Country Info
- Luanda
- Capital
- Kwanza (AOA)
- Currency
- 10,366,031
- Population
- AO
- Country Code
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Illegal entry to Angola
Some of us went on a sunset cruise - where we stopped off on the shores of Angola for 30mins. It looked very similar to Namibia. But was great fun!! Some girls were there to welcome us and sang us some songs - however as we left they whipped their ...
Nothing better than Brussels Airlines
Hello everybody! I flew last week to Angola and I decided to fly with Brussels Airlines. They are specialists from/to Africa and I only can recommend it. Luanda was a nice place to stay but very expensive in my opinion... See ...
Rockin' all the way to the Airport
... got dressed (shoes and everything), 1 hour later - the guard was rap-tap-taping on my chamber door. To the airport, saw one of my friends who was actually leaving Angola for good. After a couple hours of waiting in the airport we headed ...
Just don't tell me what Haggas is...
Monday evening, after eating Haggis for the first time (not too bad), a couple of us decided to play some Texas Hold 'Em. None of us had chips, so we had to use Kwanzas - 10's and 5's (equivalent to dimes and nickels); ...
Luanda
Stayed there for 2 days so not mutch i can say about the place but that i experieneted was not good. I think its a real shithole and not going back,hate when you cant go out and without be real real careful and must be at least 2 of u to be a ...
Some romance at Palos
I went to Apollo's on Thursday night and the dancers from Miami were there. I caught eye of one that really seemed to stand out from the others. She stared back at me while she did her spins and kicks (it reminded me when I was 6 on ...
Festa na Casa Mira Mar
Friday night, I had one of the best times since my arrival. Julie, the French lady, had the idea our house should throw a party. It was a blast. Erlend dropped $250 on an assortment of beer and liquor, while Julie bought some 20 ...
Leaning something?
During the week, I actually started to lean some things that pertained directly to my job. Who would have knew that working in the correct department is actually beneficial. As well this week, I tried to build up some confidence by going to ...
Safety training
Voici donc quelques news sur ma semaine ecoulee. J'ai passe ma semaine a m'entrainer a sauter a l'eau si la plateforme coule..., s'il elle prend feu... ou explose meme. Que des trucs rassurants en somme! Avec un groupe presque entierement francophone en ...
Cabinda - Angola
A fast drive through this part of Angola so we only used one day of our 7 day visa. So a border crossing into Cabinda at 8 in the morning, through the province of Cabinda ( and the town) and into the Democratic Republic of Congo all on the ...
To Viana and beyond!!!
Burity, the bus driver, and myself are driving along the road to Viana - 20km inland from Luanda - drinking beers the whole way. The traffic on this road is always really bad, so a trip that would take 20 min ended up taking an hour. But that ...
into Angola proper
... to get to Namibia. But why worry? Did the first bit - 300km - in an afternoon on a great road, and with a police escort. Not sure why as it was all very peaceful, not much traffic and few people in this part of Angola ( province of ...
DRC in a day
... . Bad road for half the journey but at this point of the DRC its only 200km wide. Camped at the border between DRC and Angola. Crossed the Congo river on the way through the country at Matadi. Big bridge - I always believed you had to get a ...
Smootherd, Covered, Chopped, Chunked........
Hello Strangers! After a few subtle comments from my mother about not blogging anymore I finally got the hint that it is time to do it again.....So here we go! You may be wondering what the whole smoother, covered etc......title is all about? Well if ...
The DARK Continent, literally its night time
I arrived in Luanda at 7pm. I was surprised to see it dark here but then I remembered I crossed the Equator. I sat in customs for over an hour until I was finally let into the country. The driver who picked me up, did not have me on his list ...
Defensive Driving, what?
As for driving in Luanda, there are maybe three traffic lights in the entire city -- two of them are at the airport. People here drive using a method of right of way where as "I am right in your way." Driving to work in the morning isn't much ...
It's the 13th and a full moon is out
Juju picked me up at my house around 6:30 pm on Friday night. He was accompanied by his friend Matteo (One of the few Caucasians who reside in Luanda) and Matteo's girlfriend. The four of us loaded up into his '92 Nissan Pathfinder ...
Dec 05, 2009
Salsa with Spegetti
Tuesday, I had dancing lessons. Spaghetti, a 30 year old Itallian actually named Manuel, and I went to Hotel California. On Tuesday and Thursday night, a Cuban lady comes to teach Salsa. I especially enjoyed it cause for the first time ...
Quidado... Banditos
We were driving to work Wednesday morning and on the way witnessed a crime. Our car sat there in traffic while some Bandanditos (Portuguese for young trouble makers) ripped off a tanker. About three kids, with buckets, walked up to the back ...
Scotch, scotch, I love scotch....
... to get ready for yet another trip to Gabon; however before I journeyed to the equatorial country, I discovered yet another Gem of Angola. The weekend following New Years, my friend Erlend (from Norweigh) returned from his days off and we ventured ...
Not exactly a x-mas ham
After returning from the beach, the residence at Mira Mar my old house, invited us over for dinner. They prepared a really nice meal. We shared it all by candle light and with the music of David Grey playing in the background. They even had a ...