“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…
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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…
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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.…
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