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African Adventure- Days 11-13, Siat Ranch
We were fortunate to have a connection to Ernesto in Gabon. Peta’s good friend and colleague came to South Africa from Paraguay and one of his friend Ernesto has settled in Gabon running a cattle ranch near the Congo border. … Continue reading
Posted in Gabon
Tagged adventure, Africa, art, border, Cameroon, Congo, culture, discover, discovered, fly, friend, Gabon, good, immigration, Rasa, school, sleep, South Africa, sustainable
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Entering into Gabon- Day 4
As it turned out, the immigration office was not our last stop in the Congo. We missed the next hut up the street, the gendarmerie. As soon as we approached, the officer begins speaking not with a greeting but with … Continue reading
Congo/Gabon Border- Day 3
We woke up with the sunrise and started to pack up camp to make our final run for the border. Our 72 hours courtesy of our dear friends at immigration was ticking away. All along the road people would smile … Continue reading
Our Warm Welcome to Central Africa
Hostage. Being held for money. Ransom. Welcome to Congo. This is all perfectly acceptable here. We arrived in the airport proudly presenting our passports with our lovely Congolese visas already in inside. We were immediately told to step aside and … Continue reading
On the Road Again
Leaving behind the idyllic village of Goreme in Turkey, we were finally motivated to pull ourselves away when we spent all of the money we had budgeted. It was a bit sad to leave but we knew it was time … Continue reading
Geneve Fete de la Musique
Today is my second day in Geneve, Switzerland. I made last minute arrangements with Aime and Alice. We left immediately after class to catch the train and arrive in Geneva almost too quickly. It seemed that we were just getting … Continue reading
Posted in Switzerland
Tagged boat, church, discover, discovered, eat, family, friend, home, hot, hotel, immigration, money, park, Philippines, picture, pretty, Switzerland, walk, walking
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