Country Info
- Banjul
- Capital
- Dalasi (GMD)
- Currency
- 1,411,205
- Population
- GM
- Country Code
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Gambia
Travel Blogs from Gambia
Banjul und Animismus
... 'tung, also dauerte alles etwas länger, aber gegen vier gings tatsächlich los. Wir planten am gleichen Tag bis Banjul in Gambia zu fahren und hier eine Nacht zu verbringen. Die Fahrt verlief ohne Probleme, unser Fahrer war ganz gut drauf, fuhr nicht ...
The first of many LONG days...
So, after being away from the gambia for abit and reading the amazing email i just got from my girlfriend i decided to used alittle(okay, most of) her story, i editted in a few parts, but her's really captures the amazing trip we took together. So ...
Banjul or bust
... and country with some measure of control over its destiny after Freetown and Monrovia. It was also a surprise to find the Gambia so dry - reminscent of the Zimbabwean lowveld although with many more baobab trees. A pleasure to have some exotic birdlife ...
Trans Gambia Highway
... . Across it cuts the Trans Gambia Highway, heading from Dakar to Casamance. It looks on a map like it might plough across Gambia. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Senegal road either side is pot holed and bumpy. A few old boys attempt ...
Besuch bei meinem Worldvision Patenkind
Da bin ich wieder. hab Jean Simon dann doch noch erreicht und auch die Geldprobleme geloest. Allerdings konnte er nicht bleiben, weil er eine Gruppe italienischer Besucher nach Dakar begleiten musste und weil ausserdem gerade seine Frau zu Besuch ist, ...
racking my memories
serakunda http://www.senegambiahotel.com/ Bwiam wrestling - Serrekunda East Park Arena Banjul Julbru Abuko Nature Reserve - lamin Brikama Wood Carving Centre ...
Hibiscus House... paradise!
... from monkeys to chameleons, crocodiles to turtles. With visits to the Abuko Nature Reserve, Makasutu Nature Forest and River Gambia Creek, Hibiscus House provides packages which suit nature lovers and are perfect for bird watchers who can enjoy over 200 ...
Lamin Lodge and Rice Fields
Today's lunch rest was taken at Lamin Lodge, somewhere that provides a famous picture in the Gambia brochures and guidebooks. Its location on the mangrove-lined riverside is beautiful and well worth a visit. I tried the local 'Wanjo' juice - a ...
Back from Tendaba
After a breakfast of bread, jam and egg at Tendaba it was back on the road - dusty to start and then thankfully back on tarmac! Today's stops were on the outskirts of the vast Kiang West National Park: Booted Eagle, African Hawk-Eagle, Bateleur, Gabar ...
IT'S (NO) FUN TO STAY AT THE YMCA
... they are unaware of directions to ANY destination, we eventually ended up in a basic but respectable room in the centre of The Gambia's biggest town. Ten minutes drive away from the resorts and so removed from the touts and 'bumstas', this base was what ...
Time May Change Me, But I Can't Trace Time....
... to get out and about and start interacting with people on the ground again. We went to The National Bee Keepers Association of Gambia in Brikama – Henry Jammeh is a Jola and I have spent much time talking to him about Beekeeping as a livelihood and ...
Back to the coast
... , Pirang and Cape Point Road. ROYAL TERN Sterna maxima (55,3) seen from the boat to Bao Bolon on the River Gambia. FOUR-BANDED SANDGROUSE Pterocles quadricinctus (165,1,G) several seen in flight during the drive to the nightjar site, Tendaba. AFRICAN ...
"Home" - Okay fine, Serekunda
... anything. Would I do it again? Probably not. BUT, I'm still really proud to be able to say that I traveled through the entire Gambia (seeing literally every village along the way) and back... all using local transport. It was not an easy task, but it was ...
Canary's to Gambia
Arrive in the dark - accident on the highway into town. Gambia Airways - has no aircraft Landing strip - a metallized bare land - DC-6 10th Anniversary of Independence from Britain Valentine's Beer with flies; assitant to buy 3 days worth of ...
At Sea between The Gambia and Ghana
... a wild dog curled up at his feet. The two are hoping/planning to attend the Black Arts Festival in Senegal, representing The Gambia but they still haven’t figured out all the logistics. Time is getting close, but I suppose there is still ...
Tussenstop & terugkeer.........
... uur met uiteraard 30 minuten vertraging wegens overloaded vertrekt het vliegtuig? Vlucht naar Sierra Leone met tussenstop in Banjul Gambia. In Banjul op de luchthaven zijn we anderhalf uur blijven wachten in het vliegtuig. Reden: ...
6 weeks in and i've lost direction
... field. I have 3 subject villages that I visit on a weekly basis and they are based in Western Region of The Gambia (Casamance refugees currently reside in around 56 communities in Western Region and account for around 14% of the local population - which ...
Great place
... very pleasant. We were not allowed in mosque as not muslim, but they seemed very apologetic! We went to international football match Gambia v Algeria which was quite an experience, although result (1-2) was a shame. Took green taxi from Bakau for 50D, and ...
Rice Fields and Nature Reserve
We were without Bully today as JJ's car had been returned from Senegal. Today's first stop was at the Abuko Rice Fields then on to the Nature Reserve where the following new species were seen: White-Backed Night Heron, Black-Crowned Night Heron, ...
African adventure
Took a coach to Gatwick at an ungodly hour ready for our 8am flight. On the plus side I was so tired I fell asleep as soon as we boarded the plane and woke up with only 2 hrs of the flight left. Felt like VIPs when we arrived at Banjul airport. ...
Hot hot hot
An early start today to go to the main market which was heaving with traffic, people and market traders. L got lots of hassle from some guys so we hurried past the sellers and out on to the main street. Two pickpockets then tried to follow us back to the ...
Our last day
... 't wait to return and next time we will go for longer so that we can visit Georgetown and maybe Senegal too. The people of The Gambia really were as friendly as we had been told and this will stay with us for a long time. We have to thank JJ so much ...