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7 days in somaliland
by sian264 22 April 2012
If anyone is interested in going to somaliland, below is some detail of our time there in early april. Visas-These are not available on…
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RE: Somaliland is safe
by ketchacha 26 December 2011
I would agree- the cities Eric has mentioned were amazing but Burao was a nightmare and I felt a combination of very unsafe/threatened/bribe…
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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…
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RE: In Addis with my own 4x4 looking for travel companion
by gwaan 13 December 2011
She's utterly gorgeous! Which is why i'll add a note of caution to your enthusiastic "Somaliland is safe!" It is safe, you're right.…
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Re: Share expenses in Somaliland ?
by loisachthaler 28 November 2011
Hi Darren, if you read the previous posts carefully, you will find that many answers to your questions are already there... As for the…
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RE: Any info on Berbera or Zeila?
by guywhoeats 29 August 2011
+Somaliland is way safer than Somalia, but it does not mean it is safe enough to wander around alone.+ Yes, it is safe to wander alone…
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RE: Somaliland/Somalia Security
by alberta_man 12 April 2011
The Hargeisa-Berbera and Hargeisa-Djibouti routes are not equivalent since there aren't any checkpoints on the way to Djibouti whereas…
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Somaliland Flight Info
by guywhoeats 09 April 2011
Flight info to and from Somaliland is difficult to come by so I thought I'd post some info on a few of the airlines. There might be one…
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Somaliland/Somalia Security
by guywhoeats 08 March 2011
Not exactly deserving of a sticky (damn you, Egypt and Libya!) but I thought I'd post a couple thoughts about security in Somaliland/Somalia…
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RE: Information about Somaliland
by somaliland_traveler 24 January 2011
Have to agree with lots with guywhoeats, but I will try to add what I can: 1) Yes, but don't ask the Oriental guy or anyother offical…
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Re: Information about Somaliland
by guywhoeats 21 January 2011
1.) Yes, but there is no road from Berbera to Zeila. It's a path that requires the hiring of a 4X4 unless you feel like taking a real…
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Re: Soccer Tournament in Puntland
by africanexplorer 20 December 2010
Your thought is not wrong. There used to be stations and regular coach services including direct coach services from Hargeisa to Mogadishu…
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RE: Soccer Tournament in Puntland
by stulan 20 December 2010
I see. Well, how do regular Somalis get to Burao and Las Anood? I figured there'd be a 'pick-up/drop-off' point for taking cars to other…
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RE: Soccer Tournament in Puntland
by guywhoeats 20 December 2010
Respectfully, I disagree. The tourism ministry will be an easy "yes" and that's something you need. In my experience of going off-grid…
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RE: Soccer Tournament in Puntland
by guywhoeats 19 December 2010
You'll have trouble getting there overland if you're just winging it. Security check-points are along along the highway as you go further…
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Re: A flat in Hargeisa?
by hhersi 17 December 2010
You should visit Burco, it's cheaper and there is alot more to do. Good luck.
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RE: Unusual things in Harar
by guywhoeats 20 November 2010
For Harar I would say you should just walk around the city. From all the accounts I had read about it I expected it to be a dirty, smelly…
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RE: Ethiopia & Somaliland, visa & budget
by gwaan 11 November 2010
Visas: 1. Somaliland: go to their embassy on Bole Road, right behind Madagascar Embassy on the corner of Zola Café/Bole Rd. You'll only…
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RE: Current situation in Somaliland & Dentists in Addis
by gwaan 21 October 2010
1. Somaliland is totally safe as long as you stick to Hargeisa, Berbera. You can push it up to Burco, you'l be loucky to make it to Erigavo…
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RE: Cycle Addis>Harar>Hargeisa
by somaliland_traveler 27 September 2010
I have never seen foreign cyclists being escorted by police or armed men IN Somaliland. Yes such arrangement exists in the neighbouring…
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Re: Anyone been to Somaliland recently?
by MikeArkus 05 August 2010
Hi, I was in Somaliland in July and travelled to Erigavo in the Sanaag region. Hargeisa felt safe even after dark. The imponderable, I…
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RE: Hargeisa to Burao
by kayse 09 June 2010
There isnt radicalism in Somaliland. I understand some times they require certain dress code for women not because there is radicalism…
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RE: Somaliland
by guywhoeats 04 May 2010
According to media reports the Somaliland gov is about to launch a pre-election offensive in and around Las Anood. Burao is probably going…
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RE: Somaliland
by patonki 03 May 2010
I was there in December/January and it seems that the rules change very often there... We were made to go with a (private) taxi and armed…
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