mollycrow
Australian looking for information about Guinea Conakry
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Australian
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Registration: 06 June 2014
URGENT SALE OF HOUSE-GOODS!
Hello I'm very interested. Could you please send me photographs and prices? Thank you Molly Soumah Read More
Single female wanting to live in gambia
Well it depends where you are and what you want. It depends on who you spend your time with and how adaptable you are. It depends on how tough you are too. Why are you coming? What do you hope to achieve? What kind of background are you from? Read More
New members of the Gambia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Gambia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Henry I'm curious about your agenda in writing your post because it's just so negative. Are you forced to work in the place you mentioned? As you hit it so much perhaps you could leave and look for a job elsewhere with people you appreciate ... Read More
Guinean passport by mollycrow
Hello everyone Do any of you know whether the non-Guinean spouse of a Guinean can apply for a Guinean passport, and under what circumstances, and how please? I've been googling it for hours and can't get any info. Thank you!
Yes! Though it keeps getting filled up with visas and stamps when I'm spending time in Gambia or travelling to and from Guinea by road. I was kind of hoping I could have both but I think those Conte days are over. Which is not a bad thing of ... Read More
Guinean passport by mollycrow
Hello everyone Do any of you know whether the non-Guinean spouse of a Guinean can apply for a Guinean passport, and under what circumstances, and how please? I've been googling it for hours and can't get any info. Thank you!
Found this finally - sorry for asking but I had spent many hours over several days on a rubbish data connection on my tiny phone which is making me blind! All answers are contained in this document, as I thought I am automatically a citizen by ... Read More
Guinean passport by mollycrow
Hello everyone Do any of you know whether the non-Guinean spouse of a Guinean can apply for a Guinean passport, and under what circumstances, and how please? I've been googling it for hours and can't get any info. Thank you!
My husband does not know anything, also he's in Australia where there is no embassy, though he probably wouldn't understand anyway being very unwell, and so far Guinean authorities have taken my money twice for a passport which has never ... Read More
Guinean passport
Hello everyone Do any of you know whether the non-Guinean spouse of a Guinean can apply for a Guinean passport, and under what circumstances, and how please? I've been googling it for hours and can't get any info. Thank you! Read More
New members of the Gambia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Gambia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi, I will bearriving from Australia shortly, itwould be interesting to meet you. I will be staying only a short time as I needto get back for family business, then I will return mid next year to take up residence. I have spent a few years staying ... Read More
New members of the Senegal forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Senegal forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
when I am back I will be happy to meet you, but I'm also learning French. good luck. Read More
People joining Expats blog who are very obviously not expats at all by Jim Davison
What do you expats think?? It just means we already have lots of posting from people trawling including a probable bumster type For myself I'd prefer a closed fb group which works really well for other groups I belong to Then there is the ...
not sure about the rugby Jim, but maybe meet you for a falafel one day! I see you live in Banjul, I usually dropinfor a falafel as a treatand a break from rice and sauce or tapalapa when I make a trip to the city! Read More
People joining Expats blog who are very obviously not expats at all by Jim Davison
What do you expats think?? It just means we already have lots of posting from people trawling including a probable bumster type For myself I'd prefer a closed fb group which works really well for other groups I belong to Then there is the ...
that'sunfortunate Jim, I guess the more input you have here the better it will be, shouldstickaroundand help make it the forum you want it to be! worldly wanderer I find it amusingthat you don't know what a bumster is... as for trawling, he ... Read More
People joining Expats blog who are very obviously not expats at all by Jim Davison
What do you expats think?? It just means we already have lots of posting from people trawling including a probable bumster type For myself I'd prefer a closed fb group which works really well for other groups I belong to Then there is the ...
Jim, I am not in Gambia currently, just sorting stuff out in Australia inpreparationfor my return. I still like to stay in touch with expats, findingithard atm without a computer. I have been getting a lot of requests and messages from locals that ... Read More
Opening a bank account in Gambia by Julien
Hi all, is it difficult for expats to open a bank account in Gambia ? Which documents are required to open a bank account in Gambia ? How long does it take to open it ? Is there any restriction for expats regarding the services (loans ...
I never needed one to open an account.......I just needed a photograph or two. And an address, or just name of village I was in. I just took all my money out last week, lost a lot as the dalasi has declined, wouldn't matter exceot I had borrowed ... Read More
Gambia by car by worldlywanderer
We have travelled over most of West Africa by public transport and now that the new road has been, all but, completed through Mauritania we are considering driving down in our Smart car. We know how mad that sounds but then we were told ten years ...
So Worldy wanderer did you do it? Read More
Bio-grasses
No, but would be very interested to know more about it. Read More
Public transportation in Gambia by Armand
Hi all, What do you think about the means of transportation in Gambia ? Is the network of means of transportation well developed? What modes of transport are available? Do you use them? How much is a fare? Are they relatively ...
Hi Armand, Thanks for bringing this subject. I think lots if people are missing out if they only go by private car. I only take public cars, very rarely private, or town trips as they call them there, because I have very little money. However, I ... Read More
trying to find my brother
Did you find your brother? I have a friend who worked in Banjul for years and knows a lot of people around the place, always going door to door with his job, would you like me to enquire with him if he has heard of him? Read More
learning mandinka
Yes, there is a book that used to cost 350 dalasi, when that was a lot of money, and I bought it, but it is not entirely correct and the lingo of some upriver village, a Peace Corps publication. I think now it is available for free download on the ... Read More
New members of the Senegal forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Senegal forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Thank you very much. I am considering moving to Abene, though I have more friends and family in Gambia. I come from the bush in Australia and I love the forest in Casamance and I have a few friends there. But I cannot speak French! I can speak a ... Read More
Purchasing Property by Boddy
Hello. Where would be a good place to look in order to buy property in Gambia? I would like to browse listings where locals might look/list their properties and not 'tourist' priced properties. Thanks, Bod.
I too am looking for a property to buy, but I am in Australia so it is really hard. It has been difficult communicating with friends there due to Skype being out. Boddy, would you be interested in sharing something if we can get it? Of ourse we ... Read More
Internet in Gambia by Boddy
Hi. What is Internet connection like in Gambia? Are certain places in Gambia better for Internet than others? What sort of speeds do you get and are there many dropped connections? For example, how reliable is it for something like ...
INternet is very variable in Ganbia. There are internet cafes of varying quality. Now it is possible to purchase sim cards for your phone which you can buy data for. Qcell has the best receptionover the largest area but is the most expensive. If ... Read More
Gambia by gambiakennington
Can anyone tell me as a British person what I would need to do if and when I leave England to live in the Gambia with my husband who is Gambian, and works here in England?
Ah worldly wanderer, you are speaking from experience I take it. But still for me, despite the above, and not having developed a thick enough skin yet, though I am working on it, I love it and will always love it. I have never really met other ... Read More
visiting Banjul-Gambia by elakess
Gambia is one country in western Africa that can boast of honest, peceful and calm people as citizens. Its cities like banjul were u have places such as serekunda ( market for artefacts etc, senegambia, brufut, and so on are home to beautiful beach ...
In my three and a half years of staying in Gambia I have never experienced the electricity to be reliable! But to me that does not matter too much. you get used to it, and work around it. There was a new system last time I was there of paying up ... Read More
New members of the Gambia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Gambia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi, I am hoping to move to Gambia one day. I have visited there for long periods over the last 13 years. I miss it so much when I am not there! I am trying to decide how to make this happen as I don't know how I will support myself and friends ... Read More
prospective mariage visa by daryl4040
hi people,i was just wondering if anyone on here had gone down the prospective marriage visa path? im in the middle of applying. we met online over 12 months ago and I flew to hk (where she works as domestic helper) in dec for one week and from ...
Hi Daryl, I don't know about the country you are coming from, but I brought my husband here from Guinea Conakry and that must be one of the most difficult. It is really not very hard if you have a genuine relationship and have records of ... Read More
shopping
Have you never been there? Why are you interested in living there? I like some of the food, but not all. It is certainly better than the food I have had in some other West African countries, Guinea is so fertile you can watch the maize get taller ... Read More