My guide to The Gambia
Advantages: Surf, sunshine, great people Disadvantages: Mosquitos
I travelled to The Gambia in January (2004) and am still completely enchanted by the place. Its a small country at 30miles narrowing to only 15 miles wide and 200 miles long. Its centred around the Gambia River, so the country is quite lush and green co ...
kez17 14.03.2004 · Read full review
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THE GAMBIA - memories that stick.
Advantages: Holidays to suit everyone. Disadvantages: Cost.
Many years ago, I was searching for a holiday that suited every member of my new family. I was about to marry a man with children, and our honeymoon was going to cost us a lot of money, but we sat down and talked about the different places that we could g ...
thingywhatsit 14.02.2004 · Read full review
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The smiling coast
Advantages: sun sea sand and more only 6 hours away Disadvantages: Locals bombarding you as soon as you leave hotel
I visited The Gambia in October 1999. I took my two children then aged 16 and 13 with me and we all agree this is the best country we have visited.
We had a very pleasant 6 hour flight, and the minute we left the plane, we were hit by the atmosphere o ...
Alison3 23.08.2002 · Read full review
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WELCOME TO THE SMILING COAST OF WEST AFRICA
Advantages: deserted sandy beaches; the hospitality of the Gambian people Disadvantages: I am not there now!
My husband and I have visited the Gambia, West Africa several times. Originally, we chose the Gambia as we like the sun and it wasn’t too far to travel (about 6 hours flying time). Since then it has come to mean much more to us than just a holiday ...
janna 11.02.2002 · Read full review
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The Gambia Experience
Advantages: Beautiful scenery, cheap food. Disadvantages: Some hassle from locals although most tend to be really nice
For years I have wanted to visit the Gambia but my husband was reluctant to go as the people had a bad reputation for harassing tourists. We had read on the internet that, in some areas, it wasn’t advisable to leave your hotel. This made me a bit ...
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