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 […]

Gueckedou to Kailahun: people are survivors

Again, I was failing to draw myself from bed. By the time I reached the transport park it was over 8am. Asking for Kailahun I was led to a shop. There the owner (or employee) asked me which border crossing I wanna use for Kailahun. I didn’t have an idea, I thought it could be […]

Bafatá to Koundara: no sight of Guinness

The electricity in my Bafatá room went off around 5:30am and I almost immediately woke up. It does get quite cool at night, the temperature drops 20 degrees from +40 to +20 yet it’s still hot. I think this may be due to to house walls retaining the heat. Shower water on the other hand […]