Category: Central African Republic

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Local Liqueur Bilibili in Central African Republic🇨🇫

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“Best under pressure, with seconds left, I show up” – Usher. Central African Republic was certainly a wildcard country addition to my travel jigsaw in January 2025. After three visa refusals/failures (in Poland, Burkina Faso and Abidjan), we finally were granted a visa with 7 minutes left to board our flight from Douala in Cameroon Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Local Liqueur Bilibili in Central African Republic🇨🇫[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 10 And Bottom 2 Bars In Central African Republic 🇨🇫

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“Love’s a hide and hate display” – Nicky Wire. I never expected to visit 5 bars in the CAR, nevermind double figure it, but here we are, there we were. In my previous few countries – Niger I drinkpacked only 5 bars and in Burkina Faso just the 9, with Mauritania limited to 5 non-alcoholic Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 10 And Bottom 2 Bars In Central African Republic 🇨🇫[…]

Backpacking In Central African Republic🇨🇫: Charmigation At The Beautiful Boali Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of Africa

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“Down the waterfall wherever it may take me” – Robbie Williams. On a hot Sunday, in the heart of Africa, in the centre of Africa and in the middle of Africa, we visited the Boali Falls. Welcome to the centre of the entire continent, if not the world. Central African Republic is a breath thefter. Read more about Backpacking In Central African Republic🇨🇫: Charmigation At The Beautiful Boali Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of Africa[…]

Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui

Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui

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“Here is a sunrise. Ain’t that enough?” – Teenage Fanclub. First things first here – don’t even consider sleeping anywhere else in Bangui. Gust Hotel is your place to sleep in the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic. This was my home, Marek’s home and should be your home in the enigmatic chaos that Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui[…]

Backpacking in Central African Republic 🇨🇫: Top 7 Sights in Bangui

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“Ride across the river, deep and wide” – Mark Knopfler. My Bangor to Bangui story is a wild one. I’ve already chaptertitled it for a future book in my third series (the 200th – 300th country series which will succeed “Backpacking Centurion 0-100” and “This Is The Next Century 100-200“) I grew up in the Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic 🇨🇫: Top 7 Sights in Bangui[…]