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From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Jan 22 2010 - 16:17:48 EST
Travel tips for Eritrea?
January 22, 2010 8:38 AM
Has anybody been to Eritrea recently (or does anyone have reliable
second-hand knowledge, e.g. from a close friend who has been there) and
has some travel tips?
I'm fascinated by Eritrea, and want to go there in the Spring after the
winter's over and before the rainy season starts. Will be going together
with a friend I've travelled with before, so I know he's good company
and a good travel companion (not always the same thing). We want to
explore the 1930s architecture of Asmara, ride on the restored
Italian-built railway, visit the underground city of Nakfa, the Madonna
of the Baobab in Keren, go snorkelling off Massaua. The Lonely Planet
guide has just been updated and republished, so there's some reliable
info available. Oh, and we're not gay, just friends.
But does anyone have any recent essential dos and don'ts? Tips for
clean, cheap accommodation? Awsome eating places? Non-ripoff car hire?
For example, widely different info is available from various sources on
whether a travel permit to leave Asmara takes one day or 10 days to
obtain. Or whether foreigners can get into Nakfa at all. And so on...
And please let's not get involved in the "don't support rogue states"
issue: we both feel that boycotting rogue states does nothing to send
messages to the dictators, it just keeps money out of the pockets of the
hoteliers and restauranteurs who need it most. It's not that I don't
respect your opinion, it's just that I already have mine. We were in
Uzbekistan recently and I don't think we supported Karimov in any way at
all, but we made some great friends.
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