Ludo this is more than a vlog but a historic documentary of the city which will be appreciated by future generations. Your content is like no other in its comprehensiveness and gritty realism. You take us on a ride through the Lagos we would otherwise not see.
I lived in Ikoyi (Lawrence street) for many years, was nice to see the neighborhood again. The best thing I like about your videos is that you just show how your drive is, with no music, no editing. Good job!
Nice video. it has changed a fair bit from when we lived in Ikoyi after my parents took us back to the home country from the UK. At the time it was still very heavily colonial in architecture and very much a government residential area for senior civil servants. It was exclusively old fashioned too with very few new builds and very large gardens, some with tennis courts and lawns that backed on to the lagoon. It used to be very different from Victoria Island where I lived while at the law school. I remember crossing the five coweries’ creek from Victoria island to ikoyi and you could see the difference of between both islands. VI was wealthy in a brash new way while ikoyi had air of old worldliness. What has really changed is VI becoming the city’s new downtown district , a role that has traditionally belonged to Lagos Island since colonial times, while VI was mainly residential and diplomatic, with large 5 star hotels. The overhead pow elites in Lagos lends a generally shabbiness to the city in my opinion
Like you, I recall a more “colonial” Ikoyi from my childhood (family relocated from the US to Luggard Ave). Memories! ❤️ I also agree with your last point. That’s less of an issue in the newer parts of Lagos, like Lekki, Banana Island, Eko Atlantic, etc. Hopefully, it will be abated in the older parts of the city over the next few years with the full implementation of the “One Dig” Law.
I agree.... And even though the names of some of the key roads like what was 1st and 2nd avenue back then, buildings like Ikoyi hotel and even the noble looks of Ikoyi club-1938, on what was Mulliner Rd, all these erratic so called progressive changes are a kind of liberation of disaster from what was a really beautiful Ikoyi to a now very shabby commercial looking conjoined island.... We, who were a witness to that great look of say the 70s well into the end of the 80s into the early 90s, the current outlook proves Ikoyi is a place scrambled for by people trying to prove they can live in a nice place because they have a bit of cash... So the developments of recent have no relationship with the DNA of Ikoyi. A lost opportunity.
Lugard Avenue - such an old memory hacking back to the 80s, hanging out in the quiet suburbs with all the green gardens of old colonial styled imposing homes everywhere one looked..looks awfully different, with barely any soul with Lego like structures erected literally against the skylines now. Might as well be in the outskirts of London, like Croydon - which is a rather awful place to visit..
thank you so much ! I am glad my videos could encourage people to travel and discover Nigeria. Nigeria is a really nice country that suffers from a too bad repiutation
hello, thanks for being here ! The premiere will start march 2nd at 6pm Lagos time. It could be so great if we can already make the number of comments and thumbs up go over 200 before the video start playing ! SMASH THAT THUMB UP AND COME TO SAY HELLO IN THE COMMENT SECTION ! Cheers from Lagos !
@@sodiqpelumi3457 when i shoot vi or ikoyi people ask for mainland, saying i am filming only island, when i film the island people are asking for mainland. here are many videos in the mainland brother, please check at the channel
@@sodiqpelumi3457 Perhaps you have check out his others videos. Just go to the video section in his profile. Shagisha, Magodo - Ketu to some parts of Ikeja that haven't been filmed will likely be filmed in the future. He has filmed many parts of Lagos. He is the best though.
I love your work sir, you've indeed brought Lagos to me here in the UK. I've been watching your contents on my TV account so couldn't drop a comment but I feel so much joy watching this particular video, had to drop this comment. Keep up the good work, we appreciate what you do. I and my family always watch your videos. Good luck 👍
thank you so much to take time to tell me this lovely feedback ! Has i said before, it is a real boost of motivation for me to know some viewers really appreciate that work a lot ! I wish you a very good evening !
God bless you for what you did for the woman selling beans and bread,thanks for bringing lagos to my sitting room, love ur videos. Love from Zurich Switzerland 🇨🇭
ohhh thank you so much ! i have a very big smile and happiness reading your comment !that is very kind of you! In fact she is doing something really good to me too : these beans are just amazing ! they give me enough energy for all the day, after that breakfast I just feel ready for an amazing day (cost 300 nairas, I told her to keep the change on the thousand i gave her). Thank you so much ! Cheers from lagos ! and thanks again, you made my evening really sweat with your nice comment !
Obalende has the potential to develop an alternative bohemian arty vibe to ikoyi and VI with hip bars, cafes and restaurants. The government just needs to invest in tidying up the streets and giving out business permits. It could bring new businesses to the area and generate more employment prospects and improve residents income levels in the area
An honorary Lagos Chieftaincy for Ludo PLEASE! Another excellent video! Now I know what Obalende means, Good work as always Ludo! Thank you! I've leant a lot about Lagos watching your videos.
thank you very much, to tell you the truth, i have learned it while doing some research for the video. I am glad you appreciate these caption, i put a lot of efforts inside them
Within first 10 seconds of this video and a ROLLS ROYCE is seen .. cheers and my thanks to Ludo Liu for this incredible content that exposes me to knowing how your part of the world looks like. I will contact you soon. Cheers for your excellent work Ludo Liu.
thanks a lot ben, please feel free to take a look at the other videos, and share the links if you like, it would help me a lot ! I wish you a great evening !
thanks a lot, we drove very close to it, i should have tkken the road down, i don ' t know what i was thinking... i was still sleepy. thanks a lot for watching !
It was nice seeing you for the first time Ludo (1:07) buying your beans hahaha Kind of you to help her with her basket. It's amazing how they balance those loads on their heads: tradition
Absolutely beautiful place. Yes, I would love to come and visit for 1 month or so. I've never seen green like that before. The greenery is luscious and vibrant. Thank you, I intend to take it all in wi th your videos.
Thanks for another informative and calming video. I love touring vicariously through these videos. I sit back on my sofa and enjoy the ride. There are so many unique buildings in Lagos.
@@Ludo_Liu Weird in the sense that I get to experience life in different parts of the world from the perspective of a local on a bike. It's pretty cool that I can feel like I'm walking on streets I've never seen before, and maybe never will see them in real life
You are a brave guy and the best youtuber of the year. You showed all street in a 4K and above, which made the whole video enjoyable to watch as if someone is walking in that those streets. Biking while recording is the best.. But Streets of Nigeria-Lagos need a huge push in hygiene. My... My... no one cleans the streets?!.
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Incidentally, harmattan takes its name from the Ghanaian Twi language, but that’s the only West African thing about it. The wind originates from the north easterly winds possibly in Siberia ! It sweeps downwards towards Africa, loses its moisture in the Sahara (but picks up its dust instead) and bears down on West Africa as the harmattan wind!
A friend just share this with me and and it brought back memories. Lived in Obalende odo street precisely, made me want to come back home. Vi, ikoyi, used to be where i worked. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, and glad a user of the channel shared it with you ! please feel free to subscribe and take a look at the other videos on the channel. it may bring many good memories
Great Job Ludo! I’m a fan of all your videos. Thanks for taking the pain and initiative to drive through our beloved country and sharing these beautiful memories. It satisfies my nostalgia to the fullest! Hopefully you’ll consider other nearby cities like Ibadan etc in future. Best of luck!
i drove to abeokuta and back to lagos today, then you'll see the footage in the coming week On the way back i took ifo Road, then i shot inside of the city tomorrow i am going to badagry and seme. day after tomorrow i will take a train journey to Ibadan. hope this fiest step will please you take care ! I am glad to bring you some feeling of home !
This one of the best travel vlogs I have ever seen. You make it about the journey and not about yourself. By the way I hope you got a good breakfast after this.
Thank you so much!! i am glad you understand the idea. there is one thing for sure i will never cover : myself. I am not the subject of any of these videos and i will never be. Nigeria and nigerian life and culture are way more interesting than my little safe
My schedule is often very busy but it’s worth sacrificing the time each week to watch your videos. Please keep giving us new immersive content! Despite the busyness of Lagos, i’s so soothing to watch your drives after a long day. Better you than me 😀. Be safe!
ah ah ah thanks i will keep driving for you, then you can just relax in your sofa after a big day, and immerse yourself in Lagos ! thanks for the feedback ! take care too !
Another very interesting, fascinating ride! Even though the sky was overcast I still enjoyed riding with you. As usual the historical notes, street names and other notes added to my enjoyment. The time and money you invest to present high quality travel vlogs is not taken for granted. The font you use in the foot notes is easy on the eyes, pleasant to look at and non distracting. There is a stark contrast between the habitations of the 'haves and the have nots' of Lagos. I have also noticed these same differences here in the urban centers of the America's. Municipal services and upkeep in areas where the the 'haves' reside are provided daily while these same services are limited or not provided at all in areas where the 'have nots' reside. Of course this situation is not new, but it has been going on far too long to keep ignoring it. Where is the humanity in this? I apologize for going off on something I feel so strongly about. Allow me to return to the positive. Highlights for me of our ride were the occasional joggers, construction workers, tractors, dump trucks, cement trucks and people in orange overhauls sweeping and picking up trash. I chuckled at your comment about being hungry again so soon after eating breakfast and then eating again at 9:00am. I was delighted to see you stop to buy some food and assist the vendor put her basket on her head. By the way, does harmattan mean fog, smog or clouds?
thanks a lot for your comment ! the font i am using and the effect as well as the historical captions i put there, are eally time consuing. I could have uloaded the raw footage, but i really want to add value. then i am glad you appreciate, i think i worked around 30 hours for that video.. then 30 hours encoding...; etc... The Harmattan is a kind is a kind of smog with dust and sand, it comes from sahara desert. the sand and dust is pushed in western africa during the season we use to call harmattan. i have a basic knowledge about it i wish i could answer deeper...
Great Video, Eso Ikoyi now referred to as Onikoyi are among the noble Dejo chiefs (Oloye Eko) in Lagos, others includes Elegushi, Oloto, Ijora, Aromire, Oniru, Olumegbon etc. Great job
Ludo please get access and do drive-throughs of the residential estates/condos. The newer residences look way better than old glorified Ikoyi. Ikoyi is absurdly expensive due to old fame. Lekki Phase 1 probably has a better road network. Another thing do the neighbourhoods and inner estates of Chevron Drive, Agungi, Osapa London, VGC, and on the mainland, a drive through of inside Magodo GRA, Gbagada GRA, Ikeja GRA and other GRAs Estates will be nice. Thanks
I was born at Fowler Road in Ikoyi, almost opposite Ikoyi hôtel. TRUE ÔMO EKO. My Parish catholic church of Assumption at Falomo round-about. Ikoyi club and Golf Club was my territory. I met top Nigerian Police, military, officiers, politicians, governors, businessmen, foreign Embassies. I've not been there for over forty years. I'm Imo State. I live in France/Switzerland. I love Lagos inspite of her trafic jams and hustle life. Eko boys own Nigeria no matter their tribe. Obalende, Okaysuna, Idimotta, Yaba, Idioro, Surulere, Victoria Island where I worked for an international multinational. Lagos, oya how on dey ?
wow,thanks, you seems to have a nice life path ! where do you use to stay in France ? i am from Reims region. champagne area. thanks a lot for sharing your experience and your thought ! I wish you a great evening !
@@Ludo_Liu Eko boy, how life dey mona you in Reims. Ebi say you dey drink Champagne from morning till night. Me n'a ogogoro I dey use for quench myi thirst. Yes, man. I've Just practised pidgin. I studied in Pau, Pyrennée Atlantique, home town of King Henry thé IV. Now, I live in the French/Swiss Alpes région. For sûr, it's colder than Ikoyi-Obalende-Yaba-Shogunle-Agege Lagos.
@@trapezosusinbadorus8085 ah ah Lovely, i dey drink Ogogoro sometimes o ! but dis one no be for small boys like me ! Like is great here. Pau is a nice city, i know many employees of Total compagny staying there... however i love south west of France. i have have to go back france i would probalibly pick up saint jean de Luz, or les landes... les pays basque !! I wish you a great evening !!
@@Ludo_Liu Bobo how market ? I dey think say you go back to Lagos. Maybe you dey enjoy life inside your 60 meters yacht with Jetski near the beach of Takwa Bay. Nigeria don turn upside down eh ! Ômo, wahala plenty now oooo !! Wetin dey inside the head of Fulanis and that old fulani man wey dey Aso Roc ? Yeye pipule. E don drink too much brurukutu abi ogogoro. You wey take that picture of Banana, Lekki and Victoria Island na Oyinbo man you Bi ? Ei bi Oga ? Or na worki you do for Nigeria or na petrol you carry from pipeline and dey sel am for Coton ? I dey write ei dey speak French, Yoruba na Igbo too.
If I come to Lagos, I would like to stay at IKOYI but may not be able to afford the high prices of the apartments. I will also have bought the bread and beans like you did. If you love them, they must be good. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
Well done lido liu this is by far the best way document any city. I know because of the awkwardness of some Nigerians aerial drone footage occasionally of the areas would also make it even more interesting
good evening TS, unfortunately i ll have to postpone the premiere of the doc on the oshodi boys, it is not finished yet, i need to work more in iy before to release it. then i will be out to shoot these coming days. the doc may be online in ten days. thaks for being here as usual
Thank you for this video and all the work that evidently went into it :) You set off from the street I grew up on and eventually went by my primary school in Ikoyi. Very nostalgic, as you can imagine.
That's awesome! thanks for the comment regarding the work i put inside these videos. and thanks so much for that emotional feedback ! I am glad to be able to bring you back there !
Your BEST one so far! 🔥👏 Old Ikoyi is still the prime in Lagos, but you should also bring us the newer parts of Ikoyi, such as Parkview and Banana Island. Cheers.
Very good Job as usual Maestro, Especially the very enriching information that accompanies your videos, fruit of the quality of your research. For that, I put a big like for this video and save it on hard disk.
thanks a lot Felix, yes i wanted to add more than only street life, as i knew here was less busy, i could allow the viewers to learn few things with the captions
this is what we call harmattan in west africa, dust and sand, coming from a strong wind born into the desert it is a kind of season here, it comes every year!
Thank you so much 😀 I am glad to see you around again Mr Kishor ! I am premiering another video in about an hour !I hope to see you around ! th-cam.com/video/luwrQzgQtvw/w-d-xo.html I wish you a great Sunday !
Beautiful but there is no highway code to follow for the roads in Nigeria as I can see that there is or will be car collosion we will not see in the video.
Thanks so much brother I really love your job.... please Sir I need a little from you, please advice me on areas you think I could go look for a job, I mean to drop my CV to places like ( hotels, night clubs, bars, companies, and the rest of it) . I don't know that this area and have not been there before and I want to go there to drop my CV for a job.... so I don't really know the side resident area and none residential. this are the areas I want to go 1 Banana Island 2 Obalende 3Victoria Island 4Falomo, and if any other area around there that i didn't mention please Sir let me know........... Thanks so much I really appreciate
Just try to drop it everywhere. have the cv done, try to find as much compagnies, shop business as possible and their contacts and spread that cv all over ! I am sorry but i don ' t have any particular place to advice ! just try hard, opportunities are everywhere in lagos for those that can grab them
Ludo this is more than a vlog but a historic documentary of the city which will be appreciated by future generations. Your content is like no other in its comprehensiveness and gritty realism. You take us on a ride through the Lagos we would otherwise not see.
thanks a lot my dear for that comment, i enjoyed learning about lagos history while doing that video, and i am happy to share it with you !
You can say that again, growing up in Lagos and some of this places have watched on Ludo Liu's blog are so impressive
Waiting!!
wow you are here even before the treatment of the video.
thanks for your support
I lived in Ikoyi (Lawrence street) for many years, was nice to see the neighborhood again. The best thing I like about your videos is that you just show how your drive is, with no music, no editing. Good job!
Thank you very much! please feel free to share this video or any other on the channel !
Nice video. it has changed a fair bit from when we lived in Ikoyi after my parents took us back to the home country from the UK. At the time it was still very heavily colonial in architecture and very much a government residential area for senior civil servants. It was exclusively old fashioned too with very few new builds and very large gardens, some with tennis courts and lawns that backed on to the lagoon. It used to be very different from Victoria Island where I lived while at the law school. I remember crossing the five coweries’ creek from Victoria island to ikoyi and you could see the difference of between both islands. VI was wealthy in a brash new way while ikoyi had air of old worldliness. What has really changed is VI becoming the city’s new downtown district , a role that has traditionally belonged to Lagos Island since colonial times, while VI was mainly residential and diplomatic, with large 5 star hotels. The overhead pow elites in Lagos lends a generally shabbiness to the city in my opinion
thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us here.
i really appreciate reading these comments !
Like you, I recall a more “colonial” Ikoyi from my childhood (family relocated from the US to Luggard Ave). Memories! ❤️
I also agree with your last point. That’s less of an issue in the newer parts of Lagos, like Lekki, Banana Island, Eko Atlantic, etc. Hopefully, it will be abated in the older parts of the city over the next few years with the full implementation of the “One Dig” Law.
I agree.... And even though the names of some of the key roads like what was 1st and 2nd avenue back then, buildings like Ikoyi hotel and even the noble looks of Ikoyi club-1938, on what was Mulliner Rd, all these erratic so called progressive changes are a kind of liberation of disaster from what was a really beautiful Ikoyi to a now very shabby commercial looking conjoined island.... We, who were a witness to that great look of say the 70s well into the end of the 80s into the early 90s, the current outlook proves Ikoyi is a place scrambled for by people trying to prove they can live in a nice place because they have a bit of cash... So the developments of recent have no relationship with the DNA of Ikoyi. A lost opportunity.
Lugard Avenue - such an old memory hacking back to the 80s, hanging out in the quiet suburbs with all the green gardens of old colonial styled imposing homes everywhere one looked..looks awfully different, with barely any soul with Lego like structures erected literally against the skylines now. Might as well be in the outskirts of London, like Croydon - which is a rather awful place to visit..
Even though I haven't been to Nigeria before I really love this country and your videos do really make me want to visit.
thank you so much ! I am glad my videos could encourage people to travel and discover Nigeria.
Nigeria is a really nice country that suffers from a too bad repiutation
hello, thanks for being here ! The premiere will start march 2nd at 6pm Lagos time.
It could be so great if we can already make the number of comments and thumbs up go over 200 before the video start playing !
SMASH THAT THUMB UP AND COME TO SAY HELLO IN THE COMMENT SECTION !
Cheers from Lagos !
Come to Ketu shagisha Magodo, most of your video only base on Lagos island come to Lagos mainland
Come to Ketu shagisha Magodo, most of your video only base on Lagos island come to Lagos mainland
Come to Ketu shagisha Magodo, most of your video only base on Lagos island come to Lagos mainland
@@sodiqpelumi3457 when i shoot vi or ikoyi people ask for mainland, saying i am filming only island, when i film the island people are asking for mainland.
here are many videos in the mainland brother, please check at the channel
@@sodiqpelumi3457 Perhaps you have check out his others videos. Just go to the video section in his profile. Shagisha, Magodo - Ketu to some parts of Ikeja that haven't been filmed will likely be filmed in the future. He has filmed many parts of Lagos.
He is the best though.
I love your work sir, you've indeed brought Lagos to me here in the UK. I've been watching your contents on my TV account so couldn't drop a comment but I feel so much joy watching this particular video, had to drop this comment.
Keep up the good work, we appreciate what you do. I and my family always watch your videos.
Good luck 👍
thank you so much to take time to tell me this lovely feedback ! Has i said before, it is a real boost of motivation for me to know some viewers really appreciate that work a lot !
I wish you a very good evening !
This is a shithole
These videos help me cure my homesickness. THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT;)
thank you so much for this warm comment!
I hope you will like the next videos coming
God bless you for what you did for the woman selling beans and bread,thanks for bringing lagos to my sitting room, love ur videos. Love from Zurich Switzerland 🇨🇭
ohhh thank you so much ! i have a very big smile and happiness reading your comment !that is very kind of you!
In fact she is doing something really good to me too : these beans are just amazing ! they give me enough energy for all the day, after that breakfast I just feel ready for an amazing day (cost 300 nairas, I told her to keep the change on the thousand i gave her).
Thank you so much !
Cheers from lagos ! and thanks again, you made my evening really sweat with your nice comment !
Obalende has the potential to develop an alternative bohemian arty vibe to ikoyi and VI with hip bars, cafes and restaurants. The government just needs to invest in tidying up the streets and giving out business permits. It could bring new businesses to the area and generate more employment prospects and improve residents income levels in the area
I like a lot Obalende, this place as a lot of potential too, very well situated. no doubt the eyes will open on it in the coming years
@@Ludo_Liu this is a shithole
An honorary Lagos Chieftaincy for Ludo PLEASE!
Another excellent video! Now I know what Obalende means,
Good work as always Ludo! Thank you! I've leant a lot about Lagos watching your videos.
thank you very much, to tell you the truth, i have learned it while doing some research for the video.
I am glad you appreciate these caption, i put a lot of efforts inside them
Within first 10 seconds of this video and a ROLLS ROYCE is seen .. cheers and my thanks to Ludo Liu for this incredible content that exposes me to knowing how your part of the world looks like. I will contact you soon. Cheers for your excellent work Ludo Liu.
Glad you enjoyed it! you can contact me at any time, on the email details you'll find on the channel
You are a L.E.G.E.N.D. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. Much appreciated. SUBSCRIBED.
thanks a lot ben, please feel free to take a look at the other videos, and share the links if you like, it would help me a lot !
I wish you a great evening !
If this was on at the cinema I would pay to watch it..nice one ludo.i went to st Gregory college this brings back so much memories
thanks a lot, we drove very close to it, i should have tkken the road down, i don ' t know what i was thinking...
i was still sleepy.
thanks a lot for watching !
Another excellent video keep um coming as they are all very educational. Peace
thanks a lot my dear!!!next videos will bring you outside of Lagos !
hope you will like it !
It was nice seeing you for the first time Ludo (1:07) buying your beans hahaha
Kind of you to help her with her basket. It's amazing how they balance those loads on their heads: tradition
thanks a lot my dear for watching the video !
i wish you a great day !
What age does one learn to balance goods on their heads? The posture of many people there is exquisite.
Absolutely beautiful place. Yes, I would love to come and visit for 1 month or so. I've never seen green like that before. The greenery is luscious and vibrant. Thank you, I intend to take it all in wi th your videos.
So nice of you, thank you
Thanks for another informative and calming video. I love touring vicariously through these videos. I sit back on my sofa and enjoy the ride. There are so many unique buildings in Lagos.
Glad you like them! thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment !
please feel free to subscribe !
What a weird and wonderful series that you are doing here, please stay safe and give us more of this fantastic content!!!
why weird ? what is weird in that series ?
thanks a lot for watching it by the way !
@@Ludo_Liu Weird in the sense that I get to experience life in different parts of the world from the perspective of a local on a bike. It's pretty cool that I can feel like I'm walking on streets I've never seen before, and maybe never will see them in real life
@@joebroadbeef332 ohhh i get it !!! I am glad to welcome you on the back seat of the bike at anytime ! thanks a lot !
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder
thanks a lot for watching and taking time to drop a comment !
You are a brave guy and the best youtuber of the year. You showed all street in a 4K and above, which made the whole video enjoyable to watch as if someone is walking in that those streets. Biking while recording is the best.. But Streets of Nigeria-Lagos need a huge push in hygiene. My... My... no one cleans the streets?!.
Thank you so much 😀the streets are cleaned regularly....
users need more education on environment
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thanks a lot for watching that video;, please feel free to share the link to your friends and family !
I lived in Ikoyi, I remember the streets and I can smell the air. One day after the pandemic I will be back.
i may still be around !
take care ! thanks a lot for commenting !
Love Bourdillon Road!
this is a nice street indeed
Wow, that Wells Carlton, Executive Apartments @41.57! I would love an apartment there for sure.
yeah for sure, it looks really nice !
Nice one! Thanks for bringing this beautiful part of Lagos. I really commend you for your relentless efforts.
Thanks a lot Rotimi !!!
I am very glad to see you around here again !
Harmattan...I learnt new definition for a Western African wind
this weather is terrible for machine and bikers
Incidentally, harmattan takes its name from the Ghanaian Twi language, but that’s the only West African thing about it.
The wind originates from the north easterly winds possibly in Siberia !
It sweeps downwards towards Africa, loses its moisture in the Sahara (but picks up its dust instead) and bears down on West Africa as the harmattan wind!
A friend just share this with me and and it brought back memories. Lived in Obalende odo street precisely, made me want to come back home. Vi, ikoyi, used to be where i worked. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, and glad a user of the channel shared it with you !
please feel free to subscribe and take a look at the other videos on the channel.
it may bring many good memories
Great Job Ludo! I’m a fan of all your videos. Thanks for taking the pain and initiative to drive through our beloved country and sharing these beautiful memories. It satisfies my nostalgia to the fullest!
Hopefully you’ll consider other nearby cities like Ibadan etc in future.
Best of luck!
i drove to abeokuta and back to lagos today, then you'll see the footage in the coming week
On the way back i took ifo Road, then i shot inside of the city
tomorrow i am going to badagry and seme.
day after tomorrow i will take a train journey to Ibadan.
hope this fiest step will please you
take care ! I am glad to bring you some feeling of home !
I can't believe I watched the entire video
thank you so much, hope you have learned few things with it !!
Muy buen trabajo mister Ludo!!❤
thanks a lot for your comment regarding my work !
This one of the best travel vlogs I have ever seen. You make it about the journey and not about yourself. By the way I hope you got a good breakfast after this.
Thank you so much!! i am glad you understand the idea. there is one thing for sure i will never cover : myself. I am not the subject of any of these videos and i will never be. Nigeria and nigerian life and culture are way more interesting than my little safe
My schedule is often very busy but it’s worth sacrificing the time each week to watch your videos. Please keep giving us new immersive content! Despite the busyness of Lagos, i’s so soothing to watch your drives after a long day. Better you than me 😀. Be safe!
ah ah ah thanks i will keep driving for you, then you can just relax in your sofa after a big day, and immerse yourself in Lagos !
thanks for the feedback !
take care too !
This courage is greatly appreciated. I am a learner.
thanks a lot my dear ! i am learning to make these videos too
Another very interesting, fascinating ride! Even though the sky was overcast I still enjoyed riding with you. As usual the historical notes, street names and other notes added to my enjoyment. The time and money you invest to present high quality travel vlogs is not taken for granted. The font you use in the foot notes is easy on the eyes, pleasant to look at and non distracting. There is a stark contrast between the habitations of the 'haves and the have nots' of Lagos. I have also noticed these same differences here in the urban centers of the America's. Municipal services and upkeep in areas where the the 'haves' reside are provided daily while these same services are limited or not provided at all in areas where the 'have nots' reside. Of course this situation is not new, but it has been going on far too long to keep ignoring it. Where is the humanity in this? I apologize for going off on something I feel so strongly about. Allow me to return to the positive. Highlights for me of our ride were the occasional joggers, construction workers, tractors, dump trucks, cement trucks and people in orange overhauls sweeping and picking up trash. I chuckled at your comment about being hungry again so soon after eating breakfast and then eating again at 9:00am. I was delighted to see you stop to buy some food and assist the vendor put her basket on her head. By the way, does harmattan mean fog, smog or clouds?
thanks a lot for your comment ! the font i am using and the effect as well as the historical captions i put there, are eally time consuing. I could have uloaded the raw footage, but i really want to add value. then i am glad you appreciate, i think i worked around 30 hours for that video.. then 30 hours encoding...; etc...
The Harmattan is a kind is a kind of smog with dust and sand, it comes from sahara desert. the sand and dust is pushed in western africa during the season we use to call harmattan. i have a basic knowledge about it i wish i could answer deeper...
Love the 4k quality. Crispy
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Estarei aqui para mais uma estréia cheia de informações ...
thanks a lot Marli, once more you are the first around !
Great Video, Eso Ikoyi now referred to as Onikoyi are among the noble Dejo chiefs (Oloye Eko) in Lagos, others includes Elegushi, Oloto, Ijora, Aromire, Oniru, Olumegbon etc. Great job
thanks a lot, i have learned a lot doing this video, this is one of the aspect i like in that work, trying to learn more
This was so cool and the information you provided about the history was excellent. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. 💕
Thanks a lot Tonya, I am glad you enjoyed the historical part as well as the drive !
Love this history and the beauty of all the streets and people❤The men are soo Tall😱🌸🌸Greetings from USA
thanks a lot for watching and taking time to comment!
I am glad you enjoyed that video !
Merci beaucoup monsieur
Welcome !!! thanks for watching
Thanks man.. I just can't believe this each time i watch your Video i feel homesick .
Glad you enjoyed the video, glad to be able to bring you back home for a while !
thanks a lot for your comment
I feel happy again for watching nice places Thanks a lot and stay safe
thanks a lot for coming around for a trip with me on the bike !!!
i wish you a great evening !
please feel free to share !
Oke once i will try Also a great evening
What a really interesting ride! thank you for taking us along.
thanks so much i have learned many things preparing that ride, happy you enjoyed it !
Dropping a comment for the youtube algorithm, great video!
i thank you a lot brother !!!!
hope the algo will like your comment and be triggered !
I d love to show our Amazing Lagos to the world !
Ludo please get access and do drive-throughs of the residential estates/condos. The newer residences look way better than old glorified Ikoyi. Ikoyi is absurdly expensive due to old fame. Lekki Phase 1 probably has a better road network. Another thing do the neighbourhoods and inner estates of Chevron Drive, Agungi, Osapa London, VGC, and on the mainland, a drive through of inside Magodo GRA, Gbagada GRA, Ikeja GRA and other GRAs Estates will be nice. Thanks
thanks a lot for the advice ! I'll do that in the future !
i wish you a great day !
thanks a lot for taking time to comment !
I was born at Fowler Road in Ikoyi, almost opposite Ikoyi hôtel. TRUE ÔMO EKO. My Parish catholic church of Assumption at Falomo round-about. Ikoyi club and Golf Club was my territory. I met top Nigerian Police, military, officiers, politicians, governors, businessmen, foreign Embassies. I've not been there for over forty years. I'm Imo State. I live in France/Switzerland. I love Lagos inspite of her trafic jams and hustle life. Eko boys own Nigeria no matter their tribe. Obalende, Okaysuna, Idimotta, Yaba, Idioro, Surulere, Victoria Island where I worked for an international multinational. Lagos, oya how on dey ?
wow,thanks, you seems to have a nice life path ! where do you use to stay in France ? i am from Reims region.
champagne area. thanks a lot for sharing your experience and your thought !
I wish you a great evening !
@@Ludo_Liu Eko boy, how life dey mona you in Reims. Ebi say you dey drink Champagne from morning till night. Me n'a ogogoro I dey use for quench myi thirst. Yes, man. I've Just practised pidgin. I studied in Pau, Pyrennée Atlantique, home town of King Henry thé IV. Now, I live in the French/Swiss Alpes région. For sûr, it's colder than Ikoyi-Obalende-Yaba-Shogunle-Agege Lagos.
@@trapezosusinbadorus8085 ah ah Lovely, i dey drink Ogogoro sometimes o ! but dis one no be for small boys like me ! Like is great here. Pau is a nice city, i know many employees of Total compagny staying there... however i love south west of France. i have have to go back france i would probalibly pick up saint jean de Luz, or les landes... les pays basque !!
I wish you a great evening !!
@@Ludo_Liu Bobo how market ? I dey think say you go back to Lagos. Maybe you dey enjoy life inside your 60 meters yacht with Jetski near the beach of Takwa Bay. Nigeria don turn upside down eh ! Ômo, wahala plenty now oooo !! Wetin dey inside the head of Fulanis and that old fulani man wey dey Aso Roc ? Yeye pipule. E don drink too much brurukutu abi ogogoro. You wey take that picture of Banana, Lekki and Victoria Island na Oyinbo man you Bi ? Ei bi Oga ? Or na worki you do for Nigeria or na petrol you carry from pipeline and dey sel am for Coton ? I dey write ei dey speak French, Yoruba na Igbo too.
I liked the history lesson, very good.
Glad to hear that! take a look at badagry's video or Abeokuta 's video, they are both built around some historical facts, you may like them too
Thanks for the tour and the history lessons, bless up.
thanks so much for taking time to watch and drop a comment !
i wish you a very good day !
Keep it coming. Weldone job
thanks so much for taking time to drop a comment ! it really counts a lot !
i wish you a great evening my dear !
take care !
You must of lives in Lagos for some time to have learned your way around , great driving around on motorcycle
yes i have been there for some time . i kind of start to know the city a little
If I come to Lagos, I would like to stay at IKOYI but may not be able to afford the high prices of the apartments. I will also have bought the bread and beans like you did. If you love them, they must be good. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
yes prices are expensive on the islands. these beans, they are just the best breakfast you can have, you would surely love it
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Thanks for sharing we appreciate
Thanks for watching! I appreciate to see your feedback too
i wish you a great week !
I love Lagos. Ikoye is amazing
thanks a lot, yes Ikoyi is a nice area , and it will even look completely different in few years !
the best remains to come !
@@Ludo_Liu No doubt
Thank you very much sir👍👍👍👍
thank you so much for being here to watch and drop a comment !
i really appreciate ! I wish you a great evening !
Merci !
de rien !!!!! welcome !!!
merci à vous !
Beautifull !
Thank you! Cheers!
Well done lido liu this is by far the best way document any city. I know because of the awkwardness of some Nigerians aerial drone footage occasionally of the areas would also make it even more interesting
you can see drone footage on my main channel, thanks a lot for watching !
55:12 - Best outfit of the day!
that s true it is really nice o !!!
Relaxing and watching. Few people on the road in Ikoyi. Please keep them coming. I'm looking forward to the Oshodi Boys video.
good evening TS, unfortunately i ll have to postpone the premiere of the doc on the oshodi boys, it is not finished yet, i need to work more in iy before to release it. then i will be out to shoot these coming days.
the doc may be online in ten days.
thaks for being here as usual
@@Ludo_Liu That's fine. I will wait to see it. Have a great week. Enjoyed all your videos.
Woooooow Ludo is handsome 🤩
ah ah ah , thank you, the best in that video remains Lagos city !
Ola Ludo Liu 2 muito bom um passeio por lagos um abraço jundiai sp Brazil
ola amigu !!!
thanks a lot for your comment !
please feel free to share that video in Brazillllll
very nice
Thanks a lot !
Soo much beautiful we stan
thanks a lot !!!
Thank you for this video and all the work that evidently went into it :) You set off from the street I grew up on and eventually went by my primary school in Ikoyi. Very nostalgic, as you can imagine.
That's awesome! thanks for the comment regarding the work i put inside these videos. and thanks so much for that emotional feedback !
I am glad to be able to bring you back there !
Ok this video starts with a Roll Royce 😅 wow
Great job again man 👍🏾
it doesn 't only start with a rolls, it also ends with another one check the lasts minutes of the video :)
Ludo Liu 2 yes sir you right, do you have any social we can follow you ?
Another amazing trip!! Thank you! Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks a lot once more time !
please feel free to share !!
Bro you are doing great,I love watching your videos,as am outside the country ,it makes me feel like going back home .
thanks a lot, where are you watching from ??
@@Ludo_Liu am watching from Malaysia
@@expressinfomedia wow okay, a place i d like to visit. i have been in many places in Asia, but not in Malaysia
Your BEST one so far! 🔥👏
Old Ikoyi is still the prime in Lagos, but you should also bring us the newer parts of Ikoyi, such as Parkview and Banana Island. Cheers.
thanks a lot, i'll go there one day and do a video dedicated to these parts of ikoyi
Love the video. thanks for this.
please it would be nice to just see some of the landmark buildings when you pass by them
thanks for your comment and for the suggestion !
i will keep it in mind
Thanks always for sharing!
My pleasure!
Shukran 👍👍
welcome brother ! that s a big pleasure to share this !!!!
@@Ludo_Liu OK
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This is great nice history to know about the Yuroba the improvement of how far we come .😊
thanks a lot my dear ! i am glad you enjoyed the historical part !
i wish you a great day ahead !
this is former capital city of Nigeria, you don't just say Yoruba alone.
@@osaigbovoahunwan2145 but it’s Yoruba land naw, abi?
Thank you Ludo
thanks a lot for watching it !
Text reads better in this video, must be the paved road, darker over cast day? I like the phone ringing notification.
Thank you so much to take time to look at this video and drop a comment I really appreciate !
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Enjoyed it...Thanks
thanks a lot for your support brother, please feel free to share the link to your friends or on your social networks
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Ok Brother...
Awesome job! I enjoyed the ride!!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks a lot for your comment !
Amei tudo que ví...
multo obrigado Marli !!!! i wish you a great night !!!
Very good Job as usual Maestro, Especially the very enriching information that accompanies your videos, fruit of the quality of your research. For that, I put a big like for this video and save it on hard disk.
thanks a lot Felix, yes i wanted to add more than only street life, as i knew here was less busy, i could allow the viewers to learn few things with the captions
0:01 I found d NIGERIAN PRINCE!! Hallelujah! I shoulda responded to his emails.
Reminder Set😊👍1!$
thank you so much, see you tonight for the premiere !!!
God speed!
thanks a lot for watching !
very unusually interesting, some of the script are without matching scenes though
thanks a lot for your feedback !
Nice! Great love from Kenya. Lagos is an African gem, beautiful and well developed. Whats up with the fog ?
this is what we call harmattan in west africa, dust and sand, coming from a strong wind born into the desert
it is a kind of season here, it comes every year!
Pased through this area yesterday from cms to Ajah...😅
i guess the road was less quiet than last saturday morning :)
thanks a lot for your comment !
@1:09:41 I’m just curious. Where are you from?
i am french
Love ❤️it
thanks a lot !!!
Thanks for sharing!
thanks a lot for your message my dear !
hope you will enjoy the premiere !
Thank you so much
You're most welcome, without great people to watch, this would be meaningless
Nice video 👍🇮🇳
Thank you so much 😀 I am glad to see you around again Mr Kishor !
I am premiering another video in about an hour !I hope to see you around ! th-cam.com/video/luwrQzgQtvw/w-d-xo.html
I wish you a great Sunday !
I knew Obalende immediately I saw it. It’s the only part of the islands outside Isale -Eko (meaning downtown Lagos) that looks like the mainland.
yes that s true , it feels like in the mainland in obalende
Great documentary man
thank you so much, it was nice to share the premiere together
Thank you
You're welcome, thanks a lot for watching the video !
@@Ludo_Liu Nice movies.
@@kriswolskinews thanks a lot, please feel free to dig the other videos on the channel
There might be rich living , but from the way those street's look the neighborhood surrounding the rich need some tender loving care
The house on the left at 31:20 and at 41:48, what's that?
i knew the name, i saw it and then checked it on google map. this is some flat to rent, is it carlton or hilton flat...
something like this.
@@Ludo_Liu fancyyyyyyy
@@Ac-ty8wp yeah a lot !
What car is that at the start? Rolls? Chrysler? Sth else?
It is a phantom
it doesn't look dry that place unlike in the other area..its nice.
Yes, true it is more green in Ikoyi
Beautiful but there is no highway code to follow for the roads in Nigeria as I can see that there is or will be car collosion we will not see in the video.
thanks for watching...
I missed this one too. Sorry, I have been busy lately. How are you doing?
Thank you for the video. It is nice
thanks a lot for coimng around once more !
I hope you are doing fine !
I am tired but happy of my lasts days, !
Hope i'll produce nice images
Thanks so much brother I really love your job.... please Sir I need a little from you, please advice me on areas you think I could go look for a job, I mean to drop my CV to places like ( hotels, night clubs, bars, companies, and the rest of it) . I don't know that this area and have not been there before and I want to go there to drop my CV for a job.... so I don't really know the side resident area and none residential. this are the areas I want to go 1 Banana Island 2 Obalende 3Victoria Island 4Falomo, and if any other area around there that i didn't mention please Sir let me know........... Thanks so much I really appreciate
Just try to drop it everywhere. have the cv done, try to find as much compagnies, shop business as possible and their contacts and spread that cv all over !
I am sorry but i don ' t have any particular place to advice ! just try hard, opportunities are everywhere in lagos for those that can grab them