Yaound (Cameroon)

Advantages: Good people,good natural sites,been descriped as africa in miniature
Disadvantages: the roads in some of the towns,security

...History Cameroon got its independence in 1960 and it is a country located in Central Africa.With a population of about 17million people the country is bilingual(French and English)with the french language being spoken by 80 percent of the people. Potential The country is rich in natural resources;oil(in the bakassi area and off coast of Limbe)timber(part of the Congo basin)but agriculture still plays a major part in the livehood of the people.The country exports coffee,cocoa and coffee as its major cash crops.Locally a lot of foodstuff that feeds the central african region comes from this nation. Transportation Getting around had improve in some ares of the country such as Douala and Yaunde.When you arrive the country you either get in through the Nsimalen Airport in the nation's capital which is in Yaounde or through the Douala... Read review

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Advantages: Clean, comfortable and cheap
Disadvantages: None

...and dining area (two tables with plastic tablecloths) and the office. George is the hotel manager, with Nico as his assistant. The hotel owner lives in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. George and Nico take turns at manning the reception and bar, though with only five guests who are out all day, there is little to do, and naps on the bar sofas are a frequent occurrence (the phrase "doing a George" is soon used by our group for any daytime dozing.) The bar serves locally brewed beer, Castel, Amstel, Mützig, Coca-Cola (full fat only) and the local soft drink, Topp. The beer bottles hold approximately a pint and cost the equivalent of about 50p. Spirits are available (though not recognisable brands), but customers are expected to buy the bottle rather than to buy single measures. There is a small but well tended garden where we often choose to sit... Read review

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Advantages: You'll have some great stories to tell your grandkids.
Disadvantages: If you get back.

..."Staaaaan-ley! This is another fine mess you've got me into." - Oliver Hardy. Back in the days when I worked offshore this quote pretty much summed up the unofficial offshore staff response to being told they were required to visit West Africa. Most field staff would rather work aboard a nice, clean, modern boat in the North Sea than an aging boat with dilapidated equipment that meant it was forever popping in and out of the steaming, malodorous, cockroach-infested, run down and beaten up ports of West Africa. It wasn't all bad though, and more by luck than judgement I had some entertaining moments in the area, especially in Douala, Cameroon, where our boat was based. *Weather* Cameroon is unfeasibly hot, in the same damp, energy sapping way that a sauna is hot. It is also wet, with seasons where it rains at the same time every day... Read review

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