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Hotel Mariam Freetown

5A Road off Beach Road, Aberdeen Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Tokeh Beach- Mattress on the sand paradise

A travel blog entry by robspackman

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... from the paradise at Tokeh and even more so that as he took us to find a car Abdul, in his teens the youngest of the boys, looking after us pointed to a football pitch in the village surrounded by rice sacks sown together from which huge speakers were being unloaded. "Me very sorry you go today," he said, because tomorrow (New Years Eve) big famous DJ from Freetown playin here, he called Shake the Baby." Missing the famous Shake the Baby, as fantastic as his ...

Freetown Dance Party

A travel blog entry by robspackman

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... pavement with a cloth spread out in front of him collecting coins. When he raised his arms towards me it was plain to see why he was begging. Both of his hands had been cut off at the wrists; it was striking how cleanly they were cut, the forearms ending with neat round white discs of bone beneath his skin. He is one of 30 000 people who were mutilated by the RUF, and many of them are still living in Freetown. Another stark reminder came when we took a mini-bus along the coast. It ...

The Teary End

A travel blog entry by riceandbeans

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... Chick' (self allocated title) for Sierra Leone. My job is to update all the kids profiles and keep the sponsors informed etc and to do a quarterly newsletter. Supporters of OrphFund will now also be able to sponsor teachers as well as an Aunty or an Uncle. The girls from the Children's Village in Kamakwie who sew the pillow cases made from African materials have now started making a square case which will be sold at the Rose St markets along side the rectangle ones which is great. If ...

A post from Rob

A travel blog entry by hursts

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... year-old "guardian", who as far as I can tell is not a part of the boy's family. Ishmael does not go to school because he can't afford the fees. I was able to play several games of Jenga with him which he thoroughly enjoyed. I don't think many people have taken an interest in him so far in his life so he was probably happy that I was interested in spending some time with him. I will do my best to visit him a few more times after surgery to see ...

Mercy Ships

A travel blog entry by hursts

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Hello from Sierra Leone!

Rob and I arrived in Freetown on the 24th after a lovely weekend in London, UK. We toured the major spots of London including a Westminster Abbey where we participated in an Easter service. Because of the long weekend and the fantastic weather the city was packed with tourists but we still enjoyed seeing the sights.

Now to give you an update of our time ...

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