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Republic of the Congo Slideshow
Congo
Travel Blogs from Congo
Welcome to the Congo Line
... faces of the Rwandese. Yet behind us remained a fleeting notion that was left unexplored. There is something alluring about Congo, a romantic perception that is only reinforced by its vastness. Standing on that strip of land between the two ...
Congo
6th - First impressions of the Congo's scenery is savannah on rolling hills with little villages in between. We did a lot of sand matting in the morning as the roads are pretty hopeless, so we had to get up at 6am to ensure we could cover a decent ...
Avoiding trouble in the Congo
... , and it was with relief that I walked over into the normality and safety of Rwanda. I am happy I took the opportunity to visit the Congo, and the bad experiences turned out well (for me, at least), so I suppose I have a story to tell with no ill-effects. ...
Easy Day
... to ride though, as it takes in some stunning scenery decorated with, thankfully, still present swathes of jungle. It appears Congo does have some rainforest left afterall. I arrived at an auberge run by the Swedish Mission in town around ...
Just to say I've been here
Only spent 2 hours in the DRC. At CFA100,000 (£130) for a visa, that's about a pound a minute. ...
DR Congo
... down to the port for our ferry at 10am eventually boarding at 12pm and getting across to Kinshasa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Took us another 3hrs or so till we cleared immigration and customs. Headed out of the city stopping ...
Mellan hopp och förtvivlan
Vi lämnade Boko i Kongo-Brazzaville i arla morgonstund för att ta oss an mördarbacken som två år tidigare knäckt Marks truck och en stum Jörgen Brink på sommarträning. Denna gång gick det dock galant och vi klättrade på bästa Hellner-vis upp ...
Twelve Hours in the Congo
Jambo from Congo!! We departed very early Tuesday morning for the Congo and the gorilla trek. Our day started by walking across the Uganda - DRC border and going through Immigration. We then thought we'd be taking a 90 minute jeep ride to Virunga ...
So what the hell did I want to see in Goma anyway?
Part 2 of 2 entries from the DRC Goma in the DRC is not your average town... there is SO much going on here- unfortunately most of it is bad. If Goma was in Europe it would make headlines at least once a month. Everything besides a snow avalanche ...
Laura's Coolest Thing EVER!!
... then got on the truck for our illicit border crossing. On our first night together we had all agreed to go gorilla trekking in D.R Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) is still in quite a bit of turmoil. Civil war and tribal ...
I Kongo med passen som gisslan
OBS: Varning för lång text, långsamma läsare bör koka kaffe redan nu. Vi kom in i Kongo på knixiga vägar och förväntade oss fortsatt regnskog, för det är ju vad man tänker på när man hör Kongo nämnas. Men eftersom vi befann hos hyffsat ...
Meetings in Kinshasa
... 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 ...
Gorgeous Gorillas
... out loud, but we didnt want to wake Humba. Humba and his family live in the Virunga National Park, in a part of the Congo called Albert National Park. Despite UK warning about travel over the border from Uganda to the Congo, we travelled for two hours ...
Church services in Kinshasa
This morning we were to have had services at 10:00, so I was expecting Jacob between 09:00 and 09:30. But it rained hard during the night, which further messed up the roads and slowed everything down. He didn't reach the hotel until nearly 11:00. Taxis ...
Pointe Indienne = 4x4
... wie weet als belegging... Als je met één maandsalaris 10 are kan kopen, waarom niet ? Is een stuk grond in Congo dan zoveel speculatiever dan een Belgisch bankaandeel vandaag de dag ? We moeten wel op twee dingen letten: de snelle erosie ...
Air France - Toyota "brousse" 1-1
Op de luchthaven van Pointe Noire Jean en "zijn broer" Jeremia teruggezien. Ook zij hebben mij herkend. Het heeft er hen niet van weerhouden om mij opnieuw “hulp” aan te bieden. Maar nadat ik ze heb duidelijk gemaakt dat ze mij vorige keer ...
The Congo
Hello everyone out there, After nearly three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am alive, well, invigorated, and also still in shock. Every since landing at Kigali Airport and driving for three hours through the green hills of Rwanda toward ...
Het lijstje van dag 1
... lokale actualiteit: Pointe Noire Magazine. Magazine d'informations et de voyage sur la ville de Pointe-Noire et le Congo Brazzaville L’essentiel des relations internationales : dossier spécial – Transports au Congo New African ...
Malaria
Ges, de mooi uitgedoste assistente van het IT-departement, is ziek. Een malaria-aanval. Enkele keren per jaar, en afhankelijk van je levensomstandigheden, kan je rekenen op enkele dagen (soms weken) afwezigheid. De mensen hier weten hoe ze zich ...
De "Roadshow" !
De "Roadshow" ! Naar deze dag hebben we toegeleefd, hier hebben we al die weken voorbereiding ingestopt. Na alle geruchten horen onze toekomstige collega's eindelijk uit eerste hand hoe het er in ons bedrijf aan toe gaat, hoe hun transfer wordt geregeld ...
Tol betalen (of leergeld) - alweer
Het algemeen advies luidt: aanvaard geen ongevraagde hulp. Dat is bij aankomst op de luchthaven nog eens gebleken. Jean en "zijn broer" Jeremia gaan me helpen met de bagage. Met de ervaring van Madagascar nog in het geheugen, had ik op voorhand enkele ...
Life can be Tough
... now have two exit stamps – don’t ask me, I don’t know why) from a very friendly guard; signed into Congo three times (although was only stamped once this time) in the village of NGongo; found auberge. NGongo is a small village inhabited ...
Feast of Trumpets in Kinshasa
... who is sick, and we'll also try to flesh out plans for this upcoming Feast of Tabernacles and the future of the Church in Congo as far as registration and legal recognition is concerned. Tomorrow will be my last full day in Congo, and it should ...
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Op 999 bezoekers staat mijn blog vanavond. Voor ik morgen wakker word, zijn we de 1000 voorbij. Ik kan niet zien wie wel of niet, vaak of slechts af en toe, mijn lotgevallen volgt. Uit de statistieken leid ik af dat het er op dagelijkse basis ongeveer ...
The Longest Journey
Where do I start with this one? I'll tell you what, let’s start with some geography. Having crossed the Gabon-Congo border at the villages of NDende in Gabon and NGongo in Congo (if you’re interested – as I know my mother will be ...