Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel Tiama Abidjan
A glance at Cote d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, republic in western Africa was once a French colony so they speak French.... We had arrived Abidjan (the largest city of the country) airport one afternoon and we're pick-up by our company shore representative. We stayed one night at Sofitel hotel before joining the ship the next day. The hotel is nice, with friendly staff but …
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Out of Africa?
... once we left the city itself. The road to La Mé was dry though puddles here and there showed there had been recent rains. The dirt road into La Mé was mostly dry, which was good, since it’s in very bad shape. Had it been soaked, I’m not sure we would have been able to make it though a few sections.
As we arrived at the church hall, I met with the members who gathered and found that there were two people who wished to discuss ...
Visits around Abidjan
... in mind for me. He wants to be my guide, or show me a great restaurant, or go into business with me. I'm polite but don’t engage, just keep heading purposefully for the restaurant. He finally gives up: “bonne journée – have a nice day” he says dropping back and taking up his previous position to wait for another expat to come by.
When I arrived at Pizzeria Bruno, the waiter wanted to move me inside, into the ...
Back to Abidjan
... be used for what purpose.
She very possibly did have units on her phone, but didn’t want to use them for us. The manager probably wouldn’t repay her for any credits used. Paul finally came to the desk up and used his phone and we got the issue sorted out, $17 instead of $21.
I paid, and we drove to the Brioche for our coffee and pain au raisin. Felix and his wife arrived in time for breakfast too. They said they ...
A special day in La Mé
... Alassane Ouatara, now President. I only saw the parts of this popular quarter that were on both sides of the road, but again I didn’t see any traces of the combat.
In fact the roads were better than they were last time I was here, very slow road repairs finally having been completed. We cleared the urban area and reached the fertile open countryside. We had to go through the Alépé security corridor, a passage about ...
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