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 […]