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Somaliland Mountains

by tabmit 29 May 2012

Hello, I’ll be visiting Somaliland soon and have seen some beautiful mountain scenery online. But, I can’t figure out where these two…
Visiting Hergeisa, Somaliland begining of July ?

by easystuph 22 May 2012

Hey everyone, I will be visiting my family in Hergeisa this July for like a month. I've been there every year for the past 3 years and…
RE: 7 days in somaliland

by iggyab 22 April 2012

Sounds like quite an adventure! Erigavo is something I am looking into, glad to hear an accurate time for the drive as I have heard everythi…
RE: Somaliland Trip Report March 2012

by iggyab 09 April 2012

The permit you get from the immigration police is to verify that your being in Somaliland is legal. The Ethiopian liaison office is indeed…
RE: Somaliland Trip Report March 2012

by fluffy_bunny 09 April 2012

Just one thing, +"you first have to go to an office to get some permit to leave the country"+. This is not entirely true. This "permit"…
Somaliland Trip Report March 2012

by jonzy85 08 April 2012

Just thought I'd give a quick report on my recent trip to Somaliland. I spent 5 days there in Hargeisa and Berbera, visiting Laas Geel…
The first guidebook to Somaliland

by phil_b 26 March 2012

If you are thinking of visiting Somaliland, you might want to know that my new Bradt Guide to Somaliland has just been published. This…
RE: Prices of flights from the US to South Africa.

by viaggero 29 January 2012

DC issues multiple entry visas for non-US nationals for 30$ in 2-3 business days, so that's my plan, in order to show up in Moyale with…
RE: Prices of flights from the US to South Africa.

by dambo 29 January 2012

Thanks a lot for your precious insight! - Even if I spent 5-10 days overlanding in and out of Ethiopia from Kenya/Tanzania, I would still…
RE: Somaliland is safe

by iggyab 16 January 2012

We are deviating from the topic here. I might get killed sure. But I might get killed in my home city, there are some terrible parts of…
RE: Ethiopia-Somaliland Feb???

by fluffy_bunny 16 January 2012

Berbera was fine and the beaches can be really nice. I was just disappointed at the change of character between people in Hargeisa and…
RE: Ethiopia-Somaliland Feb???

by port_moresby 16 January 2012

Thanks for the advice guys, Already got one guy who is keen, hoping to find more people in Addis to share costs. fluffy_bunny your blog…
RE: Somaliland is safe

by iggyab 15 January 2012

I'm not a volunteer actually so you can skip that one. When you say ESL teacher in search of experience do you mean "an experience" because…
Ethiopia-Somaliland Feb???

by port_moresby 15 January 2012

Anyone interested? For about a fortnight from Feb 5. Harar-Hargeisa-Las Geel-Berbera or something like that?
Re: Somaliland - anyone have a security update?

by tmsohk 12 January 2012

Hello, I've been Somaliland in mid December, nice people and safe. I took Jubba Airways from Hargeisa to Djibouti, USD115 one way. Th…
Re: Visit to Mogadishu is not so dangerous after all.

by africanexplorer 04 January 2012

Aki2006 As you know, different people travel for different reasons. For instance, I travel mainly to experience a difference and see…
RE: Visit to Mogadishu is not so dangerous after all.

by aki2006 03 January 2012

In spite of the mockery of some other people on this forum, I think I might actually be crazy enough to fork out the money and do that.…
Re: Somaliland - anyone have a security update?

by daz_crawford 03 January 2012

In response to lassebus private message that I have decided to share... It takes about 3-4 hours directly from Hargesia to Berbera. …
RE: Somaliland - anyone have a security update?

by daz_crawford 30 December 2011

Just got back to Harar from Somaliland a few hours ago. Its perfectly safe, the people are the friendliest I have met while traveling…
RE: Somaliland - anyone have a security update?

by iggyab 28 December 2011

You will never be more than 3.5 hours away from Ethiopia if you stick to Hargeisa, Berbera and Las Geel so escape is straightforward.…
Re: Somalia embassy and visa in Nairobi

by charmdud 18 December 2011

i went to Somaliland (Hargeisa & Barbera) with out police escorts or guards. I also went with the 'public transport'. I took a bus from…
RE: Somaliland is safe

by mar13 17 December 2011

Hi thank you for info:-) pictures superb. Could you days you sped to make this route? Is possible to snorkel in Berbera? Maybe you ca…
RE: Trip to Somaliland? Read my tips

by mar13 17 December 2011

Hi thank you for report in blog:-) Could you write how many houres take the whole process form Jijiga to Hargeisa (bus, border etc.)?…
RE: Any info on Berbera or Zeila?

by ericlafforgue 16 December 2011

forget Zeila! Ruins only! see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/sets/72157628008067819/
Somaliland is safe

by ericlafforgue 16 December 2011

hi, a short post to tell everybody that Somaliland is a safe place to visit. The best places are Berbera , Hargeisa, Boroma, and Baligudel…