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Marvin Hotel Grand Bassam

BP 432 Grand Bassam, Cote D'Ivoire

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Out of Africa?

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... the airport. But it has been reserved by others at odd hours – at least unworkable hours for my flight leaving at 9:40 pm. The shuttle wouldn’t leave until 8:00, and it takes half an hour to reach the airport. That was cutting it too close. So I needed to take a taxi.

There are not so many taxis running in Abidjan at night. The security situation has improved markedly, but it’s still not what it should be. The hotel staff was trying ...

Visits around Abidjan

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... magazine or booklet, I can see some shocked expressions. They had no idea. When they think of it in CFA francs they realize how expensive it is to print literature and mail it. But some of them, and some of the people they serve, have no easy access to the Internet even yet. The literature we have published over the years has made all the difference in the world to them, and they don't want to see poorer people unable to access the truth of the ...

Travel day to Abidjan

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... the bag and she finally nodded, accepting the redistribution. For some reason this kind of illogical petty hassle thrives in Lomé. I’ve had similar things happen before, here more than in other regional airports.

I passed through immigration and security without a problem and waited in the departure lounge for an hour before we loaded into the bus that drove us out to the plane. The flight took off late due to late arriving passengers. ...

Deported: persona non grata

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... I had a very unpleasant surprise. I was told that visas are now required for Americans and that it’s impossible to get one in country. I’ve been coming to Cote d’Ivoire for six ears now, and never needed a visa before. I was here two months ago and didn’t need one. Suddenly one is required and I was told there is no recourse in country. Immigration agents held my passport from then on.

I waited until I was alone with an agent, and ...

The Francophone Excursion

A travel blog entry by aha29

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Ivory coast

I left Ghana for the first time to visit Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). They only speak french. I have some (very) small french ability, but luckily we had a contact to take us around.

We spent most of our time in Abidjan, the capital city. Cote d’Ivoire was once considered the golden child of Africa, and had really fast economic growth. With all this money, they wanted to build a 'model developed African ...

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