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[QUOTE=SonicBoom1;2459797]For real? Dude, you've got the best experiences. Out of curiosity, do you think its because you're white and they want attention from a white male? Or is it because you're a foreigner and any foreigner could have this experience without caring about how they look.[/QUOTE]As real as it gets! :) Depends on the country. In Liberia and other West African countries, it is about being seen with a "wealthy" foreigner and with a white person. Whiteness is a social construct and there are shades of whiteness. I would get even more attention if I was whiter still.
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Anyone on the ground at the moment?
Flights look cheap and the entry requirements not (too) onerous.
Are things open? I'm contemplating a couple of weeks in Monrovia.
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[QUOTE=JJanni;2587176]Anyone on the ground at the moment?
Flights look cheap and the entry requirements not (too) onerous.
Are things open? I'm contemplating a couple of weeks in Monrovia.[/QUOTE]Not a traveler to Liberia so no help there. I did look at visa's and tickets. I considered Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Gambia for my most recent foray though all but S Leone (Freetown) require physically shipping my passport to the consulate which I was not interested in. I did get an e-visa for Kenya (as I did with TZ), thinking MBA but flights were about 50% more expensive compared to flights into Dar, TZ for me; I ended up in Dar, again. Perhaps MBA later this year with no regrets as Dar is target rich.
I had also considered DKR, Senegal as no visa requirement but tickets were equally expensive with MBA and I am not a francophone, so there would be that. I received a return call from the Sierra Leone consulate that the caller assured me a visa would be issued on arrival; would definitely want to confirm that with the airline but Freetown would be a close pick behind MBA. FWIW.