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al gal - Allison | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=237755] | 2008-01-20 20:42:38
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After 2 long days of mind-blowing travel, I have finally arrived. The journey started out in DC, then I flew to London for a small lay-over, and then to Madrid for the most tummultuous and angry 11 hour lay over ever. After being charged an extra 650 dollars to check our bags through SpanAir, Julia and I were thouroughly pissed. We arrived in Gambia at 2 am on friday, and surprise surpise, our ride wasnt there. The intention from my friends to pick us up at the airport was completly honorable, except they thought we were coming on saturday. With no [View Full Entry]
Life is funny sometimes. Jacked-up, but funny. I have been preparing for my move to The Gambia for several months now. The night before I was supposed to be in they sky, my friend who I was traveling with got real sick. Many phone calls, and a stupid re-booking fee later, our flight was postponed for a week. I've been walking around the house the past couple of days looking like a bag lady who should be pushing shopping bags in a grocery cart and barking. However, this next week I have before I leave gave me more time to do [View Full Entry]
al gal - Allison | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=234973] | 2008-01-11 17:46:37
By Byrkjeland
September 19th 2007
September 19th 2007
Tromme djembe og klappe krokodille
Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
Hei igjen, vi er fremdeles i Kololi i Gambia, og har som vanlig noe aa fortelle dere. Ikke det at vi har begitt oss ut paa store eventyr, de siste dagene har vaert ganske slappe, med soling og bassengbading som hovedaktiviteter. Men i gaar var vi paa utflukt til Bakau, som bare er noen minutter unna. Dit dro vi med Live, og vi besoekte noen venner av henne. Ene av dem var trommelaereren hennes, som bodde i bydelen Oslo (og hvis bror har spilt tromme sammen med storheter som Youssou N'Dour og Dr. Alban). Han ble med oss ned paa stranden, [View Full Entry]
Byrkjeland - Per Byrkjeland | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=203746] | 2007-09-19 20:12:53
Ja, naa er jeg inne i min siste ferieuke her i Afrika, og vi har forflyttet oss fra Ziguinchor og inn i Gambia. Gambia er et meget smalt land (hovedsakelig kun en elv med litt land paa hver bredde) som ligger midt i Senegal. Her har det regjert briter foer, saa folk snakker engelsk, noe som gjoer det mye lettere aa kommunisere. Etter en litt tungvint reise fra Ziguinchor, som tok ganske mye mer tid enn det hadde trengt, fant vi oss en leilighet i Kololi, naer stranden og med to luftkondisjonerte soverom. Senere fant vi ut at vi har baade [View Full Entry]
Byrkjeland - Per Byrkjeland | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=202646] | 2007-09-16 14:02:14
By Marcoelitaliano
July 2nd 2007
July 2nd 2007
Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
The Gambia synthesizes in few thousands of Km² all defects and virtues of the young independent Africa. On one hand it builds a tourism industry thanks to the callback of kilometers of white beaches and iridescent markets, on the other one, seems incapable to fulfill whichever undertaken plan, including the one of a repressive dictatorship. You get a first morsel as soon as you reach the border, arriving from Senegal. In that country, agents wear uniform and are efficient (by African standards) in carrying on their duties. On this part of the line, instead, customs officers show up in worn [View Full Entry]
Marcoelitaliano - Marco Daprile | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 8 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=176201] | 2007-07-02 00:00:00
Zeven weken in Gambia, het is nu wel mooi geweest hier, vooral in het binnenland is het erg heet, sommige dagen +40ºC, en 's avonds koelt het weinig af, maar het binnenland is mooi en groen. De belangrijkste bezienswaardigheden zijn, een aantal forten en gebouwen uit de tijd van de slaven handel en een paar oude steencirkels. Overal langs de rivier staan overblijfselen van, onder andere, ons eigen zwarte verleden in vorm van forten, huizen, ‘’pakhuizen’’ en kerken uit de tijd van de slavenhandel, ze zijn allemaal even vervallen, geld voor renovatie is er niet, ondan [View Full Entry]
threels - martijn threels | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=150867] | 2007-04-21 00:00:00
Na mijn aankomst op de luchthaven van Banjul, laat ik me door een taxi afzetten (letterlijk en figuurlijk) bij het hotel in Banjul waar ik de laatste nacht ook geslapen heb. De volgende morgen sta ik bijtijds op en vertrek richting Bwiam, het dorp waar Sara (één van de twee Amerikaanse vrijwilligsters die we in Mauritanië hebben ontmoet) woont, met haar Gambiaanse familie, een moeder, die ik niet heb gezien omdat ze er niet was in de tijd dat ik er was, Moussa haar zoon, Kaddy z'n vrouw en twee kinderen Fatou een meisje van een jaar of 14 en [View Full Entry]
threels - martijn threels | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=144639] | 2007-03-06 00:00:00
By Loora
February 22nd 2007
February 22nd 2007
"It's Nice to Be Nice"--Daily Life in The Gambia
Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Serrekunda
My title is one of Gambians' favorite sayings. It's true for them--they're very friendly. Wherever I'm walking to, it's guaranteed that at least 4 adults say "Hah-lo" or "How ah you?" as I walk past. It's too much at first, but now I'm used to it. Some days it gets annoying, but it actually is nice to connect with people, especially the ones I walk past everyday. On the other hand, random guys come up to us and ask us how our holiday is, where we're from, where we're staying, what our name is. It's best to have a made-up name [View Full Entry]
Loora - Laura Oxenreiter | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 10 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=131735] | 2007-03-08 13:06:38
De volgende morgen moeten we weer op tijd weg. Ik ben als eerste wakker en spring rond acht uur onder de douche, we zetten alles weer op zijn plek in de woonkamer en rond negen nemen we afscheid en gaan opzoek naar een telefoon, we willen voor de zekerheid toch even de Gambiaanse ambassade bellen om te checken of we echt geen visum nodig hebben. Volgens de dame aan de telefoon zijn de regels veranderd en hebben we wel een visum nodig, das een tegenvaller, we nemen een taxi naar de Ambassade van de Gambia, ook hier houden ze vol dat [View Full Entry]
threels - martijn threels | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=134539] | 2007-03-03 14:30:49
So I've been in The Gambia for a month now, which I think is unbelievable. Where have I gone so far? The first place we went was Bijilo Forest Park, which is on the other side of Serrekunda from where we live. It's pretty neat because monkeys live there and don't mind the tourists. The forest is thick there, which showed us how this area looked before all of the recent development/deforestation. The Banjul market is another touristy place we went the first week. It basically consists of many rows of little stands along the streets selling various items, fabric shops, [View Full Entry]
Loora - Laura Oxenreiter | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 5 Comment(s) | 10 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=126611] | 2007-02-22 14:35:41