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  1. ric_howard avatar

    RE: Uganda to Cape Town

    by ric_howard 30 May 2012

    Buses in Africa are a hell of a lot safer than in India/Nepal but there are the usual horror stories etc etc Hijackings on this route…

  2. catw avatar

    RE: Visiting Hergeisa, Somaliland begining of July ?

    by catw 29 May 2012

    There's also a huge gap in the way people live. The Somali girls from the Diaspora I met told me they wanted to marry a Somali guy from…

  3. iggyab avatar

    Ethiopian Airlines restarts Addis Ababa - Hargeisa route and other options

    by iggyab 28 May 2012

    Last week we heard that Hargeisa airport was closing down for up to a year and now this has come out: http://somalilandpress.com/somalila…

  4. catw avatar

    RE: Visiting Hergeisa, Somaliland begining of July ?

    by catw 28 May 2012

    I've talked to quite a number of young American citizens of Somali ascent, some from Hargeisa, some from Somalia, and they all told me…

  5. ceecee25 avatar

    RE: Travelling in Kenya

    by ceecee25 25 May 2012

    I backpacked Kenya alone. As mentioned above, it's one of the safest African countries, but like everywhere, you'll have to be wary of…

  6. Tokyo_girl avatar

    Nigerian scams come to PMs

    by Tokyo_girl 22 May 2012

    It's actually Somalia, but same same. Could you please delete the account. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: kathbaby Date…

  7. John555 avatar

    What is this in my mail box.

    by John555 22 May 2012

    . .. On 22 May 14:56, kathbaby wrote: ---------------------------------------------------- kathnwa@yahoo.com Dearest Friend, …

  8. kathbaby avatar

    Re: Safety in Lebanon

    by kathbaby 22 May 2012

    kathnwa@yahoo.com Dearest Friend, Greetings to you, i know that this letter will come to you as a surprise since you did not k…

  9. lucapal avatar

    RE: Which country to choose for 3 weeks solo travel???

    by lucapal 17 May 2012

    Safety is 90% common sense...if you take the usual precautions you will be as safe(or safer) in SA as you are in Europe,the USA or most…

  10. arizona avatar

    RE: Deportation from Holland

    by arizona 15 May 2012

    Aribo is right, things are complicated by itself and even more because we don't know the details. As your casual remark +and I hold a…

  11. rob_09 avatar

    RE: Escape From Kathmandu – Photos From Nepal:

    by rob_09 13 May 2012

    Nice photos. But seriously mate, you are being a bit sensationalist about everything. I've been to Kathmandu plenty of times - for…

  12. Maksyk avatar

    RE: is it safe to travel in kenya?????

    by Maksyk 12 May 2012

    If you want to travel to Kenya you should be prepared for some dangers you may meet with: terror attacks, high level of crime, bad roads,…

  13. fredlau avatar

    is it safe to travel in kenya?????

    by fredlau 10 May 2012

    as the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Travel Warning in Kenya, is it safe to travel in Kenya on the coming summer holiday????? thanks for reply…

  14. defenestrator avatar

    RE: Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by defenestrator 04 May 2012

    Turns out they have a lot of bombs there, too.

  15. windblowner avatar

    RE: Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by windblowner 04 May 2012

    Surprisingly few assassinations in Somalia are done with firearms. Most seem to be carried out by suicide bombers.

  16. defenestrator avatar

    RE: Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by defenestrator 04 May 2012

    >Why is Somalia so uniquely assassination-prone? No law. Lots of guns. Shit culture.

  17. windblowner avatar

    RE: Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by windblowner 03 May 2012

    Another factor is that the area of Somalia claimed by the "Somali government" (Somalia minus Somaliland and Puntland, basically) only…

  18. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by laketraveller 03 May 2012

    I guess I'm glad I'm not a politician in Somalia.

  19. windblowner avatar

    Somalia - the global capital of political assassinations

    by windblowner 03 May 2012

    Apparently Somalia has had more national-level politicians (members of parliament and government ministers) assassinated per capita over…

  20. battybilly avatar

    RE: FFS!

    by battybilly 01 May 2012

    +*Tell me about the oil in Somalia and Bosnia, where the US also went in*+ Is this of any use to you.... http://serbianna.com/news/arc…

  21. lucapal avatar

    RE: Next trip after backpacking SE Asia?

    by lucapal 01 May 2012

    Whereas in Somalia (or some parts of Afganistan/Iraq/Pakistan) runs a pretty serious risk of being kidnapped....and possibly killed. …

  22. lucapal avatar

    RE: Next trip after backpacking SE Asia?

    by lucapal 01 May 2012

    I wonder.....Honduras or Somalia? Very difficult choice ;-)

  23. RayCCroc avatar

    RE: FFS!

    by RayCCroc 30 April 2012

    Actually, it seems that Africa Oil are based in Vancouver, and the other lot, Range Resources, are from Melbourne. Kind of apt - I've…

  24. SenorNoSe avatar

    RE: FFS!

    by SenorNoSe 30 April 2012

    +Tell me about the oil in Somalia and Bosnia, where the US also went in.+ The U$ obviously went into Bosnia as part of its global war…

  25. Barry avatar

    RE: FFS!

    by Barry 30 April 2012

    Tell me about the oil in Somalia and Bosnia, where the US also went in.

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