28 dayЧитать далее
Check-in at the Apartment Hotel
1 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 34 °C
Checkin was smooth. I was handed my keyboard and I headed up the lift to my apartment for the week. The apartment was lovely, well laid out with a visitor toilet and washing machine. A TV in theЧитать далее
Day 1 @ ADIPEC
2 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 30 °C
Booked a ride to the ADNEC centre where the 2026 ADIPEC conference was holding. The drove was less than 20mins. I was expecting a long queue at the Conference centre but surprisingly there was none.Читать далее
Day 2 @ ADIPEC
3 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 33 °C
Lots of presentations, panel sessions and exhibitions. The ADNEC centre is huge.
The NNPC GCEO gave a keynote address on the state of the Nigerian oil & gas industry while an engineering colleagueЧитать далее
Day 3 @ ADIPEC
4 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 33 °C
More presentations and panel sessions. My focus was on AI and how it is applied in the oil & gas industry. Not so many examples of application in Supply Chain.
Ordered Egusi soup and Garri from aЧитать далее
Day 4 @ ADIPEC 2026
5 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 32 °C
Last day at the conference. Arrived early to attend the 9am presentations. Attended lots of other AI presentations and visited some stands to discuss AI solutions in supply chain.
Shopping Day
6 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 33 °C
Left the apartment shoetly after noon to Abu Dhabi mall. Bought a few items including a mid size suitcase, ate an Asian rice lunch.
Proceeded to Al Wahda mall to a pair of shoe I had seen earlier inЧитать далее
Corniche Beach
6 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
🌙 30 °C
Visited Corniche beach late in the evening when the sun was down and the temperature outside more suitable. The beach has 8kms broadwalk for walking, jogging and cycling. Bikes and scooters can beЧитать далее
On the Big Bus tour
7 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 30 °C
The bus tour take off point is the front of Abu Dhabi mall. I got there shortly before the tour started at 10am and bought a ticket for AED 175.
Bigbus tour
7 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 34 °C
Took the taxi to Al WhatsApp mall where the Bigbus tour takes off from. It was a panorama tour of 1hr 40min with no hopping on and off. The bus went round Abu Dhabi with a recorded tour guide pointingЧитать далее
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
7 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 35 °C
This was the second time I was visiting the mosque. First time was back in 2017 with the family. The Mosque is still as breathtaking as it was the first time. This time around a small mall has beenЧитать далее
The Louvre
7 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 33 °C
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first universal museum in the Arab world, celebrated for its groundbreaking chronological curation that highlights shared human experiences across different civilizationsЧитать далее
Heritage Village
7 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
⛅ 31 °C
My final stop for the day was the Heritage Village.
The Abu Dhabi Heritage Village is an immersive, open-air living museum situated on the Corniche Breakwater near Marina Mall that offers aЧитать далее
Shuttle Bus to Dubai Airport
8 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
🌙 27 °C
I didn't sleep till past midnight as it took me considerable time to pack my suitcases. As the shuttle bus was leaving at 4:30am I set my alarm to wake me up at 3am. By 3:30am I was down at theЧитать далее
Emirate Lounge
8 ноября, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
☀️ 26 °C
Since I was flying business class check in was in a special part of the airport where extra attention was given to Business class and 1st. Lads passengers. Check in pro ess was smooth and I wasЧитать далее
Flight to Lagos
8 ноября, Нигерия
⛅ 32 °C
The flight took off shortly after 11am. Since I was in the business class cabin boarding was quick and the airhostess knew my name and gave every passenger in the business class cabin personalizedЧитать далее
Overnight in Lagos
9 ноября, Нигерия
⛅ 27 °C
Landing in Lagos was smooth. The newly installed e-gate eliminated the time wasting process of passing through 4 immigration checkpoints to stamp your passport in. With the eaten you scan yourЧитать далее