Chad Experience

wot no rain

Advantages: edge-of-world adventure
Disadvantages: it's a third world country

Well my reviews are nothing if not eclectic: biscuits, a music album, body scrub and now a whole darn country. When Michael Palin did his 'Sahara' trip I was most disappointed that he didn't visit Chad. It's the fifth largest country in Africa and yet, until the desperate Darfur refugees came across the border from the troubles in southern Sudan, I doubt most people would have been able to place it - I know I couldn't till I went there. I stayed ...
...say I'm glad I did it but I'm even more glad it's done! Still, since it's so unknown I thought I'd share a bit of information. It's impossible to sum up the whole country in this review, but I'll try and give you the basics to either whet your appetite or put you off entirely! ********Geography ****Location Chad is west of Sudan, south of Libya, east of Niger and Nigeria, and north of Cameroon and the Central African Republic. It's the 5th biggest ...

dakota196 16.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of General: Chad

Dont Cry for me N'Djamena

Advantages: Different, off the normal tourist route.Can be fun if you know people there.
Disadvantages: Logistic, administrative, accommodation nightmare and dangerous

Chad is a large Central African country with a poverty level population. N’Djamena is the capital and is only reached internationally by three major airlines, Air France (to Paris), Ethiopian Airlines (to Addis Ababa) and Cameroon Air (to Douala.). You will need a visa to get there - the nearest visa to UK is Paris so you need to spend a day there for that un less you mail your passport which is always a dodgy thing to do. Overland, unless ...
...have seen several vehicles and motor bikes doing it, but it is NOT for the faint-hearted. The capital lies along the shores of the Chari River that flows into Lake Chad about 80 miles to the west. It lies on the southern fringes of the Saharan desert and has a mixed climate, lying on the northern fringes of the equatorial rain belt which reaches Chad in June/July and usually finishes in October. Cross country travel, while never easy for a variety ...

webfoot 26.03.2003 · Read full review
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Review of N´Djamena (Chad)