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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Me. My first holiday without parents.
I was 17 or 18.
One guy a photo of me touching Charlie the crocodile."
I actually believe Charlie still alive today
What resort did you stay in.
I still write to one of the staff I met there nearly 16 years ago. Muchtar Bello his name.
Think I gave him all my clothes, toiletries and spare dallasi b4 I came home. |
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Wow that takes me back, in 1988 I enjoyed two weeks staying at Kombo Beach, a really great hotel.
A friend of mine had been earlier and suggested bringing back wooden carvings and not to worry about excess baggage costs as there were no scales at the airport, I scooped up so many carvings I had to buy a larger suitcase in Banjul. The day of my departure arrived and got to the airport only to find they had installed a set of scales 2 days earlier.
The staff at Kombo Beach were fantastic and like most visitors I left clothing and toiletries for them along with a few pounds to buy a sack of rice.
For years I have been meaning to go back to The Gambia but other things kept cropping up. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Wow that takes me back, in 1988 I enjoyed two weeks staying at Kombo Beach, a really great hotel.
A friend of mine had been earlier and suggested bringing back wooden carvings and not to worry about excess baggage costs as there were no scales at the airport, I scooped up so many carvings I had to buy a larger suitcase in Banjul. The day of my departure arrived and got to the airport only to find they had installed a set of scales 2 days earlier.
The staff at Kombo Beach were fantastic and like most visitors I left clothing and toiletries for them along with a few pounds to buy a sack of rice.
For years I have been meaning to go back to The Gambia but other things kept cropping up."
I've been back 3 times. Love kombo beach.
Miss my fix of Julbrew
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By *mberWoman
over a year ago
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My holiday was a bit bonkers really. It was £200 half board for 10 days in summer 
My friend knocked herself out slipping on the bathroom floor, she also got hit by a car. We were told not to use local taxis, go in and local houses or touch the crocodile (we did all three)
We went on a smugglers trip to Senegal where a woman got attacked by a pelican and a boat trip to an island in a storm where everyone but me was sick, we almost sank and the captain got arrested when we got back to port because he'd been told not to take us.
We had a blast! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"My holiday was a bit bonkers really. It was £200 half board for 10 days in summer
My friend knocked herself out slipping on the bathroom floor, she also got hit by a car. We were told not to use local taxis, go in and local houses or touch the crocodile (we did all three)
We went on a smugglers trip to Senegal where a woman got attacked by a pelican and a boat trip to an island in a storm where everyone but me was sick, we almost sank and the captain got arrested when we got back to port because he'd been told not to take us.
We had a blast!"
Wow sounds wild
I need holiday companions like you |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I went to primary school in the Gambia..Lovely people, very friendly and back then very safe..could go anywhere on my bike...not sure if same know.."
What decade are you talking about.
I'd love to do a self build holiday home sometime in the future. |
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By *jonesMan
over a year ago
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"I went to primary school in the Gambia..Lovely people, very friendly and back then very safe..could go anywhere on my bike...not sure if same know..
What decade are you talking about.
I'd love to do a self build holiday home sometime in the future. "
Early seventies..well be careful...I know someone that tried that....and everything got pinched as soon as they bought it .. get a local fixer that you can trust |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I went to primary school in the Gambia..Lovely people, very friendly and back then very safe..could go anywhere on my bike...not sure if same know..
What decade are you talking about.
I'd love to do a self build holiday home sometime in the future.
Early seventies..well be careful...I know someone that tried that....and everything got pinched as soon as they bought it .. get a local fixer that you can trust"
I'll do my research 1st |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Isn't Gambia now a bit of a haven for English white women to move and get a young male "friend"? I know someone who's mum did it."
Think Turkey the big I place for this. There a program on together TV about this behaviour |
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By *mberWoman
over a year ago
Preston |
"Isn't Gambia now a bit of a haven for English white women to move and get a young male "friend"? I know someone who's mum did it.
I saw a documentary about it. Lol. "
In gambia? This woman definitely went to gambia. She retired. Bought a house in a gated compound and hires a young bloke to drive her car and have sex with her 
Men have been doing it for years so good on her. It wouldn't be my choice of retirements. But I might think differently in 20 years |
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