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RE: Islamabad-Kashgar-Irkeshtam-Osh_Tashkent

by kiwi1937 03 March 2012

Thanks for your advice. Partly it is the challenge. Yes, it is a bit rushed. But my wife would only give me a 21 day pass! I will have…
RE: Info: Algeria now difficult to travel in

by mikespencerbown 19 January 2012

I was really looking forward to the Aleria part of this Africa trip, but as it was 9 months of travel, I couldn't estimate when or if…
RE: Up to five German tourists murdered in Afar

by Kurzschluss 18 January 2012

To #8 and #9 Everybody who travels to Ethiopia knows that this region is dangerous. Really annoying how many tourists still ignore these…
Info: Algeria now difficult to travel in

by mikespencerbown 17 January 2012

I was just doing the Mali to Niger and up through Algeria route, not usually a problem, but I started getting troubles, and finally the…
RE: Just finished a Niger trip: Info

by mikespencerbown 12 January 2012

Hi Mark , It was only a three full day tour; but as Mr: Aha was driving one of the toyotas, we could take many shortcuts; and saw Timia…
RE: Just finished a Niger trip: Info

by markharf 10 January 2012

No real surprises.....except that someone could tolerate spending a week in Agadez under the circumstances. Glad you found a way into…
RE: First Tourist in Mogadishu

by mikespencerbown 09 January 2012

We probably did meet, as I was in Rwanda for about a month right around that time... I actually have a lot of photos on my facebook from…
Just finished a Niger trip: Info

by mikespencerbown 09 January 2012

I just finished a Niger trip, and am trying to get to Algerian or libya next, but here was the Niger situation: 1. The road in from Mali…
Re: Point Afrique feedback

by MandMike 30 December 2011

Christmas Day had an email from P-A - they are surviving but only just with so many security problems in all their usual areas of operation.…
RE: Pigs of Guinea: travel on the Guinea bissau--Guinea frontier

by markharf 14 December 2011

"Also, I suspect you don't normally backpack the dodgier countries...." Heh heh. Think again. "....I'm trying to give some idea of…
RE: Pigs of Guinea: travel on the Guinea bissau--Guinea frontier

by mikespencerbown 14 December 2011

I am happy that some fellow travellers enjoyed the tale :o) I'm in Bamako now, waiting for a Niger visa before heading east.... I am…
Re: Point Afrique feedback

by MandMike 25 October 2011

We used PA for Niger, Burkina and Mauretania. The last trip being Mauretania in Feb 2010. On the Burkina trip they flew us with Air Burkina,…
RE: Accomadation / Bus

by magspirit 19 September 2011

Thank you very much for your quick replies. Unfortunately the organisations are not able to accommodate me until I reach their locations…
RE: Accomadation / Bus

by Giora 19 September 2011

Hi, I was in Niamey about 3 years ago, so my information might be a little out of date, but the basics should still suffice. Firstly,…
Accomadation / Bus

by magspirit 19 September 2011

Hi all, heading to Niger soon (Oct) to do some work with two organisations based in Agadez and Zinder.I undestand the situation in the…
Ghaddafi convoy

by Kira 11 September 2011

Al Jazeera has just reported that Saadi Ghaddafi & 8 other Libyans have crossed into Niger & heading for Agadez, there are rumours that…
Re: Crossing Algeria and on to Niger?Mali

by WanderinWilco 16 August 2011

For what you propose, the word "easy" is not suitable. Unless it has recently changed, the govt requires that you take a guide to travel…
Re: Crossing from Cameroon to Niger

by WanderinWilco 13 July 2011

Getting the visa for Nigeria is mega-problematic anywhere except you home country. Going around Lake Chad there are no provisions availab…
RE: Crossing from Cameroon to Niger

by WanderinWilco 11 July 2011

Without a very well-equipped 4X4 (thinking desert travel) and two experienced drivers, it is a no-no. Even with the visas (and associated…
RE: Zinder and Agadez

by NomadWorld 29 June 2011

Nice writing! We also went to Zinder and Agadez last year, but in August. Not having AC would have killed us! We were at the time the…
RE: Should I skip Niger because of safety?

by NomadWorld 29 June 2011

My husband and I were in Niger last year, and we checked in with his Peruvian passport everywhere. I carry Estonian and Swedish passports.…
RE: Mali in 2012

by NomadWorld 28 June 2011

My tip: skip Djenne. It's difficult and time-consuming to get there, and there's only one thing to see: the mosque. There are lots of…
RE: traveler's checks

by chriskean1 01 June 2011

I always call my bank, ever since that first time I was blocked: Agadez, with a guide waiting for his payment and the most expensive interna…
RE: Possible routes between Ghana and Algeria?

by markharf 16 April 2011

The overland routes are impractical at best. A few people still manage via Niger (Agadez, Arlit), but there's currently an insurrection…
RE: Should I skip Niger because of safety?

by markharf 27 March 2011

I got a Niger visa in Ouagadougou once. I don't remember the details, but I do remember that it was easy. Niamey doesn't sound like…