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Top Hotels in Douala
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Ibis Douala
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Le Meridien Douala
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Vallee des Princes Douala
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Planet Hotel Douala
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Hotel Akwa Palace Douala
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Travel Blogs from Douala, Cameroon
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My 3 hour stay with the police
... , I had not slept in 2 days, and I was greatly outnumbered. There wasnt much to do, except like with everything else in Cameroon, go with the flow. In the beginning, there was a bit of animosity - although I am filipino by nationality and by color, since ...
Douala: Day 2
... clouds of large bats flitting in the city's sky as I ate my breakfast. They're almost always here in the center of Douala, but I'm often surprised to see them. These are daytime bats, out morning and evening, looking, I suppose, for insects. More power ...
Douala Day 1
Today was a full and soggy experience. It's the rainy season in coastal Cameroon and so it's hot like it always is, but also more humid than usual - if that's possible. I broke into a sweat as soon as I stepped out of the air-conditioned hotel and ...
Douala: Last Day
... hate it, Africa will rarely bore you. Once arrived, we talked for another hour about organizational issues and questions particular to Cameroon. Around 6:00 pm we shook hands and said goodbye and he headed for home. I had a light meal in the ...
Travel to Cameroon
... . They found large shrimp in the mouth of the river, and named it Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). And Camarões became Cameroon. We landed half an hour late and trudged through the entry formalities: a check of our Yellow Fever vaccination cards, ...
I Started, So I'll Finish
... I have only four days (25th to 28th inclusive), should I go via Gabon, to get to Congo. Four days to cross half of Cameroon, the whole of Gabon and get myself to the other side of the Gabon/Congo border. This will be a tiring affair I ...
Cameroon
The start of 3 years in Cameroon... Few memories, except a few images: the school, the apartment, my younger brother, my mother playing piano for a choral, my father making me taste ...
Out of Africa
... market, not far from the Ibis. We wandered through the narrow lanes, going from stall to stall, looking at various handicrafts from Cameroon and elsewhere. The vendors give a hard-sell to put it mildly. I was available for advice, but otherwise left my ...
The long arrival in Cameroon
... decisions that some members here had made. Some changed their minds about wanting a visit. It was no longer necessary to stop in Douala, Cameroon, but to avoid losing a non-refundable ticket, and having to purchase another one to boot, I still had to ...
Saturday in Douala
... . The latter indicated that we were pastors. That was important. As long as they stay out of politics, pastors are respected in Cameroon. One soldier said to the other in a disappointed tone: "they are pastors." The other responded also in an equally ...
It was the best of times it was the worst of times
... visa charge of 50,000 CFA Francs (about $125) per person for the privilege of entering the welcoming tourist-destination of Cameroon. At least Monsieur le Commissaire Premier Adjoint, didn't get his "tip." "Vengeance is mine" says the Lord. I ...
Travel to Cameroon
... back. To me that episode illustrated a kind of hard, aggressive edge that is found in many aspect of life in Cameroon. The national attitude always seems to border on outrage about some perceived slight. Not everyone has that attitude, but many do, ...
Sunday at camp
... us, some who just stared in surprise, and two or three people who insulted us out of the blue as we walked by. Some here in Cameroon (like in other parts of the world) seem to have the attitude, "if you're doing something nice for someone else but not for ...
Last day of camp
... adult camp? We want to have one too." This really has been a very positive experience for the members in Cameroon. After Christian Living the campers changed into sports clothes and the campers and staff headed back over the blacktopped playing ...
"The Terminal" or a rough entry into Cameroon
... who wouldn't accept anything we said: we had been assured we could get visas here, we came from Togo where there is not Cameroon representation from which we could get a visa. By this time the big boss had been informed of our situation and once ...
Sunday in Douala
... about international politics, the war in Iraq, Al-Qaeda, the upcoming American elections, Libya's Khadafy, the Chinese presence in Cameroon, the nature of dictatorial regimes, George Bush (not in the previous context...), courage and a host of other ...
Sabbath in Douala
... picked up another member named Barthalémé and Mr. Mrs. Bikoé. I call them Mr. and Mrs. because they're married, but in Cameroon married women often keep their own surnames, which may or may not be the same as their parents' surnames. If that sounds ...
douala
... thing out there which i love to see and to learn more, also meet people of diffren part of the world, so friend if you are interesting in safari and going through rain forest to see amazing things, lotts of nature, then cameroon is a place to ...
Douala Marjolaine's entry
Tuesday early in the morning, the flight from Cotonou, Benin to Douala, Cameroun was delayed so we didn't arrive until about 12:30 a.m. and didn't get to bed until 2:00 a.m. I was very thankful that my husband takes into consideration that Fiona, ...
Wednesday in Douala
... He asked if we were in transit, and I asked why that mattered. He shot a glance over at the departure tax booth. In Cameroon when boarding in international flight, the government levies a 10000 CFA ($20 per person) boarding tax to be paid in cash only. ...
Next Stop: Cameroon
... members, including the Bikoés whom I hadn't seen in many years. They had come out so late at night to welcome us to Cameroon. Some I knew from years before, some were new acquaintances, but it was a pleasure to see them all. They escorted us to the ...
First day in Cameroon
... and Tatiana about what life is like in America: schools, pastimes, life in general and about their perceptions of Africa, Cameroon in particular. As the meal was finishing we asked everyone to meet in the main hall. I introduced Marjolaine who thanked ...
Finally: Douala!
... of on time which was a bit amazing: 4 flights around the continent and all of them (nearly) on time! I finally arrived in Douala, Cameroon my destination about 23:00, which was 02:00 Madagascar time. Several church members met me at the airport and ...
Marjolaine's entry
... God's Word, resting, eating and fellowshipping were again the favorites of all. I wanted to know about the sizes of the families in Douala and surrounding areas. I was told it was common for women to have 7, 9 or even 11 children. Again I found out they ...
Saturday in Douala
This morning I was back at the hall by 10:30, (my ride was an hour late - not unusual here), and we had our Sabbath service. One of the local men, Mr. Andang gave a good sermonette message, and then I gave the sermon on the topic of peace, interior and ...
Friday in Douala
... reading their Bibles. Following the study we talked and caught up on news of different church members. Several of our brethren in Cameroon are in the middle of very difficult personal trials at the moment. It's not appropriate to go into details, but ...
Sunday in Douala
... speeches went well too. There was one impromptu speech, I ask the speaker to talk about "The best career to choose in Cameroon." Since official unemployment is about 70% this is a topic of great interest to parents trying to ensure some kind of decent ...
Douala, Cameroon, January 2 - 4, 2008
Douala is Cameroon's biggest city and main port, although the country's capital is the smaller inland city Yaounde. Douala is a sweaty industrial and port city founded by the Germans, the colonial power in region for a while until Germany lost its ...
de erschti arbeitstag
hüt isch de erschti tag schaffe! will hüt de erschti tag isch, bi i mit minere kollegin, de moni o am 5i mit em taxi an airport g’fahre. d'fahrt duret ca. 5-10 minute. döt tröffemer de daheru, er isch de stäischen, churzes briefing und ...
Housekeeping in Cameroon
... leadership seminars to be held in Douala. For lunch, I took a taxi down to the Wouri River to my favorite restaurant in Douala, the Dernier Comptoir Colonial (the last colonial trading post). It's right on the water, and far enough out that one can see ...
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