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  1. 4x4gs avatar

    RE: Selling vehicle in Guinea

    by 4x4gs 14 September 2011

    Hi do any of you have experience in selling a vehicle in sierra leone?

  2. Giora avatar

    RE: Can I get a Guinea visa in Freetown

    by Giora 14 September 2011

    I'll respond, though I can't offer much specific as I've never been to the Guinea embassy in Freetown. However, as long as you have money…

  3. mattlv avatar

    Can I get a Guinea visa in Freetown

    by mattlv 14 September 2011

    I am a citizen and resident of the USA and I will be visiting West Africa in about six weeks. I am wondering if I can get a Guinea visa…

  4. WanderinWilco avatar

    RE: What is your favorite country in Africa?

    by WanderinWilco 11 September 2011

    I only have experience of a couple of dozen African countries but living here I would put Sudan near the bottom of the heap. To qualify…

  5. Giora avatar

    RE: Faranah - Kabala with moto-taxi?

    by Giora 04 September 2011

    Hi, I crossed from Kabala to Faranah in 2007. I waited 2 whole days for a 4WD to make the trip, and then gave up waiting and took a moto-…

  6. kanta avatar

    Faranah - Kabala with moto-taxi?

    by kanta 03 September 2011

    Hi all! I'm planning on crossing the border into Sierra Leone between Faranah and Kabala. However I hear that there is very little traffi…

  7. nljafrica avatar

    comprehensive southbound Morocco to South Africa visa report

    by nljafrica 31 August 2011

    Some friends and I will start overlanding from Morocco: January 2012 to ??? My current take on things is that Angola and now possibly…

  8. mattlv avatar

    RE: Visas for Bordering Countries: Guinea-Bissau/Conakry &SLeone

    by mattlv 30 August 2011

    I'm bumping up this 4 year old thread to ask if the Guinea-Conakry embassy in Bissau still issues visas on the spot. Does anyone have…

  9. UsvaAuer avatar

    Re: Morocco to South Africa overland. Over 30 countries.

    by UsvaAuer 29 August 2011

    When I saw the topic I was - WOW! When I read it I was - disappointed. It's a shame if collecting as many countries as possible as qui…

  10. africanexplorer avatar

    Re: Dead Red Arrows pilot..............,

    by africanexplorer 28 August 2011

    Do I also have to fly to the sun and touch it to feel how hot burning it is! You`re making an error of judgement – checking my humble…

  11. stoephi avatar

    RE: Dead Red Arrows pilot..............,

    by stoephi 28 August 2011

    Come to Germany and see the reality. I travelled to all countries around the world - and to Guinea as well - and I know the difference.…

  12. Giora avatar

    RE: overland travel between liberia and senegal

    by Giora 24 August 2011

    The worst trouble I had in the region was with the officials in Sierra Leone, though I traveled through the region about 4 years ago and…

  13. jeroennl avatar

    Re: Freetown to Conakry by road

    by jeroennl 14 August 2011

    Hi Mattlv, Last january they were constructing the road between Port Loko and Kambia. I was travelling with a local who's sister is a…

  14. mattlv avatar

    Getting a Guinea-Conakry visa in Freetown

    by mattlv 13 August 2011

    Can anyone tell me the process for getting a Guinea-Conakry visa in Freetown? Is it an easy process and can this be done in 2-3 days?…

  15. Giora avatar

    RE: Freetown to Conakry by road

    by Giora 13 August 2011

    Hi, I traveled from Conakry to Freetown about 4 years ago. I don't know what improvements, if any, have taken place since then. At that…

  16. diegojesus avatar

    Re: Guinea and Mali Trip Advice Needed

    by diegojesus 02 August 2011

    Hi all, I'm also planning a 2 months trip to Mali/Guinea, but it will be in the winter 2012/13: starting in Mali in November, by then…

  17. Giora avatar

    RE: Routes north of Monrovia - For a bicycle trip

    by Giora 02 August 2011

    Hi, I haven't traveled much in Liberia, but I have crossed the Guinea-Liberia border at Yekepa, which is a very obscure border post.…

  18. ulrikmalmberg avatar

    Routes north of Monrovia - For a bicycle trip

    by ulrikmalmberg 01 August 2011

    Im in Monrovia for the moment, been going here from Gambia by bicycle, mostly on smaller dirtroads. I´m planning to cross the border…

  19. kpristup avatar

    Trip Report - Sao Tome (via Libreville) 3-9 July 2011

    by kpristup 31 July 2011

    Hey All, What turned out as a short trip report has turned into 4 pages, but here you go; a report on my 1 week R&R trip to Sao Tome.…

  20. markharf avatar

    RE: Worth it?

    by markharf 25 July 2011

    I loved Guinea. Others might not. I didn't have much time. On a harsher note, anyone posting something as non-specific as the OP…

  21. africanexplorer avatar

    Re: Worth it?

    by africanexplorer 25 July 2011

    +Guinea is not worth it unless you have oodles of time. Skip it..+ And you think the average traveller bases their decision on this…

  22. SHBK avatar

    Worth it?

    by SHBK 24 July 2011

    Guinea is not worth it unless you have oodles of time. Skip it..

  23. Kira avatar

    RE: Independent hiking/trekking in Western Africa

    by Kira 22 July 2011

    Richard beat me to it, but the Liberian & Sierra Leone borders with Guinea would be good too! Again the Senegal border with Guinea,…

  24. richardtrillo avatar

    RE: Independent hiking/trekking in Western Africa

    by richardtrillo 22 July 2011

    The best area I can think of would be the Fouta Djalon highlands in Guinea – remote, untouristed, peaceful. Richard

  25. borntoexplore avatar

    Carnet du Passage for West Africa?

    by borntoexplore 19 July 2011

    Hi, I am planning an overland trip through West Africa (Senegal-Guinea-Mali-Senegal-Mauritania-Morocco) this September. I have read…

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