Country Lodge Freetown

... country with the aim of getting his hands on the diamond mines. Over time the RUF gained control of most of the country, including Freetown. It wasn't till 1998 after a whole lot of coup attempts and one genuine election that a Nigerian led West African ...

... most of the night in the bathroom before getting up at .00am. We are supposed to leave at 6 but eventually leave Freetown at 7.00.  Thankfully, copious hits of Imodium keep the stomach problems under control for the journey but nothing to eat for ...

... ; The hovercraft that had transferred us from the airport to Freetown upon arrival had caught fire mid-way between the airport and Freetown  stranding a bunch of passengers at sea for a few hours until they were rescued by the army.  As a result ...

... x-rays back with us for consultation with orthopedic physicians in the US. Back in the car through the incredibly congested streets of Freetown. A 20 minute distance by car takes an average of 2 hours. There are no street lights in the city, people and ...

... tail).  We give you: - the neck-crickingly bad Labe to Conakry (9 hours); - the excessively claustrophobic Conakry to Freetown (11 hours); - the painfully early (but refreshingly spacious) Freetown to Kenema   (9 hours); - the frustratingly slow 55 miles ...