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  1. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Iguazu - Tarija by bus

    by ban_janti_return 29 April 2012

    Hi, >We live in Martinica and have no much choice to land in South America. Belem is the easiest because it is praticaly direct (one…

  2. MADININA avatar

    Re: Iguazu - Tarija by bus

    by MADININA 29 April 2012

    Hello, Thanks for your answer. We live in Martinica and have no much choice to land in South America. Belem is the easiest because it…

  3. rhapsode avatar

    Re: Oiapoque-Macapa travel report

    by rhapsode 11 April 2012

    Does anyone know of an airline that flies from Cayenne to Macapa? Tks

  4. markharf avatar

    RE: Northern Brazil - Detailed Trip Review

    by markharf 05 April 2012

    Interesting reports--thanks for posting. I wasn't aware that there was an overland (tourist) truck making the trip through the Guianas.…

  5. ToadofToadHall avatar

    RE: Europe to South America cheap return flight (or 2 singles)

    by ToadofToadHall 01 April 2012

    Try thinking outside the box - for example get a return ticket to Miami and then an open jaw ticket from Miami to whereever in S. America.…

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    Re: Brazil-Suriname-French Guiana

    by jstayner 22 March 2012

    Thanks for all this information, my girlfriend and I recently completed a trip from Georgetown to Rio via Paramaribo, Cayenne, Macapa,…

  7. Smallmasterr avatar

    RE: Need some help in Kampala

    by Smallmasterr 29 January 2012

    Maybe the touts above didnt read: "NO tour companies"? Scout the message boards in the mzungu restaurants; always some voluntourism girls…

  8. uulu10 avatar

    Re: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

    by uulu10 27 January 2012

    Cayenne central was dead at night sunday to Tuesday when I visited the city. I walked around hoping finding a bar or a cafe. Sunday I…

  9. Dutch_Uncle avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by Dutch_Uncle 23 January 2012

    Many of the miners are from Brazil, I suspect that information will come out soon. The space facility at Korou is certainly French, and…

  10. flobster avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by flobster 19 January 2012

    >I'm just saying - if you told a Brazilian person "Hey buddy, you just won a free trip to FRANCE!" and then you sent the dude to Cayenne,…

  11. Mattt avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by Mattt 18 January 2012

    +if you told a Brazilian person "Hey buddy, you just won a free trip to FRANCE!" and then you sent the dude to Cayenne, he'd probably…

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    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by windblowner 18 January 2012

    I'm just saying - if you told a Brazilian person "Hey buddy, you just won a free trip to FRANCE!" and then you sent the dude to Cayenne,…

  13. spampants_ avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by spampants_ 18 January 2012

    They aren't the United States? Last I checked, they spoke French in Cayenne, and used it for the French space program.

  14. flobster avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by flobster 18 January 2012

    Yes. Matt, if Hawaii can be part of the US, what would have to change for you to consider Reunion part of France? BTW, the distance betwe…

  15. windblowner avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by windblowner 18 January 2012

    Well, for their part, the people of French Guiana don't seem to consider themselves part of L'hexagone in any substantial way. Even getting…

  16. markharf avatar

    RE: Suriname and the Gianas - worth the money?

    by markharf 13 January 2012

    Depends on what you want to see and what your budget and timeline are. There's stuff all over South America which, in order to see, you'll…

  17. keruwi avatar

    arriving CDG airport 10PM, departing 10AM Orly > sleeping at airport?

    by keruwi 25 December 2011

    Hello, I am arriving at Paris CDG airport at 10PM, December 28 and am departing to Cayenne from Orly airport (W) at 10.45AM on the 29th.…

  18. tashgonewalkabout avatar

    RE: Cayenne to Belem and onwards

    by tashgonewalkabout 22 December 2011

    Hey, great, thanks for all of that info. much appreciated.

  19. BobDillon avatar

    Re: Suriname Visa in Cayenne

    by BobDillon 02 December 2011

    NEW VISA FOR AMERICANS FRENCH AND CANADIAN citizens as of Nov 25 2011 Now Suriname issues tourist cards ("Carte Touristique") for these…

  20. uulu10 avatar

    Re: Cayenne to Belem and onwards

    by uulu10 30 November 2011

    It isn't cheap anyway. Cayenne to Saint Georges by direct bus was 35 Euro if I remember me right. great road. no problem with rain. The…

  21. tashgonewalkabout avatar

    Cayenne to Belem and onwards

    by tashgonewalkabout 30 November 2011

    Hey folks, I am currently in the Caribbean an am thus unable to find a Sth America/Brazil guidebook. I will be flying into Guyana, crossing…

  22. jodah avatar

    Re: Travelling in Guyana during rainy season?

    by jodah 27 November 2011

    Guyana and Suriname have two rainy seasons. The main one is between May and July/August and the shorter in December/January. When I was…

  23. ban_janti avatar

    RE: Guyana s

    by ban_janti 13 November 2011

    Cayenne to Paramaribo is painless, 3 years ago it was 35 EUR for minibus from Cayenne to the border, you cross the river on the boat for…

  24. dvdand avatar

    Guyana s

    by dvdand 13 November 2011

    Hi, I m planning to travel overland from Cayenne to Paramaribo and then to Georgetown in January. I dont have as much time as I would…

  25. uulu10 avatar

    Re: suriname visa

    by uulu10 03 September 2011

    Visa cost in the moment 40 Euro in Cayenne and in Georgetown it is about the same price.

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