Banjul, Gambia Travel Blogs

Early rise to the southern slither
Apr 23, 2006 (2 photos)

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BVAWT003 - GBYD
Sep 12, 2008

GBYD - Banjul International Airport

Ferrie Gambie
Nov 13, 2008

La Gambie est souvent presentée comme un pays facile. Je l ai trouvé comme etant le pays le plus dure. Et ceci a cause d un mauvais choix de route. D apres ma carte pour aller a Georgetown, la route etait meilleur au Sud et horrible au Nord, en fait c etait ...

Festive Travels 1
Jan 4, 2008 (13 photos)

In trying to make the most of my time, I've tried to use my vacations to travel around a bit and see different places.   Over the Christmas break I went to a very bizarre country. They spoke the same language as I did but much faster and with a ...

In-Country Training
Oct 10, 2006 (9 photos)

... by the experience. Not the impact on race-relations I had hoped for whilst here. Onto other things, it's Ramadan in the Gambia at the moment. Due to the religious makeup of the country 90% of the population is currently fasting between dawn and dusk. ...

Malaria and other Monsters
Jun 14, 2007 (5 photos)

... scheming and Machiavellian nature of mosquitoes. They observed my smug zealousness in anti-mosquito protection in my early days in The Gambia, slathering myself in so much repellent that I dripped a trail of poison behind me wherever I went. "It won't ...

plans, planes and refuse
Dec 3, 2006 (2 photos)

... young and old clutching brooms and making half-hearted attempts to tidy up the area, as if in preparation for entering Gambia in the "Best Presented Country" Awards. Once the litter is gathered together, it is unceremoniously burnt. Once the plastic fumes ...

Women's Lib
Mar 1, 2008 (8 photos)

Gender divisions are strong in The Gambia. As a Muslim country, the Gambia combines both civil and Sharia law in a polygamous society where men can take up to 4 concurrent wives. Over recent years, there have been significant steps towards securing legal ...

Secret Santa
Feb 10, 2008 (15 photos)

... a national holiday and many will use the opportunity to drop in on their bible-bashing friends. As I wasn't going to be in The Gambia for the big day itself, I wanted to organize an event beforehand that all my friends, Gambian and non could come to. This ...

The Dollar a Day Challenge
May 3, 2007 (5 photos)

... simply and selfishly, a personal challenge that sprung out of a discussion about the fact the all over the world, including the Gambia, more than a billion people have to live off this or less. According to the world bank, this amount is the minimum level ...

Keeping it in the Family
Mar 12, 2007 (5 photos)

In February 2007 a momentous event in world history occurred. Mr and Mrs Hart of Thornborough, England, set forth on the treacherous journey to deepest Africa. Their mission was twofold - to scout out and report back to curious residents of their ...

Festive Travels 2
Jan 8, 2008 (14 photos)

... , fresh mushrooms and constant electricity access helped ease the trauma.   I brought some lovely clothes over from the Gambia. Beautiful African prints, personally designed and turned into outfits for me by my own tailor. I did wear them whilst ...

SNAPSHOT> Where I Live
Oct 20, 2006 (10 photos)

Here a few shots of round and about my current abode: Gambians traditionally live in compounds with a number of houses/huts gathered around a shared yard. The compound yard is the centre of all activities - cooking, washing, meeting etc. ...

SNAPSHOT> Where I Work
Jan 8, 2007 (6 photos)

... in their own community. The topic will be a specific child protection issue that is affecting children in The Gambia. These include: - Sexual Exploitation - particually in relation to tourism - Corporal Punishment - children may be beaten so ...

One week cycle tour of 'The Gambia'
Dec 9, 2004

... the luggage for the quick crossing. Continued on the other side to Soma where the road intersected another dusty track. "Banjul??", I asked. More frantic nodding. This where I do another right then. That's the extent of navigation required during my trip ...

A Long Overdue Allusion To Work
May 14, 2007 (5 photos)

... chanting "Go Child Abuse...um hang on, that can't be right" Child sexual abuse is a very real issue in The Gambia - the situation is exacerbated by the tourist industry which encourages prostitution of children but it is far from being just a tourist ...

A New Beginning
Aug 16, 2007

So it's been almost a year since I arrived in The Gambia. As my VSO placement wound its way to a close, I've been doing a lot of reflecting on the last 12 months. I can't believe it's been a whole year since I was saying goodbye to friends and family, ...

Birthdays, witchcraft and traffic-rage
Feb 15, 2007 (5 photos)

Good day all, wherever you are and whatever mischief you are up to. I write to respond to those of you who emailed expressing surprise that I had made it to yet another anniversary of my glorious entrance to this world. My 26th Birthday was a ...

Happy Christmas!!!
Jan 2, 2007 (5 photos)

Happy Christmas and New Year! I hope you all had great celebrations and are now like me, guilty forgetting the doomed-for-failure New Year's resolutions you made in a fit of reckless optimism in the closing minutes of 2006. My Christmas was ...

HIV Awareness
Jan 18, 2007 (2 photos)

... ;     -------- This subsequent article appeared in The Daily Observer on Monday January 29th. Gambia: HIV/Aids Patients Respond to Treatment Nine Hiv/Aids patients curently undergoing President Yahya Jammeh's treatment ...

Tea and Pie-ty
Oct 16, 2007

My new place of work has a wonderful tradition. A mid-morning alfresco communal tea-break. At 10:30 each day, a playground-bell rings out around the office. Everybody downs tools and gathers outside under the shade of the large mango tree where the ...

A Jaunt to Jail
Nov 6, 2007

... report within 24 hours. Not overly hopeful on this point, being long accustomed to the speed at which things happen in The Gambia, off I trundled to my local police station for what turned out to be among the most entertaining few hours of my life. So ...

Greetings from Gambia!
Sep 18, 2006 (3 photos)

... by a high ranking police officer and should consist of a realistic assessment of the security situation in The Gambia and detailed practical advice for living here. Unfortunately said gentleman was unavailable and in his absence an alternate stepped in. ...

Gambia Senegal tour by bike
Nov 30, 2007

... the road. The plane journey was made passable by the company of Chris, former manager of the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul. He had lived in The Gambia for a number of years and filled me in on the present situation. I planned and read-up on possible routes. I ...

Banjul - Gambia
Dec 24, 2007

One week vacation.

Banjul - Gambia
Dec 24, 2007

One week vacation.

The pool
Mar 16, 2008

So hot, so the cool pool is such a refreshing treat!

Gambia with Michaela
Nov 28, 2007

Happy memories

Setting off to the Barra ferry
Apr 2, 2008 (2 photos)

The Gambia
Oct 30, 2005

... is hij meteen vertrokken dus bezint voor je iets begint DAD P.S. denk dat ik met Koss meega bij onaangename verrassing The Gambia Sun 9 oct vandaag palmwijn gedronken met locals in de rijstvelden. Dit is ook de eerste keer in mijn leven buiten ' ...