In Search of King Solomon's Mines

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April 20th 2006

Published: April 29th 2006

After paying a small bribe at the Pamalap-Kambia border and waving goodbye to the woman claiming to be the presidents daughter, we arrived in Freetown. A blood-red full moon shed light on Freetowns landmark - the imposing 500 year old cotton tree - as innumerable bats left their daylight refuge among the cotton trees gnarled branches. Once again we stayd in one of my aunts apartments, right in the... Read Full Entry

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2nd May 2006

Stuart
Stuart Morgan Hurlbut

Regret
It seems that Sierra Leone is every bit as good as all the migrants from there in Guinea told me. So, I regret that I didn´t make my way there when I was in West Africa last year. The blog is great, keep up the good work!

6th May 2006

Tim
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Memories
I made it to Freetown and Kabala last summer. Your blog brought me right back there. I clearly remember the early morning prayer call in Freetown and the night-time noise. We even hired the Nissan Patrol to take us from Kabala to Alikalia over almost impassable roads. Great pictures!

24th October 2007

Kreativemix
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Great Pics
Awesome blog. I miss Sa Lone. http://rebuildingsierraleoneonechildatatime.blogspot.com/

18th June 2008

felix
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Holaaa suninque
anchearane, amañamo? anti many? I from argentina.! Mohamed is my frends

24th February 2009

Julie
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Photographs.
I love your photographs, I love those faces. I am going to go back and read your blogs. I shall dream of Sierra Leone tonight. How exciting your journey. Thanks for letting us read your story.Julie

25th August 2009

khadija
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hey
hey i really want to know were i can fine this weird sour fruit called (kankan) and i live in the united state in Saint Louis Missouri.. please you get is e-mail respond back to me.... Thank you ever much...

20th July 2010

sajjad baniyan
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i love name memuna
i love name

11th November 2010

Georgina Laverse
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It is so great to see such beautiful photographs of my country and to read your enchanting account of your time there. I am so full of nostagia now :)

28th December 2010

Taz
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Mmmm...
This fruit is known as 'Tope Tope' in Swahili... and yes, it is pleasantly sour! ;o)

23rd January 2011

momo
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sour fruit
This sour fruit is called sawasop in Krio. It's in the same family as custard apple, which is called switsop :)

18th April 2011

jayshree gohil
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topetope
OMG... I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FRUIT IN US... BUT NO LUCK....i USED TO EAT THIS FRUIT IN SCHOOL IN dAR ES SALAAM.... USED TO LOVE IT... EVEN DURING CLASS TIME... HID IT IN THE DESK.... AND TAKE ONE SEED AT A TIME AND SUCKED ITS SWEET N SOUR JUICE WITH CHILI AND SALT AND AT THE END I USED TO PEEL THE INNER LINING OF THE FRUIT AND CHEW THAT AND OMG..... I CANNOT TELL U HOW MUCH I LOVED IT... AND MISSING IT FOR YEARS NOW.... NEVER BEEN BACK AND ITS BEEN 35 YEARS NOW.....MHMHMH!!!!! I would love to get hold of some seeds and maybe plant it.....

25th July 2012

ome
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WELL, that is called Madda. It also an west African fruit that is very good. You might of called it sour which it is but that's not the right way how to eat it. Your suppose to put a lot of sugar and spittle salt. Its an excellent fruit. I had it many times in Africa!!.

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