https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-06-13T15:12:21+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2015-10-02T20:12:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/banjul [22nd July Arch] Banjul Banjul (formerly, in colonial times, “Bathurst”) 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 2015-10-02T20:12:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/books The Gambia - Travel Book Reviews 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 text/html 2015-10-02T20:12:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/introduction The Gambia 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 text/html 2015-10-02T20:12:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/journal2 [Hard at Work] VSO Gambia Journal - Postscripts 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 2015-10-02T20:12:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/sidebar * The Gambia Capital * Banjul Areas * Western Gambia * Central Gambia * Eastern Gambia Journals * VSO Gambia Journal * VSO Gambia Journal - Postscripts * Cruisin' The River Gambia Misc * The Gambia - Travel Book Reviews * VSO in the Gambia text/html 2015-10-02T20:12:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/gambia/vso VSO in the Gambia 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