Horn of Africa: trip to Yemen, Socotra, Somaliland, and more
Mar 27, 2013, 1:46 am
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Fantastic report so far!
I did an extremely similar trip in January of this year. In Yemen I also stayed in the Arabia Felix Hotel; in Harar I was in the Belayneh; and in Hargeisa I was also in the Oriental.
On the same trip I also went to Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan. Eritrea was an absolute gem. What a pity that it's so hard to reach.
I did an extremely similar trip in January of this year. In Yemen I also stayed in the Arabia Felix Hotel; in Harar I was in the Belayneh; and in Hargeisa I was also in the Oriental.
On the same trip I also went to Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan. Eritrea was an absolute gem. What a pity that it's so hard to reach.
Mar 27, 2013, 5:16 pm
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Mar 28, 2013, 6:53 am
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Mar 28, 2013, 6:54 am
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Mar 28, 2013, 1:23 pm
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I'm sure there a few more FTers out there, such as myself, who lack the experience/guts to try some of these places on their own. I love reading reports such as this to remind that no matter how bold I think I was in 2012 by going to Belarus, Namibia, Burma, etc. that there are others who rise far above that level of adventure.
Mar 28, 2013, 4:22 pm
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Kinshasa-Lubumbashi overland on quad bikes?
A mate of mine worked on a mine near Lubumbashi for a while and when the plane flying to site had an...incident, they had quad bikes ready for the guys to make the trip out to site. Used to take about 4 hours apparently.
Sounded like fun to me!
A mate of mine worked on a mine near Lubumbashi for a while and when the plane flying to site had an...incident, they had quad bikes ready for the guys to make the trip out to site. Used to take about 4 hours apparently.
Sounded like fun to me!
Mar 28, 2013, 4:42 pm
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Kinshasa-Lubumbashi overland on quad bikes?
A mate of mine worked on a mine near Lubumbashi for a while and when the plane flying to site had an...incident, they had quad bikes ready for the guys to make the trip out to site. Used to take about 4 hours apparently.
Sounded like fun to me!
A mate of mine worked on a mine near Lubumbashi for a while and when the plane flying to site had an...incident, they had quad bikes ready for the guys to make the trip out to site. Used to take about 4 hours apparently.
Sounded like fun to me!
Mar 28, 2013, 8:06 pm
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I'd be afraid it would turn out like this: http://jalopnik.com/5697358/the-firs...go-in-20-years
