http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Cameroon/West/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Cameroon , West en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:10:49 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:10:49 BST Que pena los tenia algo descuidados pero he estado un poco ocupado terminando un proyecto bueno hace 2 semana estuve en las playas de Camern en lugar especial llamado Limbe la playa es bonita pero nada que envidiarle a las playas colombianas aqu venden toda clase de comidas de mar esta vez tuve la oportunidad de comerme un gran cangrejo por solo 1000 pesos colombianos muy rico desde esta http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-239222.html Hola a todos de nuevo espero que no estn aburridos con mis mensajes cada 8 das bueno esta semana les voy a hablar de algo muy importante la comida lo primero quiero que sepan es que la comida aqu es muy pero muy picante no se como ser en Mxico pero si no es lo mismo estn muy cerquita he tenido algunos problemas de gastritis por culpa de la comida es very very hoooootttt water please e http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-239213.html Hola otra semana mas y mas experiencias esta semana estuve en un evento muy bonito la inauguracin de una iglesia catlica y cuando digo inauguracin es inauguracin todo empez el viernes por la noche con un gran concierto en la iglesia con toda clase de msica msica religiosa clsica opera rock cantos gregorianos todo muy bonito uno de los mejores actos que he asistido unas voces http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-239203.html Hola Disclpeme todos por no haberles escrito antes la semana pasada estuve muy ocupado con mi trabajo y preparando un evento que es el tema de mi experiencia de esta semana bueno estuve en un congreso que se llama NLDs National Leadership Development Seminar seminario nacional de desarrollo de liderazgo este evento fue realizado en Bue una ciudad anglofonona este evento se realizo por 3 das http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Buea/blog-238891.html Bueno esta semana quiero hacer un parntesis pues paso algo muy difcil para mi familia y para mi cuando yo estaba dispuesto ha hacer este viaje trate de estar lo mejor preparado posible ahorre plata para pagar mis tiquetes estudie idiomas me prepare profesionalmente para cumplir con las exigencias de mi trabajo me prepare tambin sicolgicamente para estar lejos de los que quiero pero me http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238556.html Hola a toda mi familia estoy muy bien gracias a Dios y como cada 8 das una nueva experiencia que contar al paso que vamos cada 8 das les tendr algo diferente. Camern es una caja de regalos este fin de semana me invitaron a una reunin supuestamente familiar y yo como he estado haciendo ltimamente me fui de pato no mentiras un amigo quera pedir la mano de su novia a los padres y me invito http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Nkonksamba/blog-238547.html Hola Muchachos me alegra que todas las cosas estn bien he recibido email de varios de ustedes cosa que me alegra para que me mantengan informado de chismes aqu hay otras experienciaBueno cada semana me encuentro cosas nuevas se acuerdan que en un mensaje yo les haba contado que aqu cada vez que una persona muere o cumple anos de haber muerto se celebra una fiesta pues si esta sem http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238451.html Bueno les cuento que esta semana estuve en una ciudad que se llama Bue y es el comite local de Jean Louis La ciudad es bien diferente a las otras es muy calmada no tiene el desorden ni el despelote de las otras ciudades es sper limpia con calles bien organizadas nada de rotos la ciudad es Anglo no hablan nada de francs y la gente es muy pero muy educada Bue es todo lo contrario de Douala http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238441.html Hola Amigos Felices Pascuas les deseo desde estos territoriosBueno esta semana estuve en la parte L'ouest de cameroon y encontr cosas muy particulares conoc a un figura muy tradicional en cameroon que es el chief cada pueblo tiene su chief y es muy poderoso en la comunidad es como un Dios el cargo de chief es otorgado por herencia entonces cuando el chief muere el p http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238437.html Hola Amigos bueno otra vez de Cameroon con mas experiencias bueno hace 8 dias estuve en misa y esta semana tambin aqui usted puede escuchar la misa en ingles o en francs los domingos en la manana en francs y los sbados en la noche en ingles todo cambia el evangelio esta escrito dependiendo del idioma hasta los que cantan cantan al idioma que corresponde la misa aqu son muy fieles hay http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238427.html Hola mas cosas para contar de cameroon como les dije la ciudad es muy desorganizada pero la gente es amable la autoridad aqu es muy corrupta al pobre extranjerosea yo siempre le quieren sacar plata por cualquier cosa a mi el primer dia que llegue me sacaron US 10 ahora ya se que son muy corruptos entonces trato de evitarlos aqu no hay buses solo hay buses para el que quiere viajar a otra http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238422.html Hola Amigos aqui estoy bien gracias a Diosal principio es dificil cuando llegue todo me parecia un despelote mucho trafico conductores suicidas etcetc... hay calorcito estamos a 40 C pero en abril suve un poco como a 45 c entonces va ser dificil por ese lado hay mosquitos pero me han picado pocos ahora estoy viviendo con unas personas del trabajo el lunes me voy para mi nueva casa aqui todo http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-238228.html It's all part of the trip people say about breaking down.......but why did it have to be in the middle of a two day jungle crossing between Cameroon and Nigeria.......Flying into Douala on the west coast of Cameroon reminded me of the Apocalypse Now movie the wooded and thatch huts surrounded by flooded jungle and a dense thick humid air. Not really the type of scene that wants to make you l http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Mount-Cameroon/blog-233188.html On the Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Cameroon I had the bizarre and probably onceinalifetime experience of disappointment that I would only be on the plane for 4 hours. While in the air I could savour the thrill of embarking on the final West African leg of the trip but once we touched down reality would hit as we tried to get the bike out of Customs and put it back together assuming http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bamenda/blog-233166.html After several hours at the Nigerian side of the border trying to exit that country we ended up spending the night at the Cameroon border post as we were already hitting night fall by the time entry was being sorted out. This is the real disadvantage to group travel because border crossings take 10 times longer when you're trying to get 20 people and a large truck across.Christmas day was one to http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Limbe/blog-231022.html Leaving OsloThe buzzer went of at 0415 as programmed and up we went. It was cold 11 centigrade and Anja didnt want to leave the warm cosy bed but I managed to kick here out of it. We hurried to the airport with all our luggage. It looked like we were going on a major expedition as we had no less than 14 kollis. The girl at the checkin counter made huge eyes but went along with it and sen http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-230302.html We pretty much drove straight from the border to Limbe stopping once for a swimwash in a roadside creek. The first night we camped at Mile 6 Beach our two trucks plus two from Economic Expeditions four toilets and four showers between us all. Despite all the people it was a beautiful beach and when we got up in the morning the trees were full of Mona monkeys who quite happily posed for us. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Limbe/blog-185268.html For a few weeks climbing Mount Cameroon was the only thing I really wanted to do before leaving Africa. True there were other little trips and activities in Cameroon Nigeria Benin and Togo but none excited me like the prospect of climbing West Africarsquos highest mountain. Another reason it was important is because the trek was a present from my granddad. Sadly I never got the chance to m http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Mount-Cameroon/blog-176910.html We arrived in Cameroon on the worst roads I've ever experienced. Crossing the border from Nigeria on a Thursday morning it was Saturday before we arrived in the city of Douala a grand total of 400km in 2 and a half days The dirt roads here are rendered impassable at times in the rainy season and one local described them to us as bad beyond human comprehension he hit the nail on the head th http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-166248.html MealsnbspAfrica raquonbspCameroon raquonbspBafoussam By Lucky TravellerApril 5th 2007Sylvain KamdemHeya everyone These are the photos of a few of the meals you will likely come accross should you come to Cameroon one of these days. I am not especially good at cooking nor interested in culinary art. So none of these were prepared by me. I just came to eat them by chance over the course http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-149666.html 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 BamougoumBamougoum traditional Kingdom. The road that gets there is tarred up to a certain point after which you encounter a tough and rough dusty track. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-149190.html 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... http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-149183.html 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 KoungKhi 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 V http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bandjoun/blog-149161.html 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 Notic http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Douala/blog-149136.html 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 T http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-149004.html That's it. We are back in Bafoussam but tomorrow am leaving for Yaounde.Will be right back... http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-148727.html Today I am going to Bamenda with my younger brother guy. We will be visiting the city and also pay a visit to my brotherinlaw 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 http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bamenda/blog-148709.html 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 cy http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Cameroon/West/Bafoussam/blog-148690.html