Hi,
As an expat living in Gambia, what would you advise the ones about to pack to bring along?
What are the items you can easily find in Gambia? On the other hand, what is less common or quite expensive?
Share with us what you would recommend to bring in one's suitcase or container when moving to Gambia.
Thank you in advance,
Christine
Essentials to live in Gambia
Christine
12 February 2016 10:09:46
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Ricgrey
07 March 2016 23:39:49
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Hi Christine,
1. It's Very Cheap in The Gambia, the Change at Moment 59 Dalasis, to £..
2. Def have a suitcase, to start, You can get everythings You can them in TG..!!!
3. Get a Line House, about from 800 D, to 3,000 D.
4. Get away to The Real Gambia....
5. I have a Linehouse, 2 Bedrooms, Big Parlour, Veranda, Kitchen, Toilet, and Shower.
About a £300 Rent a Year, Yes That is the Price for The Linehouse.....!!!!!
Opp',s The Price for a Month, 1,500 Dalsi..
Rich....
shaz1953
08 March 2016 07:17:43
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Hi, sorry to ask but what's a Linehouse ? Shaz
shaz1953
08 March 2016 07:18:35
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That should say linehouse
helengambia
04 April 2016 23:58:14
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What is a line house I want to know as well
Ricgrey
05 April 2016 00:13:34
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A Linehouse is like a Bungalow, But come in Joined from 1 to over 10, They come in 1 Beds to 4 Bedss
I am Renting a 2 Bed Linehouse, costs me 1,750d a Month.
Water, 250d Electric about 200d, Gas 400d, a Month, = 1,550d..
It has 2 Bed, Large Parlour, Kitchen, Bathroom Shower and WC, Small Veranda.
Hope that Help's...!!
Rich...
nightowl0808
11 April 2016 20:03:31
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Well small items you can pack that prove quite useful and and are very sellable when you leave, or to give to a helpful family....
A hand torch or a head torch and a supply of AA batteries or small charger and four rechargables
A couple of those 13 amp trailing leads that you can get from a Poundshop.
A can and bottle opener
If you take a mobile one of those boost charge boxes
And any bicycle spares you can carry, you make good young friends that way who know where to get
Delasi at the best rate
And if you are using a laptop and want good wi-fi it is worth going to Gamtel and getting a plug in dongle week/month pay as you go to have your good 24/7 own connection all over.
Musa Ceesay, Registered Tourist Guide/driver based Serekunda, 980 2330 has all these local details to hand.
Have a good trip. Nightowl.
pchavers26
27 February 2017 14:13:52
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hello!
how is electricity and water in the Gambia are they available 24/7?
is there portable internet devices so one does not have to have a line in the house like with MTN or Orange?
thanks!
2000TC
27 February 2017 16:20:23
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Electric supply around the costal (tourist) areas has been more erratic than normal early 2017. That does not bother the locals much their consumption in low. If you are renting check your hosts have a switch over generator, usual cut out is hour to two early evening, just when you might need it. Keep phone batteries, etc well charged, and a battery lantern is a good buy at about 350D Serekunda, Banjul market or others.
If you want reliable internet service, satatite instellation is the only real answer, some of the better bars are okay, but even the bigger hotels have slow service and just in limited areas. Real answer is to take your laptop into Gamtel or Africel office, main road into Serekunda off Bertil Harding Highway, buy a USB dongle and credit it by the month with a card (from them only) multiples of 200D chances are their IT guy has do a quick programme download for you, so you got the icon installed, so far no one has charged us "tourists" for that yet... but not that many people bother for 7/10 day visit.
Then you got full internet at a good speed just about anywhere you go.
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