Kinshasa, Congo - The Dem. Repub. Travel Blogs

time, hair and TV
Dec 28, 2008

... and now I find that for the last week I have been a day ahead!? What the hell. The trouble is, I keep mucking about with the clock on my computer. I should just leave it. I messed around with my google calendar and now it fucked. :( Em going to change it ...

New Years
Jan 1, 2009

... how you guys do it. After the make-up was removed I had to put on the mascara myself... I swear, I am a complete moron... I applied the white stuff on OK, then when I was putting the black stuff into my eye, I put the stick right inside my eyes. LOL. I ...

Panashe and Dawn Arrived
Dec 24, 2008

So Panashe and Dawn arrived yesterday afternoon. I had spent the last 2 days wishing they would arrive sooner, then when the two little bastards arrived, the first thing they said was "Denise, what happened? You are fat!!!". Bloody idiots. No, hey Denise, ...

we got our visas
Jan 7, 2009

We got the VISAS!!! The bastards gave us a one year visa... Then cancelled the fucking thing, and changed it to a month one. What the HELL!!! Anywho, we are trying to see if we can organise to go to Zimbabwe before I come back. Will keep you guys ...

quiet little bitch
Jan 6, 2009

... use to get into Brazzaville. There were soldiers with guns and tents, all waiting to make sure no one tried to cross the river... Also, when in Kinshasa, there is no public access to the river. The river is fenced off in area or has UN compounds along it.. ...

hair stuff and then ramblings
Dec 26, 2008

... pool of 60 or so african girls, and only 5 of them have an opinion that matters enough for me to listen to. Now here in the Congo, you have some stunning women. They all have big tits, tiny waist, perfect arses, its embarassing to be me. At least now that ...

New Years celebrations
Jan 1, 2009

... figure, you can wear anything". "Yeah, sexy lovehandles...you bitch, could you not think of a better compliment", I would have thought before the Congo. But in this case I will be all, "Oh honey, thanks. ha ha. Then again, I dont have the complexion to ...

Silent Predators
Dec 23, 2008

... fuckers. You dont see anything, you just feel the itchiness ages later. I reckon I am itching coz I cant be bothered getting the water activated... it involves getting out of bed... Damn, just remembered I forgot to take my tablet... will take it now.. ...

Arrivee RDC
Apr 6, 2009

... prennent le hors bord et on a moins de problemes administratifs a la frontiere, donc j ai pris le hors bord. L arrivee a kinshasa est vraiment un souvenir memorable. Les officiels vous saisissent le passport et on essaye de vous diriger vers tel ou tel ...

EARLY Christmas day
Dec 25, 2008

... of snow being dumped on me.... I know, I am complaining and I should be thankful for getting the opportunity to come to the Congo. Yeah, well if someone sends me a fan, Ill be thankful, right now as I sit here, an insomniac, sweaty, unwashed, ...

2eme essai Angola
Apr 8, 2009

... pays direction la Zambie. Cette traversee sera longue (5 semaines) et j apprendrai a attendre pour attraper n importe quel vehicule vers la prochaine ville. Je suis le 2eme touriste cette annee a avoir traversee le congo de Kinshasa vers la Zambie.

visas
Jan 2, 2009

OK. So you guys all know what a mission it was for us to get visas to come to the Congo. When I was in transit in Perth was when my dad finally got what is called a Visa Volant. This Visa Volant enables you to get into the country and then you get the ...

24 hours till take-off
Jan 8, 2009

...         FOR THE TICKETS TO BIG DAY OUT!!! If I get a chance to say hi to Neil Young, I will total give him a dirty kiss for you Erin. :P YAY The Congo has been quite an experience. :P I am looking forward to take-off.

Kinshasa so far
Dec 23, 2008

... though, apparently it went ahead in another flight, that is code for, its totally never going to get here. I saw the airport at kinshasa, no way is anyone getting their luggage back. This sucks because Dawn had presents for me. :( Anyway, I ...

Meetings in Kinshasa
Jan 24, 2009 (1 photos)

... could have an attendance approaching 100 with the children. We will continue to work on bylaw rules for registering an association here in Congo so that we can operate safely and legally. Of course poverty is an issue, we discussed that, and ways we might ...

Church services in Kinshasa
Jan 25, 2009 (4 photos)

... airport tomorrow at 6:45. You have to be really early at Ndjili Airport, since there is practically no computerization. All the check-in registration, baggage processing, everything is done by hand. Arrive 90 minutes before the flight and you may not get ...

Feast of Trumpets in Kinshasa
Sep 30, 2008 (9 photos)

... , I showed a video update of what's been happening in francophone areas, including my last visit to Kinshasa. They really enjoyed seeing themselves on the computer screen, as well as getting news of other areas in Africa and Europe.   Following the ...

Arrival in the Congo
Sep 29, 2008

... the two countries. Instead of saying "the Democratic Republic of the Congo" which is a mouthful, people here usually say "Congo - Kinshasa" and for the other: "Congo - Brazzaville." The cities face each other on opposite banks of the Congo River. The ...

Last full day in DRC
Oct 2, 2008 (3 photos)

... after dark if he can help it.   Mr. Mukendi has offered to pick me up early tomorrow and drive me to the airport. It's important in Kinshasa to leave plenty of extra time because all sorts of things can happen on the road out there and even in the ...

First day in Kinshasa
Sep 30, 2008

... and was excited to learn we'd be meeting tomorrow. He has helped hold together a small group of church members in Kinshasa and in the Bas Congo region of the country, apparently near Matadi.   I look forward to having a group discussion with all the ...

Arrival in Kinshasa
Jan 23, 2009

... ; We chatted a bit as we waited. He filled me in on the local news: the situation is calm in Kinshasa, there is still trouble in eastern Congo around Goma, the economy is not improving, and the manager of the Grand Hotel just died of sorcery.   My ...

Sabbath in Kinshasa
Sep 9, 2007 (4 photos)

... nbsp; They sang another hymn, then there was some beautiful special music: a vocal solo by a fantastic tenor singing a capella.  The words were a mystery to me but his voice was enthralling.    I spoke for about an hour on the subject of ...

Girolla Trek in Congo
Jun 17, 2005 (7 photos)

... get to the border etc.Now when we got to the border, we had to walk across no man's land to get into Congo. The difference between the poverty in Uganda and Conga was unbelievable - you won't believe me when i tell you that there was WOODEN BIKES in the ...

Travel to the Congo (RDC)
Sep 7, 2007

... Kinshasa as compared to the other cities she mentioned. She agreed that one always had to be very alert and careful in Kinshasa. The sky was fairly clear as we approached the North African coast near the border between Algeria and Tunisia. I had some ...

Visits around Kinshasa
Sep 8, 2007 (4 photos)

... , factories and the like surrounded by high walls. As we progressed slowly, we discussed the UN presence in Congo. It's not favorably seen in Kinshasa. The "blue helmets" as they're sometimes called here are trying to make and keep the peace in the war- ...

A bear I see a bear
Aug 27, 2007 (1 photos)

Hi all Not got round to the English Visit part 2, but this weekend we saw a bear whilst mountain biking at Silver Star.  Enjoy....

Kinshasa, Zaire with Mobutu Sese Seko, our friend!
Sep 15, 2006

... of minister Minic tactfully warned us that comments end here, that we need behave ourselves, that we shall Interconti-Kinshasa as our hotel and then the next day will have a garden party with the ambassador, that an excursion to the cataracts was pre- ...

Sugar in my bowl
Nov 11, 2007

Maybe I could fix things up so they'll go: a lighter repairman at work. I'm still reeling from returning to Congo to find Kinshasa flooded (for want of a bookshelf our library was lost), our neighbourhood hit by up to four power-cuts a day (candle ...

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Aug 24, 2007

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Aug 24, 2007

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