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UtahKid
UtahKid
Country forumsAfricaAngolaOur latest trip through Angola in 29 days#8
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I traveled around Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Cameroon June-July 2018 if you have any questions. I did quite a bit of chit chat with a couple of people who were planning/did travel in the region and you might find our discussion informative. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/topics/our-latest-trip-through-angola-in-29-days/posts/new?reply_to_id=23034440

I also highly recommend buying the Bradt guides for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (ozymandias24
wrote the Bradt Guide for Equatorial Guinea). Both books will tell you everything you need to know about each country. The Bradt guide for Congo-Brazzaville is part of the Congo-Kinshasa guidebook and doesn't offer very much practical advice at this point though has some interesting discussed history in it (such as the story behind Congo's Ninjas).

I found Gabon easy to travel around, Equatorial Guinea to be complicated, and the Central African Republic to be difficult. Stick to the Southwest of CAR and you should be fine. I know of a number of "country counters" who fly in and out of Bangui only (with maybe a side trip to Mbaiki and Baoli falls) which is probably your easiest option and then most other tourists I think take the regular charter flight from Bangui to Bayanga and stay at the Sangha Lodge (easy to do but expensive... which I would like to have done were I more wealthy). You have the option of entering CAR by land(on really shitty roads)/river crossing from Cameroon and river from Congo-Brazzaville (pay a pirogue in Bomassa to take you upriver. Both those options I would dub adventurous.

Most people visiting Equatorial Guinea enter by flying into Malabo. I entered and exited by land through Ebebiyin (to the continental part of the country called Rio Muní) the only land border at that time letting tourists through (was turned away/kept in at other borders). I haven't been to Bioko but seeing the Djibloho hotel and Oyala was interesting. In fact everything in Equatorial Guinea was interesting. Strangest place I've ever been. Their doctors are from North Korea for example.

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trongfurbrew615232
trongfurbrew615232
Country forumsSouth-East Asia MainlandMyanmarMotorbike trip in Myanamar#1

Hey Guys,

My friend and I are planning to travel in Myanmar from 2 Feb to 12 Feb, from Yangon to Ahthoke - Gwa - Maw Yon - Ann - Mindat - Bagan - Yangon.
Please give me some suggestions about:
1. Where can I rent a good motor bike for that long trip and price?
2. Are there any place on the way we are going to travel have problem with gorverment or unsafe?
3. Any great place that I should not skip on that dirrection?
4. Any peak that I can trek then? I read about Na Ma Taung but It is not really trek peak, U really can ride motorbike there.
5. Without tour guy it will be no trouble with police?

Thank you.

Trong.

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Giora
Giora
Country forumsNorth-East AsiaSouth Korea1 week in Seoul - itinerary help :)#6

In case I was misunderstood: my suggestion of Gyeongju was not for a day trip, but for a longer trip of at least a night or two.

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shinashama164536
shinashama164536
Country forumsNorth-East AsiaChinaTravel in China While My Visa is Being Extended#1

My 3 month student visa was recently due to expire. I went to the local police station in Wudangshan, where they are now processing my 3 month extension, and have provided me with a temporary 1 page document, with my photo, which is proof of the extension in process, but it will take 1 week perhaps, or longer before I have my passport with visa extension returned to me. I'm wondering, is it possible for me to take any trips in China by train, with this temporary document? Thanks.

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aaronmpw551268
Country forumsAfricaTravelling East & South Africa, what is realistic?#1

Hi !

Me and my girlfriend are planning a trip July - October (end of September). We plan to land in Nairobi first week in July, spend around 16 days here before moving into Tanzania to climb Kili. Then we would like to travel Tanzania, visit Madagascar, Mozambique and Finish in Cape Town where we plan to fly back to the UK.

How realistic is this itinary? I know there are going to be elements here that are a bit of stretch but we have already cut countries out of our trip. I would aslo like to visit Zanzibar ..

Give it to me straight please :)

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hopefulist
hopefulist
Country forumsCentral AmericaUS Tourist Missing in Belize while on a Ragmuffin Boat Tour#2

Oh dear. My husband and are I are planning a return trip to Belize and were talking seriously about doing this trip 3 minutes ago. Really tragic. :-(

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GulinWorld
GulinWorld
Country forumsAfricaGabonvisa free#20

Ciao Tereza, I crossed Gabon from Cameroon in February. Even though theoretically it’s possible and VOA is supposed to be available at land borders too according to the embassy in Rome, I wouldn’t take my chances unless you want some tough adventure and misery, hassling. I got a visa in Yaoundé. They cheat you, charging 100 Euros instead of the official 70 but do it on the spot. I seriously doubt I’d have got it at the border but please let us know if you try.

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daisyannelesli931429
Country forumsSouth-East Asia Islands & PeninsulaMalaysiaItinerary advice for Singapore/ Malaysia peninsula Feb 19#1

Hi all,

My boyfriend and I are planning a trip to Malaysia and Singapore in Feb 19 for 2 weeks (would love to do longer but are restricted by annual leave). Seeing as we'll be going in Feb we thought it'd be best to cover the western side of the peninsula as to make the most of the good weather. A little about us: we have a fair amount of travel experience between us but not with backpacking and I've never been to SEA although my boyfriend has. Also, as project managers, we like to pre-plan places and durations in advance and know what to expect - I'd love to be more spontaneous about it but I wouldn't be able to relax not knowing! Main requirements for the holiday, in order, are: good food, culture, gardens/parks and history. We'd also like to have some chill time, but it doesn't necessarily have to be at a white-sand beach - though I would like to be by some water of some description for at least part of the trip. We don't want to spend too much time travelling and are happy to do internal flights.

After some preliminary research, we know we'd definitely like to spend some time in Penang (staying in George Town) and Singapore (though the cost of living/ accommodation will limit our time here) and the other two potential places we've looked at are Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi. We can fly into and out of either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore and are not fussed about departing from a different airport to come home. Version 1 of our schedule looks something like:
-Fly into Singapore
-2 nights in Singapore
-Fly to Langkawi
-4 nights Langkawi
-Ferry to Penang
-5 nights in Penang
-fly/bus/??? to Kuala Lumpur
-2 nights in KL
-fly home

We're unsure of the exact order as all of the internal flights are of a similar price no matter which direction we'd be going in, but want to ensure that we don't burn out by doing all the busy places in one go after a long flight - we definitely need some down-time in between. We gave some thought to the Cameron Highlands but I have heard mixed reviews and that the trip could be arduous. Same goes for the Perhentians - I'm not sure I could deal with the long journeys and I've heard it's monsoon season there in Feb?

My questions to all of you lovely seasoned travellers are:
- Does this seem viable? We don't want to over-do it, but at the same time would like to cover a combination of types of place.
- If viable, is the order of the itinerary logistically sound?
- Are there any other places you would suggest to visit instead of/ as well as the ones listed?
- We're planning on doing Air BnBs whilst away - is this advisable? Does anyone have any experience with this?
- We definitely want to do a cooking class/ course whilst in Penang - can anyone recommend one?

Any other tips/advice would be greatly received :)

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JustBryy
JustBryy
Country forumsThailandThailandhow long to stay backpacking in thailand - first stop#1

been looking around the web for a good amount of time to stay in bangkok as i will be backpacking SEA for about 1.5-3months. I dont know how long a good time would be to stay as i have to book an outbound ticket out of thailand before my trip or they refuse entry.. ill be going to SR right after and will be flying there from BKK but i wanna know how long to stay so i can book my flight already.. ill be coming back to thailand at the end of the journey to Chiang mai and phuket so i just want to know an estimate since ill be back later on in the coming months..
Anything Helps! and please dont say its up to me, i know it is and this is my first backpacking on my own, i just want to get the my foot in first then see where it goes if i wanna stay longer for the other parts of the trip..

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emouloudaki169902
emouloudaki169902
Country forumsAfricaMauritaniavisa #1

Hello..i will be in Mauritania on february 2020 for a trip which start Senegal .. In my country there is not any embacy to apply for visa and i ask if any one knows if i can get visa in the borders senegal-mauritania..

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