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  1. Regine260475 avatar

    Re: Gabon in July 2011

    by Regine260475 16 April 2012

    Hello, I'm currently looking for transportation between Libreville and Sao Tomé. Apparently here in Europe no single travel agency is…

  2. RayCCroc avatar

    RE: excluding south africa,

    by RayCCroc 15 April 2012

    Gabon cos I liked it better than Congo or Angola. Or I liked Port Gentil better than Pointe Noire or Luanda. And also the way the Air…

  3. twc avatar

    Flights to and from Sao Tome

    by twc 10 April 2012

    I intend to visit Sao Tome as part of my African journey in June 2012, possibly flying in from Douala and then exiting to Libreville.…

  4. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Visa on arrival Libreville airport

    by anillos_de_saturno 25 March 2012

    There's an embassy of Gabon in Seoul so you could try to get a visa there. Alternatively, the web of iatatravelcentre has usually updated…

  5. 7stern avatar

    Visa on arrival Libreville airport

    by 7stern 25 March 2012

    Hello all, I am planning to fly into Libreville from Seoul, South Korea, and would be interested in knowing if it is possible to get…

  6. richardtrillo avatar

    RE: Where in Francophone Africa is actually Francophone?

    by richardtrillo 14 March 2012

    For really widely spoken French, the best bet in West & Central Africa is probably Gabon. Richard

  7. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Who was the last President of...

    by VinnyD 12 March 2012

    It must be interesting to live that way, Tom, knowing things by instinct without needing evidence. What does your instinct tell you is…

  8. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Questions I never expected to be asked.

    by VinnyD 06 March 2012

    Dutch_Uncle, they used to ask in you had ever had sex with an African but they don't any more. And they don't ask if you've ever taken…

  9. MandMike avatar

    Visa in Addis

    by MandMike 06 March 2012

    The visa regulations appear now to be as at end Feb 2012: 2 x copies of passport page 1 x photo Yellow fever certificate and the dreaded…

  10. am021169 avatar

    RE: Visa

    by am021169 05 March 2012

    STP does not grant visas on arrival. Unfortunately. I'd contact Navetour in STP and ask them. There are options to have a visa produced…

  11. owadavid avatar

    Re: Visas for onward travel in Cameroon

    by owadavid 26 February 2012

    Both Congo Brazzaville and Gabon can be obtained in Yaounde without too much hassle. Expect anywhere from 2-5 days to get both of these,…

  12. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Visa info for West Africa?

    by anillos_de_saturno 24 February 2012

    +Cameroon seems to have no embassy in Brazzaville so the only option is Kinshasa...+ Cameroon has an embassy in Brazzaville. You can…

  13. klaush avatar

    RE: West Africa - situation with bribery at international borders.

    by klaush 23 February 2012

    At the Senegal - Gambia border, a bunch of guards asked me "are you a soldier", and I guessed that answering "yes" would probably have…

  14. aki2006 avatar

    Long trip to Angola - what to do? Cheap visa?

    by aki2006 22 February 2012

    Hi everyone, after reading through all the nightmare stories of people trying to get visas for Angola in Africa I checked with an agency…

  15. aki2006 avatar

    Visas for onward travel in Cameroon

    by aki2006 22 February 2012

    Hi everyone, LP 2009 makes Cameroon sound like a great place to get visas for onward travel. I'm wondering if that is still true? Does…

  16. Bertil_R avatar

    Re: Visa for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

    by Bertil_R 19 February 2012

    Thanks David! If anybody has further suggestions or info, especially on Equatorial Guinea LOI or visas, it would still be most welcome.…

  17. hauteboy0 avatar

    Fast f erry Calabar to Limbe (Cameroon)

    by hauteboy0 15 February 2012

    I just got back from a trip to Cameroon and Gabon. When I was in Limbe I met an American girl who said there is now a fast ferry (4hr)…

  18. krioboy avatar

    Re: Affordable, Independant Travel in Gabon

    by krioboy 14 February 2012

    Hi there and thank you for the thorough information you give us. I am planning to go to Gabon next week after working in Cameroon as a…

  19. owadavid avatar

    Re: Visa for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

    by owadavid 12 February 2012

    Gabon: It is possible in Abuja, but expensive. Definitely available in Yaounde and cheaper than Abuja. Also possible in Lome. Equatorial…

  20. Bertil_R avatar

    Visa for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

    by Bertil_R 12 February 2012

    Hi all! We are a couple, planning to continue overland from Monrovia via Man to Abidjan and then on to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and…

  21. RayCCroc avatar

    RE: Inspired by the bookshelf thread

    by RayCCroc 12 February 2012

    Wot no photos? Here's one. [Office|http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h325/ne_b/AberdeenCity-20120212-00022.jpg?t=1329007843] In front…

  22. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: Local buses in Africa (Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Uganda)

    by Mrs_Trellis 31 January 2012

    And there was a poster on recently who said that Algeria to Niger (actually Niger-Algeria) was impossible. Basically it's not that difficul…

  23. hauteboy0 avatar

    Re: Cameroon visa at Gabon border?

    by hauteboy0 24 January 2012

    Do you remember any details? Cost, time to arrange at the border, etc?

  24. owadavid avatar

    Re: Cameroon visa at Gabon border?

    by owadavid 23 January 2012

    Though I have never done this myself, I have heard from numerous travellers that this is possible.....the last report I heard confirming…

  25. hauteboy0 avatar

    Cameroon visa at Gabon border?

    by hauteboy0 23 January 2012

    I read an old thread elsewhere that said visas to Cameroon were available at the border when coming from Gabon.. anyone know if this is…

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