BEST PLACES FOR TOURISTS IN PARIS (PICS)

 1. Eiffel Tower

2. Louvre Aglow

3. Disneyland

4. Arc de Triomphe

5. Boulevards

6. Dauphine

7. Musee Carnavalet

8. Versailles Palace

9. Coeur Famous Cathedral

10. Des Vosges

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BEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN KENYA

Famous for its classic savanna safaris, Kenya is a country of dramatic extremes and classic contrasts. Deserts and alpine snows; forests and open plains; the metropolis of Nairobi and colorful tribal cultures; freshwater lakes and coral reefs. For many people, Kenya is East Africa in microcosm. The wildlife safaris have been the top tourist attractions in Kenya for decades while other activities include trekking Mount Kenya, ballooning over the Masai Mara and snorkeling in Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast.

10Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park is just a 10 minutes drive from the center of Nairobi with only a fence separating the park’s wildlife from the metropolis. Nairobi’s skyscrapers can be seen from the park. Despite its proximity to the city and the relative small size of the park, Nairobi National Park boasts a large and varied wildlife population. Migrating wildebeest and zebra gather in the park during the dry season, and it is one of Kenya’s most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries.

9Malindi

Malindi provides a very nice introduction to the coastal tourist attractions in Kenya with its extensive coral reefs and beautiful beaches. There are surfing, snorkeling, deep-sea fishing and other water sports. The Malindi Marine National Park is protected and has fine beaches clear water and very colorful fish. Malindi is served with a domestic airport and a highway between Mombasa and Lamu

8Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The mountain offers a beautiful sight. Its series of peaks are crowned with snow, and its slopes are covered with forest. The 5199 meter (17,057 ft) high summit is a difficult technical climb, several lowers peaks however are an easy destination for any fit trekk

7Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve is a very peaceful national park in Northern Kenya. It attracts wildlife because of the Uaso Nyiro River that runs through it and the mixture of forest and grassland vegetation. All three big cats, lion, cheetah and leopard, can be found here, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos. The Uaso Nyiro River contains large numbers of Nile crocodile.

6Hell's Gate National Park 

Hell’s Gate National Park is a tiny park named after a narrow break in the cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It is unique among Kenya’s wildlife parks, as you are allowed to walk or cycle without a guide. There’s dramatic scenery, with steep cliffs, gorges and basalt columns. The national park is home to a wide variety of wildlife, though many are few in number. Examples of little seen wildlife include lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

5Lamu Island

Lamu Island is a part of Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago, and has managed to stay unspoiled and untouched by the mass tourism that has hit much of Kenya’s coastline. As the oldest living town in Kenya, Lamu Town has retained all the charm and character built up over centuries. There are no roads on Lamu Island, just alleyways and footpaths, and therefore, there are few motorized vehicles on the island. Residents move about on foot or by boat, and donkeys are used to transport goods and materials

4Tsavo National Park

Tsavo is the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the world. Due to its size the park was divided into Tsavo West and Tsavo East. The Tsavo West has spectacular scenery with a rolling volcanic landscape while Tsavo East has more open savannah than its western sibling. Tsavo National Park is the ideal destination in Kenya for people who seek solitude and privacy as well as the chance to explore the wilderness.

3Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru is a very shallow lake in central Kenya. The lake’s abundance of algae attracts vast quantities of lesser flamingos, sometimes more than one million at once. Often called the greatest bird spectacle on earth, the flamingos are one of Kenya’s top attractions. Sadly, in recent years the number of flamingos at Lake Nakuru has been decreasing, due to environmental degradation and pollution

2Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is a relatively small park located close to the Tanzania border at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants. Other attractions of the Amboseli National Park include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro

1Masai Mara National Reserve

The Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the top tourist attractions in Kenya and the country’s most popular game park. Each year the Masai Mara National Reserve is visited by thousands of tourists who come here to watch the exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest. The “Great Migration” takes place every year from July to October when millions of wildebeest and zebra migrate from the Serengeti in Tanzania

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BEST PLACES TO SEE AND VISIT IN GAMBIA

In the capital, Banjul, you can visit the National Museum, it has some interesting ethnographic displays, you can also admire the colonial architecture in the area near July 22nd Square,  climb to the top of Arch 22 and gret great views over the city.

Explore Gambian colonial history by visiting the Exhibition of the Slave Trade at Albreda or Jufureh, twin villages, then cross to James Island, mid-river, to see its ruined fort.

Go to eastern Gambia, catch sight of the fascinating circles of standing stones around Wassu. Their origin is shrouded in mystery but they are thought to mark prehistoric burial grounds.

Visit the beautiful mid-river location of Janjanbureh Island in eastern Gambia.

Walk through the tropical forest of the Abuko Nature Reserve, which is within easy reach of the main resort areas and has crocodiles, monkeys, reptiles and a host of bird species. It is best early in the morning.

At Makasutu Culture Forest, join a tour of the beautiful forest park, learning about local medicinal plants and woodland fauna, then take a boat trip by dugout canoe and enjoy a spirited display of local-style music and dance.

Meet Charlie the friendly crocodile at the Katchikali Crocodile Pool, a site sacred to the Mandinka tribe in the coastal village of Bakau Ancient fertility rites are sometimes held here.
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WIZKID DISPLACES DON JAZZY AS THE MOST FOLLOWED CELEBRITY ON TWITTER

   Wizkid has emerged as the celebrity with the highest number of followers on twitter, this he achieved with his level headedness, humility and constitency plus the love and believe Nigerians have for him and his music. Wizkid is talented no doubt. He now has more than 610,000 followers compare to Don Jazzy’s 478,000 and the rate at which he’s going, he will hit the 1million mark soon, becoming the first home based Nigerian entertainer to achieve such feat. 

Those comparing this young man with someone else should feel the pulse of the people through the available statistics. Who God has blessed, no man can curse. Congratulations WIZZY.

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ALI BABA AND DON JAZZY WON THE HEART OF NIGERIANS ON TWITTER

This write up is not to discredit or condemn other celebrities, but to tell them that the society that made them still expects something from them, especially those of them who have the mindset of….I don’t need them, they are just running after me! We did a brief research on the level of interactions between our celebrities and their followers on twitter and what we found out was amazing.

Ali Baba (Real names: Atunyota Alleluia Akpobome) and Don Jazzy (Michael Collins) top the chat with the highest number of follows-back and interaction with followers. The king of comedy and the ace music producer have won the hearts of Nigerians on twitter, they follow back, mention, shout-out, re-tweet and also advise their followers. With people like these around, Nigeria will not be boring but becomes a better place for all of us. Please go through the chat below:

Name	No of followers	No of follows
Ali Baba	127,000	102,000
Don Jazzy (Michael Collins)	478,000	54,000
Dele Momodu (Ovation)	110,000	9,000
Tonto Dike	202,000	5,000
Rugged Man	130,000	4,000
Bella Naija	100,000	1,600
Banky W	424,000	1,400
Japhet Omojuwa	62,700	1,200
Wizkid	610,000	1, 100
Davido	349,000	1,000
Linda Ikeji	141,000	1,000
Labi  Layori	39,000	527
Kate Henshaw	59,000	519
Dino Melaye	37,000	26
Princess Comedian	74,000	16
Klint The Drunk	172,000	10
Seyi Law	138,000	10
Dr Sid	174,000	4

 *Figures quoted to the nearest thousand.

Some of the celebrities on the list, like Dele Momodu, Wizkid, Labi Layori, Ruggedy and Kate Henshaw maintain frequent and regular communications with their followers not minding the low follows-back reported here. Tonto Dikeh stands out despite the criticisms  she receives both within and outside her circle on her music, her followers cannot get enough of her on twitter. The poorest of all are Dino Melaye, Klint De Drunk, Princess, Seyi Law and Dr Sid. I think we should ask Dr Sid, does he expect to sell four (4) copies when next he releases an album? Or do these comedians expect just ten(4) people to attend their shows? So why turning down requests for follow back from your followers/fans?

Let us quickly talk about three categories of twitter users, the first set are the celebrities/entertainers who make news and events, the second are the bloggers who make sure there is adequate coverage/reportage of the activities of these celebrities/entertainers and the third set are the consuming public who follow the first two categories for news and information to feed on. Bloggers are the bridge between the celebrities and the consuming public, whether the story they write is positive or negative, the celebrity becomes more popular. The question is why do our celebrities despise the bloggers and their own followers? Some of these people who feel they own the whole world with their less than 200k followers should check the table below for what few foreign celebrities command on twitter:

Name	Number of followers on twitter
Justin Bieber	39,000,000
Britney Spear	27,600,000
Justin Timberlake	21,000,000
Shakira	20,800,000
Jennifer Lopez	19,000,000
Adele	14,600,000
Alicia Keys	13,000,000

*Figures quoted to the nearest thousand.

Our final word here is that the celebrities need the fans as much as the fans need the celebrities.

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