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  1. snan avatar

    Assistantship in French Guiana?

    by snan 09 January 2010

    I'm applying to the teaching assistantship mentioned on this branch a few times, and I'm torn between a few locations to request. One…

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    Onward tickets and visa hassles in the Guianas

    by DMon707 06 January 2010

    I am arriving in Cayenne with an onward ticket-- from Panama back to the USA eight weeks later. I'd much rather find my way from French…

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    RE: French Guiana to Brazil

    by AcaMario2008 31 December 2009

    I am heading there in 2 days, in the other direction, Macapa to Oiapoque.......will try to post an update.

  4. Johnah avatar

    RE: French Guiana to Brazil

    by Johnah 11 December 2009

    Hi Michael, I am travelling at the moment (currently in Indoneia) and do no thave my trip notes with me and I cannot remember which days…

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    RE: Traveling from Suriname to Peru

    by nelli_ 10 December 2009

    French Guiana sounds safe but I have asked around surinamese people and 80% say that its not safe to go to Guiana.

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    RE: Traveling from Suriname to Peru

    by afz 10 December 2009

    Why don't Guyana or French Guiana sound safe?

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    Traveling from Suriname to Peru

    by nelli_ 10 December 2009

    Hi. There is a plan to travel from Suriname (Paramaribo) to Peru (Machu Picchu) in october-september 2010. Two people (male/female) and…

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    Working in French Guyana

    by sophie25 06 December 2009

    Hi Does anyone know if it s possible to get work in French Guyana- how to go about it and what types of jobs are available. I am English…

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    Re: French Guiana to Brazil

    by romsaca 02 December 2009

    Hi, great description about the route. I'm planning to make a similar trip in late January. A few questions: Is the trip doable at that…

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    Boat travel from Macapa to Belem

    by romsaca 30 November 2009

    I'm planning to cross overland from French Guiana to Brazil, and then travel by boat between Macapa and Belem. Can anyone confirm whether…

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    Re: French Guiana

    by tswjxeem 05 November 2009

    No need for visas if you stay less than 3 months in FG. You can get it at the Brazil and FG boarder. From there, a long 2 hrs drive…

  12. bjd avatar

    RE: Ranking the prices for each of the SA Countries

    by bjd 26 October 2009

    Surinam, Guyana & French Guyana?

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    Safety Advice for Single Female Traveller Busing Through 12 S.A. Countries

    by sunnyli 18 October 2009

    Hi TT guys, I am planning on spending a year busing through 12 South American countries as following: +*Argentina (only BA) - Uraguay…

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    RE: top 3 countries

    by ToadofToadHall 06 October 2009

    afz, That would be a really cool trip - and in 7 weeks just about doable - And you could chose to go the coastal route from Asuncion…

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    RE: Car rental in French Guiana

    by max_mexico 26 September 2009

    I've returned from French Guiana and here's an update in case anyone else wants to rent a car there: UCAR is the cheapest rental agency…

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    RE: immunization

    by mason101 25 September 2009

    It´s far more complex than that where Yellow Fever is concerned :- An international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is…

  17. ToadofToadHall avatar

    RE: im a bit confused now.....visas eep!!

    by ToadofToadHall 20 September 2009

    You should be fine with your ticket leaving S. America. Of course you are dealing with bureaucrats so anything goes really. When my friend…

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    RE: Car rental in French Guiana

    by max_mexico 23 August 2009

    Thanks ToadofToadHall. I've booked a car with Budget at the airport. 100-120 euro plus insurance and milage fee is quite pricey... Budget…

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    RE: Where do the French vacation?

    by artemis2 23 August 2009

    Peejee so you mean they all go to DOM/TOM destinations exclusively? Apart from French Guyana (relatively very little visited) those are…

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    Brazil to French Guiana

    by godofhope 21 August 2009

    Hi, there I think the easist way to get to F.Guiana from Amazon is flying. Is there any other way to cross- from Macapa or Belem by…

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    RE: English Fluency

    by carlos69 15 August 2009

    "You'll need to get the basics of Spanish to get by in South America. " Unless of course you choose Guyana, French Guyana, Suriname or…

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    RE: Fly from South America to Europe to get to Africa

    by markharf 12 August 2009

    You probably won't find anything much cheaper than that, but if you're patient and persistent you might scare something up. There are…

  23. ToadofToadHall avatar

    RE: Car rental in French Guiana

    by ToadofToadHall 08 August 2009

    We didn't fly in so I didn't rent at the airport but just about all of the car rentals have an office at the airport and are open when…

  24. max_mexico avatar

    RE: Car rental in French Guiana

    by max_mexico 07 August 2009

    Did you rent at the airport? Did you book in advance? Do you remember an approximate price? I'd much prefer renting at the airport since…

  25. ToadofToadHall avatar

    RE: Car rental in French Guiana

    by ToadofToadHall 07 August 2009

    I can't remember the name of the place we rented from but they did have a unlimited milage if you rented for 3 days of rmore (which sadly…

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