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Ghana to Ethiopia or Ethiopia to Ghana
Katmandu, Nepal Asia
January 31, 2007
I have had a difficult decision to make, I finally have found a good reason to travel from Ghana to Ethiopia or from West to East, and not from Ethiopia to Ghana.
I am making a land trip of about 4500 miles across the center of Africa. This trip could be dangerous, or as normal, it could just be hard on my butt. This is a lot of sitting on my butt time, I think maybe I averaged about 25 miles per hour the last time in West Africa; therefore I have about 180 hours of butt time. This is not bad, just about 7.5 days of travel.
Why travel from Ghana to Ethiopia?
If I start in Ghana or Togo, I can have two months of French practice before I enter the Congo.
I learned that the Congo uses the language of French as their business language. My travel French is about a 2 and I need to get it up to a 5 or 6 on a 10-point scale. Therefore, if I travel in Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Gabon and miscellaneous countries before I enter the more dangerous Congo, I can hope to get my French language skills up to a 5 or 6 and it will be safer. I will need less dependence on my instincts and maybe talking with the Frenchies along the way to suss out the situation. The majority of the French Expats I met on the Trip from Cote d-Ivoire to Niger by land last time only spoke about a 1 or less in English, therefore I was not able to discuss anything with them. I did meet ONE German and ONE Swede who spoke English well enough to explain some of the ins and outs of Africa, however generally I was on my own. The Peace Corps person did have an idea about the country they were in, but had little cross Africa travel.
Just what every Mother wants to hear, her son wants to travel across the Congo by land or river. I only live or die once.
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- Brad and Megan Knapp said on Wednesday January 31st, 2007 09:12:00 AM
I like the fact that you considered your mother in the post. I have the same problem traveling except my father is usually the one who panics. I was in Kenya a few weeks ago when the conflict escalated between Somalia and Ethiopia (very far from Nairobi). My dad watched the news and apparently declared, "That Brad can go kill himself if he wants--what do I care!" He tried to explain that parents never stop worrying--not a parent myself, I just think they are nuts.
Thanks for the posts.
- Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Wednesday January 31st, 2007 05:28:00 PM
It seems to me, to be safe when traveling we need to understand how others feel, then prioritize how much we listen or adapt to their opinions.
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