heyheybooboo

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Places of particular interest where I’ve been of late:


Sierra Leone; Uganda and Rwanda; Burkina Faso and Mali; Colombia and Peru; Uzbekistan and Tibet; Ethiopia and Yemen; Ghana, Togo, and Benin; Cambodia and Vietnam; Egypt, Jordan, and Syria; Myanmar; India and Nepal; Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos.


Thinking about Madagascar next winter…

Recent activity

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Conakry Acrobatics in the Africa Branch

    Here's a vid I took:...
    10 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotel In Ratoma, Conakry in the Africa Branch

    It's a pretty large walled compound, so my guess is that camping would be fine out back....
    21 days ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Hotel In Ratoma, Conakry in the Africa Branch

    Finding a even slightly reasonable hotel in Conakry can be difficult, so I'm pleased to report that I've found one that I quite enjoy out...
    26 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bissau to Conakry in the Africa Branch

    I just took money out of an ATM in Labe last week, with no problems, at one of the banks right near the central market. Probably hit or...
    26 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Overland from Bamako to LabĂ©, Guinea in the Africa Branch

    From the women travelers I've talked to here, it seems likely that as a woman traveling alone, there's a good chance you'll be adopted by...
    26 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Moving to Conakry in the Africa Branch

    When I flew into Conakry just after christmas, I was braced for the worst, but just walked through both immigration and customs with hardly...
    26 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Gb visa in the Africa Branch

    Quick and easy in Conakry as well. About $25 and ten minutes.
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Latest security info on GB in the Africa Branch

    HBM, I'll be looking for your updates!...
    about 1 month ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Visa at the Border in the Africa Branch

    The troubles in Bissau on Monday have sent me south instead of north, from Guinea, so I can report that it is indeed possible to get a visa...
    about 1 month ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Visa for SL at the Border in the Africa Branch

    I'm flying in and out of Conakry this winter, and am considering the possibility of taking a side trip down to Freetown to visit some folks...
    3 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Nice upcountry trip in Sierra Leone ? in the Africa Branch

    My favorite trip when i was in Sierra Leone last winter was out to the Turtle Islands. If you get a hold of the fellow who coordinates the...
    3 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Pigs of Guinea: travel on the Guinea bissau--Guinea frontier in the Africa Branch

    I'm going to be making the Guinea - Guinea Bissau crossing myself in January. When did you do it? During the rainy season?...
    3 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Fouta Djallon Possible in the Africa Branch

    These folks:...
    4 months ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called New Ferries serving the Islands in the Africa Branch

    Anybody in GB right now know if the ferry service to the islands is actually going to be improving?...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Currency Exchange in Freetown? in the Africa Branch

    The guys up in Aberdeen, by the craft shops near the speedboat pier are friendly and reliable. ...
    5 months ago

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