Just outside of the hotel - it does not matter to the beach or the street - immediately starts talk

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Exotic and hazardous Gambia in Africa occupies a special place. This islet is famous for its resorts - this is the nearest whole year hot west coast of Europe. Africa rare level of security here has created an all-inclusive recreation Mecca, marketing experts baptized "smiling coast".
Gambia size - as one-sixth of Lithuania, but in the country there are 2 million people. It is very narrow and very long (over 300 km), surrounded by Senegal. Gambia caterlink was a British colony, Senegal - French. Legend has it that once swam the river Gambia British warship and fired from cannons on both sides. Where projectiles fell furthest and there was plotted colonies Gambia caterlink outer wall.
Whatever could this tiny country hotel Scandinavians and the British zone is only one of its face. There are two more. One of them - it is dusty towns fused to the big city with a population one-third caterlink of what gambiečių.
And finally, a wide and exotic Upper Gambia (Upcountry) where villages tebeatrodo like centuries ago, thrives caterlink Baobab, rice bothering hippopotamus, and the cities of electricity is turned on for a few hours a day. No Gambia. 1: Camping caterlink area
All tourist hotels in the Gambia is a few country's largest conurbation serekunda coastal districts. We lived on Cape Point, but others are: Senegambija, Fadžara, Bakau and Bidžilas very similar. Each - a few of the individual buildings, lowering conclude hotel complexes, restaurants, currency exchange offices, where the pound and the euro gives as rare beaten Gambian Dalasi. And, of course, the beach, a blue fresh juice millers booths. My destination was not sun, but even in that case, buy a package holiday paid off, because caterlink Gambia - the smallest country on the African continent, so most of the attractions you can visit one of the hotel. It's - and one of the cheapest ways to visit the Black Africa (weekly voucher from London can get for 1,700, while an flight tickets to many countries in the region costs 3000-4000).
Most of these coastal 'much-inclusive hotels are owned by foreign capital, but ours was the state. However, even its director - German. Local working culture is different: employees teeming, but everything is still slow. Waiters in the restaurant were more than customers, but service could take a very long time. Same with other businesses: aliens managed car rental can probably get a better service, and started a local hotel employee Pis, pasisiūliusiu mediate wasted most of the day (but we paid less and had no problems).
Although Gambia fall in the world's poorest countries, a quarter of the price here, at least as Lithuania. caterlink Just do not use at all most of the local shops, cafes and similar services. caterlink All of this is for foreigners and elite.
Just outside of the hotel - it does not matter to the beach or the street - immediately starts talking to the locals. This so-called bamsteriai (from "." Bum "- stroller, about" valkatiniai). They prey on tourists hoping to get money. To walk alongside the standard questions asked, "Where are you from?", "How much time will be?", "How many times in the Gambia?". If you come to the store waiting for the ticket office, cafeteria and walks nearby. Some offer their services - usually gidauti (far from all have licenses or can say something more than the ordinary person). "Guides" to invite "office" - a plastic chair under an umbrella or even without it.
Many local young people and are determined to provide other services. Gambian tourist in dozens of such couples: caterlink elderly, often European and voluptuous young athletic gambietis. They walk their them, wear it hands folder nights in hotels. For which he receives gifts and money. As men traveling to Thailand, so rich is not the first woman to tempt youth in Africa and the Caribbean. caterlink
Black Africa usual: if there is proven deception immediately caterlink this activity will pursue "a lot of people. Some of them, and I became a target: near Bakau Market ran guy pretended Hotel protective and quick motion I put the bracelet. Ostensibly it is a gift from his grandfather, who must not refuse, and I have it while wearing a "real gambietis. Only that will soon be their for the "goodness" asked to pay. When he saw that it is not only in about five minutes and quickly took the bracelet. Another popular deception: after supposedly free services offered sacrifice, signed