Djibouti Sheraton

Je suis sauve tous les hotels sont climatises. Normal vu leur prix. 35 euros pour l hotel le moins cher. Djibouti c est surtout des bases militaires (francaise, americaine et allemande (contre les pirates somaliens)), quelques batiments coloniaux et surtout un port qui ravitaille l ethiopie.

On m avait dit que djibouti c etait chaud, mais que des 8H du matin je n arrive pas a supporte la chaleur et etre a 2 doigts de faire un malaise malgre 2L d eau but en 1H. Il fait quasiment 40 C le matin a l ombre.

Pourquoi la france a colonise ce bout de desert, ils auraient pu choisir un endroit plus agreable a vivre. (mais j avoue que la position de djibouti est tellement strategique).

Heureusement les francais sont aimees la bas, donc pas de probleme ici.

So all is right with the world, including Somaliland, until I see our plane land, that is. Uh oh, now I know how Benigno Aquino felt on the runway. I'm looking at my death, and it has four propellers. At first I thought the plane was an old DC-3, just like the first plane I flew in many years ago in my childhood. This should be interesting. Then the news gets worse. The plane is not only an old Russian model, but is flown ...

2008.10.31 Gulf of Aden Yesterday DDG-72 met us at 12:55. We had a favorable wind and proudly met her with sails up, makikng 10 knots. She circled us twice and settled down about a mile behind us off Starboard. Today the captain invited the commander to send some men aboard for a briefing. Maybe this afternoon, but with a fierce head wind and swelling seas, Peter, our cruise director doubts it ...

We flew from Asmara to Djibouti city for US$150. Thankfully we didn't get put in prison for trying to enter on a visa which isn't valid until 2 weeks later and are struggling with GCSE French to get us through. Although a few faux pas ( yes i can't spell) are occurring.. for example when I ordered a meal I asked for chevre thinking it would be cheese , but ended up getting goat meat - maybe that was more of ...

This was a very hot place at this time of year.For this reason,from a tourist standpoint,I didn't even leave the capital city,because nobody,except me(mad dogs and Englishmen,and all that),wanted to go on a tour of the desert at this time. Upon arrival,I refused to leave the airport until a taxi driver would halve his price and take me to a hotel with single rooms cheaper than any in the guide book.After a half hour standoff,they(not I) wilted in the heat and relented. For my ...

It was a long hard road traveling from Somaliland to Djibouti.  In fact, in many places it was not a road at all.  We chartered a vehicle one morning to take the six of us from Hargeisa to Djibouti City.  It was a rugged 15 hour drive through some beautifully varied terrain to the small village of Zeiyla near the Djibouti border.  After a few hours passing through customs we all got back in the vehicle and sped towards the capital.   In Djibouti City we split up with ...

But here's the thing: You can spend a whole day just wishing it were over, then the next day the sun comes up and it doesn't seem so bad. In fact it begins to seem rather amusing. I had been quite worried on the train about trying to find a hotel after midnight, without local currency or a map. I would probably need a taxi, and I had not even thought to remove a small amount of US $ from my stash to pay the driver. I'd probably have to get the watchman to ...

Hi Folks, New years celebrations. Quality night had by all. 3pm - 8pm: Market Bar for tapas and pints and major bant. 8pm - 10pm: Hogans Bar for major bant. 10pm - 5am: Aorons party for massive bant. As you can see, in true CBB style, we put major emphasis on the bant.

Djibouti....... a bit of a hole no wonder it was a French Legion base. There was a bit of a town and the bars did have Carlsburg and Heineken so it wasn't all bad. Locals were very poor, so we had great fun throwing loose change at all the kids who thought they had one the lottery. the 'Bish' came up trumps again and organized a boat trip, all it said was to take swimming gear and you had to be able ...