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Samuel Adeyemi

Data reporter: crowds, queues and prices, based in London

Covers Visas and entry, Backpacks, Money and costs

Last field trip Sep 20263 guides published
  • Data
  • Investigation
  • Crowds

Languages: English, Yoruba

About

Samuel used to build dashboards for a newspaper. Now he counts things travellers care about: how long the EES queue really is, what a carry-on actually weighs across 40 airlines, when a park gate fills. His stories show the method and the data, and give you a number you can quote.

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Months, not dates, for privacy.

  • Sep 2026Paris CDG and MadridEES wait-time sampling, 5 days
  • Jul 2026Manchester40 backpacks weighed, 3 days in the workshop
  • Apr 2026ZionGate fill-time counts over 6 mornings

Guides by Samuel Adeyemi

a city street with a yellow taxiRulesTourist taxes in Europe: what you pay city by city in 2026Updated Oct 3, 2026black hiking backpack near white Fujifilm instax mini camera near black leather boots, red half-zip jacket, gray pocket watch on white mapData storyWe weighed 40 travel backpacks: real weights vs claimedSamuel Adeyemi · Updated Oct 3, 2026a hand holding a bookStoryEES at Schengen borders: how to get through your first registration fasterSamuel Adeyemi · Updated Oct 2, 2026
DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.

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Africa

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