Three months of my relatively stationary life in Bulgaria came to an end. My 90 visa-free days in the EU were almost over. The long road back home to Colorado was going be east via Asia and not west. Before I start any trip, I am always in the state of something close to a […]
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Days 3 and 4 The group did not have any activities scheduled for our fifth and last day in the CAR. A few of us grew increasingly bored and dissatisfied with being confined to the hotel grounds. Online search showed that Bangui has at least one museum and a shopping mall. We decided to explore
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Day 2 The car ride to Boali waterfalls (Des Chutes de Boali) took a little over 1 hour. The waterfalls were full after the rains and they looked spectacular. The area nearby is touristy, with a hotel and a bar, and with many locals who swarm around every visitor trying to sell them something or
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Day 1 Our second day in the CAR started with a city tour. That week, Bangui happened to host an event dedicated to promotion of entrepreneurship of African women. The official part with presentations took place in the conference hall of the National Assembly building and the square in front of it was turned into
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The CAR is considered to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world. It is not a place to go by yourself. That is why I jumped at the opportunity to visit it when NomadMania posted about an upcoming 5-day trip to the CAR. In preparation for the trip, Harry Mitsidis, the founder
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For my beach time between the travels in Arab countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, I chose the island of Thulusdhoo. It is conveniently connected with the airport in Male by ferries, it does not have 5-star all-inclusive hotels and it was cheap. The hotels on Thulusdhoo look more like private houses save for
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Saudi Arabia to Kuwait I spent my first day in Kuwait simply wandering around. The Ramadan just began with all its restrictions. Fortunately, IBIS Salmiya Hotel served food for its customers at any time of the day. Everything else was closed until the sunset. The main attraction in Kuwait City is the Kuwait Towers. Apart
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“Believing in omens and fate is all right as long as you know exactly what you are doing.” Robin Davidson, Tracks Riyadh I stayed in Dammam for some time during which I did a daytrip to Manama in Bahrain. Next, I planned to keep traveling along the coast to Kuwait and I wanted to do
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The weather in Riyadh was a lot nicer than in Jordan, pleasantly warm but not hot which allowed me comfortably to wear pants and long-sleeve shirts without being overheated. Female tourists are not required to wear abayas but it is better to be covered. I took the metro from the airport to the city center.
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It was a few degrees above freezing in Ammam when the plane landed – a stark change from the heat on Socotra. I put on all clothes that I had in my backpack to keep myself warm. The bus from the airport brought me to Amman’s 7th Circle, I walked to the hotel from the
