Sofitel Abidjan

1 Avenue Delafosse Prolongee, BP 2185, 01 Abidjan, 01, Cote D'Ivoire

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Out of Africa?

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... and his family was part of that. I had since set him up with a cell phone and credits which he uses as a "bush phone booth", for villagers that don’t have phones, and he can make enough from that business to make ends meet. Still it is hard with the family trying to sabotage him at every turn. We sat in his mud-brick house and encouraged him with news from elsewhere and the hope we all share for the future. He was very encouraged to hear the details ...

Visits around Abidjan

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... said for many people in many countries today, even the wealthiest and most stable.

After a quick lunch I walk back to the hotel. Paul Tia comes by shortly thereafter with a battered orange taxi. The driver is the husband of a woman who attends services in Abidjan. The car shudders alarmingly as we start up. The clutch is nearly gone. We drive out of the center of Abidjan toward Adiopodoumé on the outskirts where Paul lives and where ...

Back to Abidjan

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... and keep the cash.

At the outskirts of Abidjan, Felix ask to disembark, and ask me for some money to help him get back to La Mé. We said goodbye until Wednesday when I should be back out to his village again.

We arrived at the hotel a little before 15:30. I was interested to see a squad of UN soldiers guarding the hotel with a heavy machine gun equipped vehicle. I could see from the flag on their uniforms that they ...

A special day in La Mé

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... don’t know what. When the body was finally removed, the stench was still so strong the village authorities decided to burn the bamboo house down.

It was a pleasure to greet the church brethren here and shake hands all around. It was my first visit for about a year and half, so it was a true pleasure to see everyone again. We started services shortly after 10:00. We sang hymns, and had an opening prayer, then Paul and Felix ...

Travel day to Abidjan

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... I asked. “That is not allowed, go back out and wait” came the reply. So back out into the sun I went to wait until it was allowed. It only took long enough for me to soak through my shirt, and then the line of us began moving forward and inside to check in.

At the counter, the agent weighed my suitcase, then my carry-on bag. “Your hand luggage is too heavy by 6 pounds” she told me “you must move things into ...

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