Schengen visa allows me to explore Europe!

Ahh where do I even start!

I have always had a passion for travelling and exploring the world. This passion and the state of education in my home country Nigeria allowed me to fly for the first time in 2018. OGs know the full story about that and it's also available to watch on my YouTube channel.

In 2019, I applied for the Schengen visa with the hopes of celebrating my birthday in Munich, Germany. Little did I know that after all the stress and other resources, my visa would be denied. You read that right haha. My schengen visa was denied because I posed a risk to public health and the visa officer wasn't satisfied with my reason for wanting to travel to Munich. I took the L and moved on.

Fast forward to 2022, I decided to try again. This time, I applied to Austria for a change. The schengen visa allows entry to all schengen countries. With an Austrian schengen visa, I planned to achieve my dream of visiting Munich too.

My schengen visa was granted a few days after my application at the Manchester visa application centre. Anyone who has tried applying for a schengen visa recently would know how difficult it is to get an appointment in either London, Manchester or Edinburgh. I did not mind the travel from London to Manchester.

On the 29th September 2022, I started my tour of Europe and visited seven countries in 13 days! Call me Faridah, the explorer!

I will stop this blog post here while I share snippets of my visa process and trips on Instagram and Youtube. See you on the gram! See you on the tube! Fasten your seat belts as you virtually tour with me!