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  1. tefes avatar

    Assinie, Grand Bassam... humidity?

    by tefes 20 May 2012

    Hi all. I'm still mostly thinking about Burkina Faso for next winter, but have been looking at Cote d'Ivoire as well. Has anyone visit…

  2. aneN avatar

    Re: kumasi to ouaga

    by aneN 17 May 2012

    Thank you for your answer! So, I can get a visa for Burkina Faso on Ouaga's airport for sure? And i can also get a visa for Ghana on…

  3. aneN avatar

    Re: kumasi to ouaga

    by aneN 15 May 2012

    Hi! I'm thinking about trip to Burkina Faso and Ghana in July and August. Does anybody think is not safe or it's a problem for female…

  4. Ghize avatar

    Routes overland through Mali

    by Ghize 15 May 2012

    I'm in the process of planning an overland trip from London to the Equator via West Africa in 2013. Naturally the situation in Mali…

  5. UsvaAuer avatar

    Where to find the hottest men? Here's my TOP 15

    by UsvaAuer 11 May 2012

    Been to more than one hundred countries, made friends (and more...) with guys from some 80 countries. Want my opinion on hottest guys?…

  6. maikenk avatar

    RE: Accra--> Upper West Region--> Burkina Faso.

    by maikenk 08 May 2012

    thanks for your answers guys!!!

  7. owadavid avatar

    Re: Report on getting a Burkina Faso visa in Accra, Ghana

    by owadavid 08 May 2012

    From running trips in WA during 2007-2009, this was the case: Americans were charged 100usd for a 5 year multi entry visa: 1. If apply…

  8. WorldAdventurer avatar

    RE: Report on getting a Burkina Faso visa in Accra, Ghana

    by WorldAdventurer 08 May 2012

    Kira, I didn't explicitly ask what the rates were for other nationalities, but it seemed from our conversation that the rate is $100 USD…

  9. markharf avatar

    RE: African country two weeks. Which one?

    by markharf 06 May 2012

    I'd say Morocco (except for the animals), Mali (except for the civil war), Namibia (definitely--no more expensive than Europe or the USA),…

  10. Kira avatar

    RE: Accra--> Upper West Region--> Burkina Faso.

    by Kira 06 May 2012

    There's always a flight to Sunyani then on from there ... I believe Starbow are doing it, Antrak might do that route too ... or fly up…

  11. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: Accra--> Upper West Region--> Burkina Faso.

    by Mrs_Trellis 06 May 2012

    Well Accra to Wa is about a 10h drive so longer in a bus I'd imagine. I crossd into Burkina (and back) at Hamle - no problems to report.…

  12. Kira avatar

    RE: Accra--> Upper West Region--> Burkina Faso.

    by Kira 05 May 2012

    It would greatly help if you said where in the Upper West Region ... That would make our responses more helpful for you! Kira

  13. maikenk avatar

    Accra--> Upper West Region--> Burkina Faso.

    by maikenk 05 May 2012

    Hi travellers!! I need some good advice... I must go from Accra to Upper West Region. Do anybody know how long that would take in a bus?…

  14. Kjeremy avatar

    RE: Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by Kjeremy 03 May 2012

    Even if everyone on a plane were to drive their own car instead, it would still be hundreds of times less pollution than the plane. And…

  15. iggyab avatar

    RE: Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by iggyab 03 May 2012

    "Yes, and the buses and share taxis in Africa emit no air pollution." Don't know what you are trying to say here. African transportation…

  16. nutraxfornerves avatar

    RE: Concerning Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate

    by nutraxfornerves 03 May 2012

    Although WHO has removed Tanzania from the list of places that are considered to have risk of yellow fever, not every country has chosen…

  17. mattlv avatar

    RE: Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by mattlv 02 May 2012

    "air travel is a terrible polluter" Yes, and the buses and share taxis in Africa emit no air pollution.

  18. kbarron avatar

    West Africa: Looking for a Travel Companion!

    by kbarron 02 May 2012

    I'm planning to travel in West Africa for 2 weeks from late May to early June. I'm a female college student looking for someone (preferably…

  19. Kira avatar

    RE: Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by Kira 02 May 2012

    Well that puts my fast travelling on a whole other planet How does anyone 'transit' Burkina? You missed it all!!! Kira

  20. markharf avatar

    RE: Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by markharf 02 May 2012

    My head hurts just thinking about those bus rides (and all the places you didn't stop along the way). Come back soon. Thanks for the…

  21. Kjeremy avatar

    Overland, public transport - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco

    by Kjeremy 01 May 2012

    I'm a 32 year-old Australian man who just travelled overland through Africa, from South to North, along the west coast. It took me 4 months,…

  22. Kjeremy avatar

    Traveling overland by public transport in Nigeria

    by Kjeremy 01 May 2012

    I'm a 32 year-old Australian man who just travelled overland through Africa, from South to North, along the west coast. It took me 4 months,…

  23. jsindorf avatar

    Looking for English speaking driver / guide

    by jsindorf 30 April 2012

    I will be in Burkina Faso for two weeks - flying into Ouaga and then driving north. I want to find a good driver / guide (hopefully the…

  24. SETW avatar

    Re: Tranist Visa For Mali

    by SETW 27 April 2012

    For as far I know, my information is from right before the coup in Mali, you can get visa's at the border of Mali as well as at the Burkina…

  25. hhersi avatar

    is anyone going to senegal overland

    by hhersi 26 April 2012

    I want to Travel to senegal overland from Burkina. There is a bus that leaves ogua directly to Dakar via Bamako. However this bus is non-sto…

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