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Feelin’ Like A “Malabo”ratory Experiment

Feelin’ Like A “Malabo”ratory Experiment

by Calvin Sun | Jan 13, 2024 | Bioko Fernando Pó, Crisis, Equatorial Guinea, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

  Our marathon tour and last foray across West Africa ends in Malabo on the island of Bioko, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. From Douala, we boarded a ET913 flight at 12:35pm, landing in Malabo at SSG airport after only 20 minutes in the air at 1:20pm in...
Lights, Cameroon, Action!

Lights, Cameroon, Action!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2024 | Cameroon, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

 Last night in Libreville, our power had went out in our Airbnb in the middle of the night so with the AC not working I woke up at 3:15am to humidity and sweat. How I was able to still fall back asleep remains a mystery to me.  After 2 days in Gabon,...
Libreville Me From Another Coup, So Gabon With It!

Libreville Me From Another Coup, So Gabon With It!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2024 | Gabon, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

  We were worried whether the bloodless peaceful (if there is ever such a thing) coup d’état that took place here in Gabon less than only 4 months ago would affect our chances getting here. The coup had been the conclusion to a 56-year-long rule of the...
São Tomé & Away!

São Tomé & Away!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 9, 2024 | São Tomé & Príncipe, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

São Tomé & Príncipe were a handful of islands first discovered by the Portuguese in the late 15th century but settling proved difficult due to its remote location. Therefore the earliest inhabitants were “undesirables” sent from Portugal, mostly Jews...
Nature’s Last Stand: It’s Only A Matter of Príncipe!

Nature’s Last Stand: It’s Only A Matter of Príncipe!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 8, 2024 | How Did You Do That?, Príncipe, São Tomé & Príncipe, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

  After a 10 day long roadtrip across the coast along the Gulf of Guinea and a day to recover in Accra, we flew out on an afternoon 4:10pm TP1527 TAP Portugal flight from Accra to TMS airport in São Tomé, one of the least visited countries in the world.  ...
That’s Pretty Accra-te!

That’s Pretty Accra-te!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2024 | Ghana, The Nightlife, Winter 2023: The Gulf of Guinea

  Returning from Cape Coast last night, we recharged at our fancy apartments at Embassy Gardens, complete with a swimming pool, centrally locatded café restaurant, and gym.     It was at this point (and luckily at this point) where we found out the air...
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