http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/ 2010-09-09T07:20:57+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/ http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:04+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:banjul [22nd July Arch] Banjul is a small city that cannot grow any more than it already has since it is essentially an island in the middle of the Gambia river. It is located on the northernmost tip of the south bank of the Gambian river where the river meets the ocean on the west coast. text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:05+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:books The following are some reviews of the travel books on The Gambia and what I have thought of them. This is NOT an exhaustive list -- only the ones I have found to be the best of what is available. * [Book Image] Lonely Planet: The Gambia & Senegal - (February 1999) This is the first travel guide I bought for The Gambia and is now hopelessly out of date (the map of the Kombos area is truly painful to behold). The first section of this book is devoted to describing the area of The Gambia/ Se… text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:05+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:introduction Introduction [Gambia] Introduction The Gambia is a small country that stretches on the north and south side of the Gambia river. The country is on the west coast of Africa and is surrounded on three sides by Senegal (the other side being the ocean) and is just north of the equator. There are many big tourist resorts all along the west coast but not many tourists travel in to see the real Gambia further in-country (or “up-country” as it is known) along the river. text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:16+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:journal Introduction This journal is of the first few days of my trip to the Gambia with VSO. For a detailed description as to why I am doing this, please see here. In a nutshell, I have decided to take a two-year break from my “normally” scheduled life and chosen to volunteer with the VSO organisation with their goal towards promoting sustainable development in developing countries, in my case the Gambia. text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:10+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:journal2 [Hard at Work] Day One Hundred and Fifty One - Tuesday, June 25th, 2002 - Kanifing Another typical day here in the Gambia. It is beginning to get very warm now. Well, it seems that way. The temperature is about the same as a few months ago but it is now very humid since we are just getting into the rainy season. We have only had a few days where it has rained so far but I am told to expect a LOT more. Makes me wonder how often I should water the plants... text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:17+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:journal_new Introduction This journal is of the first few days of my trip to the Gambia with VSO. For a detailed description as to why I am doing this, please see here. In a nutshell, I have decided to take a two-year break from my “normally” scheduled life and chosen to volunteer with the VSO organisation with their goal towards promoting sustainable development in developing countries, in my case the Gambia. text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:06+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:sidebar INDEX * Introduction Capital * Banjul Areas * Western Gambia * Central Gambia * Eastern Gambia Journals * VSO Gambia Journal * VSO Gambia Journal - Postscripts * Cruisin' Down the River Gambia Misc * The Gambia - Travel Book Reviews * VSO in the Gambia text/html 2010-02-26T05:43:07+01:00 http://www.stevedrice.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gambia:vso The VSO are very active in the Gambia, providing developmental support in various sectors including health and education where their primary focus lies. [VSO Office in Fajara] I have a bit of an interest in the work done by VSO here since I am a volunteer (see here for why) working with the Department of State for Health in the Planning Unit in Banjul. My first few weeks involved training and settling into my new life for the new few years (see here for my journal of this period).