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- Conakry
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- Guinean Franc (GNF)
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Guinea Slideshow
Guinea
Travel Blogs from Guinea
The final day on the track
The rain had cleared - but the track was wet and muddy for the final leg of our journey. The first part of the day was the other half of the Ua-Ule Creek crossings - so it was reef sandals at the start. Then it was boots on for the long, hard ascent to ...
The Bones of the Ancestors
Very noisy night last night: horns honking, people shouting, cats fighting, alarms – not continuous noise, which I might have tuned out, but long periods of quiet punctuated by loud events. Woke up a lot. No one was feeling tops today – I ...
Queen Mary 2 in Rabaul
... port is situated around Simpson Harbour, part of Blanche Bay, on the east coast of the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The town, formerly known as the Pearl of the Pacific, is built within a large volcanic caldera and is surrounded by active ...
En route to Saipan
Queen Mary 2 en route Saipan 1 The make up of the Nationalities on board where the passengers are concerned are: 1560 Australians, 353 British, 133 Japanese, 92 American, 56 German, 45 New Zealanders, 25 Canadian, 19 each Dutch and French, 17 Swiss, 14 ...
en route to Saipan 2
Queen Mary 2 en route to Saipan 2 2:30 pm: iStudy:Photoshop Elements; Hoopla tournament Pavilion Pool Deck; Hostress Corner; Planetarium Film: `Cosmic Collisions 3:00 pm: Darts competition; Fitness:Yamuna fitness; Texas Hold `Em tournament 3:30 pm: ...
en route to Saipan 3
Queen Mary 2 en route to Saipan 3 Late Snack: 11:00 pm to 4:00 am The Boardwalk Cafe on Deck 12 (swimming pool and lounge area) is available for fast food grill items from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm The Kings Court Speciality A La carte restaurants, where a ...
October 10th-20th: There to Here
... My stay so far hasn't been all that adventurous as of yet. I've been doing my best to learn the trade language of Papua New Guinea which is Tok Pisin (literally Bird Talk) and get prepared for the rest of my stay. I did have one outing though with John: ...
Independence Day 16th Sept
I know, I know, old news! Friday 16th Sept was a public holiday to celebrate the 36th anniversary of PNG Independence. The day before we became the proud owners of a car. The woman who was selling it was rushing around because Thursday was her last day ...
Travel in PNG
Having just come in on the copra boat from Karkar we thought a wander through the travel situation in PNG might provide an insight into the place. At the top end is the Air Nuigini government airline which is the way most people crossing the country ...
Guinea
... of new music. We made a side trip out to the island of Roume, it was the only part of the country that might attract non drumming tourists ... quiet nice and peaceful. I wouldn't recommend Guinea to anyone, except the most hardened drumming ...
Our evening in Konkoure
A brilliant night's sleep and it cooled down enough for me to cover! We had an early start (7.30am) and we were back on the road to Labe through the beautiful Guinean hills. Hitting the tarmac was quite a relief. How long it would last remained to ...
Welcomed ... and amazed ... at Poreo.
... nbsp; For more info on MIA Hunters go to: http://pro5.com/mia/. For the latest MIA Hunters news on their 2010 New Guinea expedition along with video go to: http://wcco.com/local/mia.hunters.mission.2.1777528.html. ...
Koundara to Labe: Route Mauvais
... grunting something sinister. Sleep deprived and spooked I struggled to interpret the meaning of this. The army and police in Guinea are notoriouses and scrutinize papers closely looking for any reason to swipe some franks. What did this mean? Was it a ...
Pulled up in Popondetta
... of an old US WW2 bomber. For more info on MIA Hunters go to: http://pro5.com/mia/. For the latest MIA Hunters news on their 2010 New Guinea expedition along with video go to: http://wcco.com/local/mia.hunters.mission.2.1777528.html. ...
Surfin Kavieng
Surfin in PNG was an absoulute blast. Went with a couple of buddys did plenty of Surfin, Eating seafood, and drinkin plenty of SP Lager. Had the time of my life and can't wait to go back. THe diving up there is ...
A Day in the Life...
We are woken every morning by the school bell at 5.30am. If we miss that then we hear the siren at 6am that's not to mention the menagerie of cicadas, cocks, frogs and dogs that make noises all night long..................PNG is a noisy ...
Passing PNG
... tonight was special Beef Wellington. When we get near Townsville we will call you on the phone. We will get the shuttle from the pier when we get to Townsville. We are now going around New Guinea, so no internet service. Off to bed now Dad & Mum ...
Rabaul
Rabaul What a magnificent natural harbour. Surrounded by volcanos, the harbour is in fact a flooded crater. This harbour can hold upwards of a 100 ships at any one time. Unfortunately the town that was flourishing on the edge of the water was ...
Madang Water Life
PNG 17......Madang Water Life Madang is a busy port. It has winding access channels with deep water, then inlets and islands which give long water frontages and many landing points for a range of shipping. You are never far from the waterside and ...
Day 6 - Mt Bellamy and Beyond
Day 6. Mt Bellamy and Beyond Bloody rooster...if I bloody had something close to throw at it...I'd nail it. Bloody rooster calling at 5AM. Got up, I washed most of my gear from yesterday and because it rained in the afternoon late yesterday; ...
Another way of life.
Human remains have been found on Papau New Guinea that date back to about 50,000 years ago - those probably originating in Southeast Asia & Africa. It has a population of about 7 million and more than 800 local languages. Pidgin or English is ...
A 2 doigts de me faire raskaliser
Salut, un 2eme email, j'en profite que ça marche a peu prêt. De Tari, j'avais un avion pour aller à Mt Hagen pour voir un festival de singsing. Histoire de déconner, j'ai pris un minibus public pour faire le trajet qui prend 11 heures sur une route ...
Le boulet inattendu
Et oui, pour ceux qui suivent depuis longtemps mes galères, j'ai la chance de croiser des boulets lors de mes treks...mais celui-là, je ne m'y attendais pas. Donc, te voila parti dans la région de Simbu pour finalement faire l'ascension du mont ...
Anecdotes papoues
Salut à tous, je viens d'arriver à Jayapura du côté indonésien en West Papua. J'ai enfin internet où je peux vous écrire donc pas la peine d'envoyer le GIGN, déclencher le plan hors sec ou d'affoler l'ambassade de France en Papouasie...En tout ...
An unexpected, all-night trip down the river ...
Oh, how to even start to describe today. I guess I can say it began normally enough. Breakfast was a bit late, though tasty (doughy pancakes with pb&j), and we packed up right after we finished eating. We had a nice motor down the river. The sun was ...
Nov 19th-27th: My Thanksgiving Holiday Commute
Well well, I have been in a whirlwind since my last entry! When I said I didn't know what to expect- that was the truth! I hitched a ride over to the New Tribes mission base near Goroka in the highlands and spent some time there meeting some great new ...
Nov 2nd-8th: South Pacific Sunsets
I set out for a little place called Tami Island on the far eastern coast of Papua New Guinea that my Lonely Planet guide described as "Every bit the South Sea cliche you could hope for"; so naturally I wanted to check it out! I received this e-mail as I ...