Logoutuo and the border to Man: richer lands

Day started with me caring for my newly reopened wound. Hydrogen peroxide, iodine then some sterile gauze that I had from home and two pieces of plaster I also had from home were supposed to hold it together till I am on the other side off the border. Just before I even managed to wash […]

Buchanan to the Logoutuo border: long journey for everyone

It turns out, as my moto driver taking me to the car park in Buchanan is telling me, that I won’t be able to get to Ganta on Liberian-Guinean border or even Gbarnga, which is on the way to Ganta directly from Buchanan. I will have to go back to Monrovia. Ugh. Sure enough, the […]

Monrovia to Buchanan: no beach to camp

Lonely Planet lists 5 “highlights” of Liberia: 1. Robertsport – surfing 2. Monrovia – capital 3. Buchanan – camping on the beach and relaxing at the port 4. Sapo National Park – pygmy hippos 5. Harper – nice town to be in. Of all those places, I’ve been to Monrovia already, Robertsport charges crazy money […]

A Wednesday in Monrovia

I woke up after 7am. The plan was today to leave town and go on, to Buchanan but I didn’t wanna get up. Is the bed, though single size, so comfortable? The fan working so well, so quietly? Don’t know. I was pondering what to do for some time and I decided to stay in […]

Jendema to Monrovia: checkpoints galore

The border crossing of Jendema (SL)-Bo Waterside (Liberia) is full of bribe stories on iOverlander. People being asked for money for not having a visa sticker but a visa stamp in their passport in Sierra Leone, for not having meningitis or cholera vaccination in their yellow vaccination card. And here I am, with a stamp […]

Monday in Freetown: the two embassies

I woke up all sweaty in my $17 apartment. Not good. Mornings are cool and I should be fresh and crispy and here I am, melting at 6am. At least there were no mosquitoes and in the room there was no mosquito net and the carpeted floor makes burning a coil risky. The plan for […]

Visa no. 8: Liberia in Freetown

Liberian visa is fairly straightforward. I took a 3,000le moto to the embassy. It’s an unmarked gate on Spur Road. The building quite a nice villa, a flag hanging (but invisible from outside, the walls are high and the ground steep). Inside I waited to be announced and I was led to the consul/ambassador’s office. […]