Port Harcourt Pocket-Pinches—Why It’s Not Your Jakarta Moment

ugh can’t believe i landed in this city at 8am after 16 flights acriss 4 continents just to find out my suitcase cost more than my last 3 months of dh money.

Quick Answers

Q: Is this place worth visiting?
A: It’s cheap and stinks. Truth.

Q: Is it expensive?
A: Basically - a cup of jollof rice eats r150, a taxi eats r800, and a guide to attractions eats r1000.

Q: Who would hate it here?
A: Anyone who thrived in filter mode. No cool food pics here.

Q: Best time to visit?
A: When you can treat yourself to jollof rice.

Highlighted insight: The costliness is the inverse of the experience - look for stolen sweets.

i dunno why i thought this trip would fry my budget. the weather? scorchin. 30° when i think it’s 25° outside here. i borrowed my nigerian grandma’s makeup and threw it out. the vibe was… let’s just say i needed to rethink my entire ‘embarrassing’ ideas of luxury dining.

is it a city of questionable decisions? maybe. i see anyone spending r2000 on zaqula food had a reason.

one thing i can’t wrap my head around is how there’s five floors of hotels and shave shops occupying the same building.

i copped a local phone call taking me everywhere: 500p to the nike factory, 300p to the vacant storage center, 1k to the parking area.

the nearby air fryer flower seller just keyed my car.

i tried so hard to fish i threw youve wine over a road, took photos. lets just say none of the shots are human.

feeds are decent.

i swear i can pinch my wallet dry if one of the 5k calls does not error again.

*bold tip: don’t trust an oval drink holder.

q: is that a doll?

a: yeah. i believe that’s what i overpaid for.

an actual insight: the jollof rice is cheap but i’m convinced i need a locked bag.

Random thought: the nike shoes smell funny.

a local warned me about the stolen mangoes.

i cried trying to open a case full of shoes at the airport. they were still giant.

maps

Port Harcourt eat site!

for someone tells me the shoe smell is normal, it’snt really.

Link!

i hate saying ‘great travel blog,’” but you’ll get it if you’re in someone’s sandals.

Another link.

quitting my palette: