Subject: Re: Andy reference African border crossings.
Date: Nov 28, 2004 @ 23:14
Author: aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
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> Hello,
> I was hoping this newsletter was a specialist on
> borders, I seem to be in the wrong letter.
>
> I am very familiar with the Thontree, used while I waz
> in Iraq a in Sept of 2004, but is annoyingly slow for
> quick answers, plus tons of bullshitters who just sit
> around.
>
> There are very few English books for sale in Morocco
> and the travelers are 95 percent French, so hard to
> copy or get a book, I try everday.
>
> Thank for the one great link sent private I believe
> http://www.nicolette.dk/borderbase/index.php
> But does not have comprehensive data on this area.
>
> So thank you and good bye from Essaouira, Morocco as I
> now unsubscribe.
>
> Andy
>
>
> I recommend investing in a travel guide such as Lonely
> Planet's "North
> Africa" or "Africa" titles for details on
> visas/borders. Otherwise check
> with embassies in Morocco if that's your current
> location. If you can't
> visit them in person and they don't have
> email/websites, try the embassies
> of those countries in the UK or US etc. The will
> generally be easier to
> contact and perhaps more likely to respond.
>
> Lonely Planet's thorn tree site is the best place to
> ask questions and get
> up to the minute answers from other travellers.
> The Africa section is at
> http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=9
> Other info is posted to their postcards site. Eg for
> the Morocco/Mauritania
> border, see
> http://www.lonelyplanet.com/letters/afr/mau_pc.htm
> you can search by keyword to locate specific
> countries/themes, eg visas etc.