Today, There is an annual pilgrimage being held at Doumelong. We are going there Christelle and I. Doumelong is a small borough not far from Bafoussam off the main road that links Bafoussam and Bamenda. More exactly, it is near the "Chefferie Bamougoum"(Bamougoum traditional Kingdom). The road that gets there is tarred up to a certain point after which you encounter a tough and rough dusty track. The pilgrimage is the initiative of Bafoussam diocese (Catholic church). It happens only once per year and attracts large crowds of people. I don't know the exact distance from Bafoussam to Doumelong [View Full Entry]

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Over the last days. I routinely went downtown to mooch about the market area. It has also rained considerably which definitely suppressed the annoying dust. Tomorrow Christelle (my younger sister) and I will go to Doumelong to attend a pilgrimage there. I plan to make good coverage of that event. Stick around... [View Full Entry]

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Heya everyone, This is just to have you view some pictures of Bandjoun taken on this day. I went there with the parents. Bandjoun is heading the administrative division of Koung-Khi in the west province of Cameroon. We went there to visit the market. By Cameroon standards, Bandjoun is a fairly well constructed city at the divisional level. There is a small "Institute of Technology" (IUT Fotso Victor de Bandjoun) there. The bulk of the population here live off land farming and agricultural products here are comparatively cheaper than in Bafoussam which is slighlty industrialized. The t [View Full Entry]

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Today, parents are going to Douala to purchase some items. I am going with them. The distance from Bafoussam to Douala is exactly 243 kms, It however takes more time get to Douala than to go to Yaounde (287 kms away) because the road to Douala is poorly maintained and requires drivers to move slowly. It takes usually at least 4 hours and a half to cover the 243 kms, sometimes even 5 hours! Notice that this is also due to the many boroughs encountered along and the resulting humps on the road near agglomerations. Douala is in the littoral [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in Bafoussam around 12h30pm after a comfortable trip (contrary to the going trip that was very bad). I had rested slightly in the afternoon and went to visit an old friend of mine, christian who lives near "carrefour de la caisse" at Tamdja. It is sunday so I managed to leave his place early to attend the evening mass that begins at 6pm. The service ended late that night. 19 march Today morning, I am going to "quartier Nylon" in order to get some vaccination against yellow fever. Some countries (among which Cameroon) require you to have the [View Full Entry]

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march 14th I am leaving for Ongola (joke) today. Ongola is the former name of the city of Yaounde, the actual capital of Cameroon. It is a very admisnistrative town. the trip from Bafoussam to there fetches between 3 and a half to 4 hours by bus over a relatively good road of 287 kms (I calculated that distance). Yaounde is in the center of the country heading the ''province du centre" (Centre province), which is a landlocked province within the country. The Bus arrived at destination (Tongolo - Etoudi) at around 1pm. Yaounde is a hot place with much [View Full Entry]

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That's it. We are back in Bafoussam, but tomorrow am leaving for Yaounde. Will be right back... [View Full Entry]

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Today I am going to Bamenda with my younger brother guy. We will be visiting the city and also pay a visit to my brother-in-law who resides there.. 14h30 We took a taxi to auberge roundabout. just as we are arriving at destination, the first downpour of this raining season is flowing over Bafoussam. This is an unfortunate event for our plans as we intend to take a Bus bound for Bamenda. When it rains it gets difficult to do anything as everybody scampers for a shelter. We have to wait for some 1 hour until the rain eases a [View Full Entry]

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I have been sleeping over the last 2 days. THe mood is good. Today going out to discover the city with "guy" my younger brother. We are going downtown on foot which allows for better sight seeing. anyway Bafoussam ain't that much a large city and some exercise will do me a lot of good. My first impression is that the place has not change much. The same old (potholed) and dusty streets. At the cybercafe, I could barely check my emails. the connection was too slow to run travelblog. I also ran accross franky, an old acquaintance, at the [View Full Entry]

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Douala 17h30 Eventually arrived in Cameroon late that wednesday evening. It took very long to complete the entry procedures. I had a very warm welcome from the family/relatives. It is so nice to be back. The place has not change much. Douala is a as hot as ever, and very humid. Upon arrival, we are heading straight to the hotel because my hometown is not Douala. Tonight I will hopefully have a deep rest after the lenthy trip We left the luggages at a hotel in akwa neighborhood named "Procure des missions". Well It is not actually a hotel. It [View Full Entry]

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