Blogs from Cayenne, French Guiana, South America
ibud og bill og fronsku Gvaejana
Published: September 15th 2011South America » French Guiana » Cayenne
September 15th 2011
Jaeja, vika i fronsku Gvaejana. Thad haetti ad rigna eftir fyrsta daginn og vid tok steikjandi hiti og sol sem brennir a no time! (er buin ad finna upphropunarmerkid a thessu erlenda lyklabordi og thvi verdur thad ospart notad. !) I fronsku Gvaejana er near allt lokad um helgar, tho serstaklega a sunnudogum. Okkur langadi ad nyta solina a sunnudeginum og skreppa a strondina sem er I naesta bae, thar sem straeto og minibusar ganga ekki a sunnudogum akvadum vid ad taka leigubil, vid komumst tho fljotlega ad thvi ad leigubilar ganga ekki heldur a sunnudogum. Thannig ad vid vorum strandaglopar I bae thar sem eiginlega allir veitingastadir og allar budir voru lokadar, vid tolum ekki fronsku, folkid talar ekki ensku og vid til husa a einstaklega oadlandandi gistiheimili (sem faer tho plus fyrir frabaert starfsfolk). ... read more
September 10th 2011
Sidan sidast…. Eftir sidasta blogg gengum vid upp Champs Elysees i leit ad godum veitingastad, thvi midur voldum vid ekki vel… Vid letum blekkjast af fyndnum buningum thjonanna sem voru i sjolidabuningum, rondottum peysum med hvitar kollhufur. Maturinn vakti ekki eins mikla lukku, franska lauksupan var meira eins og kjotbollusosa en supa og crepe-id var gratt a litinn, bragdid var lika frekar gratt.. En eftir ad hafa fengid okkur godan eftirrett annarsstadar forum vid upp i Sigurbogann thar sem Svenni tok margar margar flottar myndir. Thegar vid komum nidur vildi hann lika taka myndir af boganum upplystum i myrkrinu og sa ad best vaeri ad gera thad liggjandi a gangstettinni, thad thotti folki skondid en myndirnar eru geggjadar. Daginn eftir, a manadar brudkaupsafmaelinu, aetludum vid heldur betur ad gera vel vid okkur og fara m.a. fint ... read more
May 30th 2011
I wasn't even sure this deserved a blog, but in the end I decided to do one for two reasons: first of all for continuity, otherwise some of you might wonder how I teleported from Cayenne to Rio; then because when I was looking for info on the Cayenne-Macapa route, I remember there was very little available, so it might turn out to be helpful to someone. I had to be in Rio on the 1st of May, so I left Cayenne on the morning on the 29th (don't worry, the route involves getting on a plane!). My friend dropped me at the bus station where I caught a shared minibus. Thinking that because you're in a French county, the standard of driving might be slightly improved would be a serious mistake and the ride from ... read more
May 20th 2011
My visit to French Guiana started well, with a guided tour of St Laurent du Maroni in a police car. The first shop I saw was a boulangerie and that's when I realised “I'm in France! This is home! Well... Kind of...” Then I stumbled across a couple of French supermarket chains and was almost laughing to myself. It felt good to be “home”, probably better than it has felt going back to France every now and then over the last few years. It was a bit like having a break from the travels without actually having to fly half way around the world. I was only in St Laurent for a couple of hours, waiting for the bus that would take me South, to Kourou. With all the Suriname débâcle, I was arriving a little ... read more
December 15th 2010
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August 16th 2009
We left Paramaribo in the morning via bus along a ridiculously rough paved road to the border town of Albina. We crossed the river by boat and got stamped into French Guiana. We would use the country’s capital Cayenne as our base so boarded further transport to take us the rest of the way. The country, as a French territory, uses euros and is a horrendously expensive place. Thirty five euros to travel the three hours confirmed the rumours! Our journey wasn’t without drama, a young lad and an old man were talking away before the conversation turned a little nasty. It seems that the young lad was from Paris and had moved to Cayenne because that’s where his family came from. He wanted to get away from ‘racist Paris’ but found the people of French ... read more
March 15th 2008
Mi servirebbero venti pagine per descrivere ciò che ho fatto nelle ultime due settimane. Cercherò d'esser breve. Lasciata Belem in direzione nord mi sono addentrato nella parte più fitta della foresta pluviale amazzonica. Un mondo a sè dove una guida locale diventa indispensabile anche per gli arci-ultra-indipendenti come me. La regione dell'Amapà, la più settentrionale della costa brasiliana è uno spettacolo, un ridotto di ciò che 50 o 100 anni fa si sarebbe potuto vedere in gran parte del mondo e che presto (ahimè) smetterà d'esistere. Il passaggio di frontiera dal Brasile alla Guiana o -stando ai documenti- dal Brasile alla FRANCIA l'ho effettuato in barca. Una lancia motore che da Oiadaque mi ha trasbordato fino a Saint George. La Guiana Francese è un po' un punto interrogativo. Da un lato è evidentemente terzo mondo, direi ... read more
July 20th 2007
Because of the huge lack of public transport we had to hitch hike to Cayenne. Valerie dropped us on the road to Cayenne and I stood with my thumb out for only 5 minutes again before were picked up by a nice, smiley frenchman in a jeep. No english so it was a quiet trip. He dropped us on the edge of town and walked to the hotel, stopping for coffee and croissants on the way. We booked at the Hotel Central, a little pricey at 59 euros a night but a nice room with a balcony and a cool shower which sprayed horizontal jets from 6 nozzles. The guy at the desk couldn't speak english but he had lots of patience and smiled a lot. We had heard mixed opinions about Cayenne. The girls from ... read more
