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Hiz Princess
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 Posted - 29 Oct 2008 : 22:42:24
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Originally posted by faderabraham
so you think its cheap holiday in gambia assuming you an independant traveller, staying in compounds and lodges etc,
count your money how much you spent on yourselfe and how much you gave away, wonder what reactions to this one will be ?.
i figured my getting hooked on the gambia we spent more on gambians, dont misunderstand what am saying cos i feel fine giving to the needy,
but they comes a point when one cannot keep giving money phones etc, especially when one is there a long time and many times. i reckon they must be many gambians who now are 20 years old named after me,and thats just naming ceremonies, not counting the other charities schools etc i gave to over the years,
would appreciate your feedback on this one cos now my hand is welded to my wallet and i sewed all my pockets up so am living on fish and rice foe six months,in gambia. AM NOT COMPLAINING.
cos i LOVE GAMBIA...
After a recent 2 day stopover in Lagos id say very cheap!!
Think Gambias one of the cheapest places ive ever visited to be honest. Guess I take a leaf out of kays book
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snuggels
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Posted - 29 Oct 2008 : 23:00:09
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Cheap Gambia not now it isnt. Try Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Malaysia
Good rooms £8 per night Get a decent evening meal with a beer £4
Gambia dont or cant compete Flights are cheaper as well and you are not penalised if you want to stay for longer periodes |
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Oct 2008 : 23:08:07
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Originally posted by snuggels
Cheap Gambia not now it isnt. Try Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Malaysia
Good rooms £8 per night Get a decent evening meal with a beer £4
Gambia dont or cant compete Flights are cheaper as well and you are not penalised if you want to stay for longer periodes
I only pay £25 a week for an apartment.Less if I travel.
only use local transport and eat locally.
I get last min deals with great luggage allowance very cheap.
Been to Bien Hoa once didnt come close.
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snuggels
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Posted - 30 Oct 2008 : 01:44:12
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Thats great Hiz so where can we get a whole apartment for £25 per week in Gambia please tell us.
The price I was quoting of £8 was for a hotel room in Asia. Indeed I get a luxury condo with balcony and air conditioning with a king size bed and every thing you need for just £40 per week
And yes if your happy to travel by bush taxi thats fine if you are happy with that and yes many are.
The transport used by the public in Thailand is as cheap and is far superior to the wrecks in Gambia.
The food I was talking about was from a restruant. So yes you eat localy and you would eat even cheaper
The average person can not go on stand by or wait till the last miniute to get a special deal on the flight or lugage allowance.
So on balance for the average traveller I have found Asia to be better value for money.
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Oct 2008 : 22:18:45
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Snuggles there are many places to stay at those prices even cheaper. I am not an estate agent. I suggest if people are genuinely interested in cheaper alternatives they either Google or use similar search engines or do what and many other travellers do get off our butts and seek out better options.
Theres a newish build almost opposite the strip a 2 beds £35 a week for long stays theres loads of places near Palma rima.
I find it hard to believe that a returnee would have problems seeking either apartments or compounds at realistic prices.
Regarding your transport comments providing I get to where I want to go I have no qualms as the type/condition of the vehicle ive yet to have a major catastrophe.
I don't fly standby to Gambia, that's not an option as far as I was aware and theres some great offers around at the moment theres no need to wait last min.
From what I gather from your posts your experience of Gambia has been somewhat negative,why are you still aggrieved  You have obviously found pastures new why not let it go.
I'm sure no one coerced you into continually visiting. I do not understand your stance. |
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snuggels
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Posted - 31 Oct 2008 : 03:39:20
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Im sure there are cheaper alternatives in Gambia but it depends on what you want or are prepared to put up with like bush taxis. You pays your money and makes your choice. I think your posting was getting away from the main jist of the thread so I responed in kind
Originally posted by faderabraham
so you think its cheap holiday in gambia assuming you an independant traveller, staying in compounds and lodges etc,
count your money how much you spent on yourselfe and how much you gave away, wonder what reactions to this one will be ?.
i figured my getting hooked on the gambia we spent more on gambians, dont misunderstand what am saying cos i feel fine giving to the needy,
but they comes a point when one cannot keep giving money phones etc, especially when one is there a long time and many times. i reckon they must be many gambians who now are 20 years old named after me,and thats just naming ceremonies, not counting the other charities schools etc i gave to over the years,
would appreciate your feedback on this one cos now my hand is welded to my wallet and i sewed all my pockets up so am living on fish and rice foe six months,in gambia. AM NOT COMPLAINING.
cos i LOVE GAMBIA...
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"After a recent 2 day stopover in Lagos id say very cheap!!
Think Gambias one of the cheapest places ive ever visited to be honest." Guess I take a leaf out of kays book |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 14:23:14
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Enterprise DevelopmentWith Sarjo Bayang
Strong Dalasi, Weak Purchasing Power
23-Sep-07
Gambian consumers are riddled by recent economic uncertainties as major international currencies fail to stand the weak Gambian Dalasi in exchange value. Before the truth comes to surface, political big mouths of the regime made a trumpet loud noise by calling it an appreciation of the Gambia’s Dalasi, a currency backed by peanuts. Over the short run, Gambians built the false confidence that our Dalasi has gained strength in relation to these hard currencies.
Over the medium interval of events, economic reality prevails, sweeping away all the hope of a better life hanging on the Dalasi as a token of salvation. At a time the exchange rate of international hard currencies runs like they fall at knee level against the Dalasi, local price levels rapidly head for the skies. Such a situation defeats the full hope of those who settled for the belief that all was going well for a seemingly strong Dalasi.
The evidence before everyone’s open eyes is the way a strong Dalasi is biting deep into the pockets of rich and poor alike. Now running into months since international currencies showed lower exchange value against the Gambian Dalasi, purchasing power is going weaker by the day.
An examination of varying factors can help us understand why the Gambian Dalasi is portrayed by political pundits as gaining strength against hard international currencies and yet prices of goods and services keep rising.
Excess Volume of Financial Services
A proliferation of financial service providers in recent years means that volume is higher than required. There is such a high volume of banking services at a time when debt servicing is not readily feasible. Indigenous entrepreneurs are reluctant to borrow for business. In principle, anyone who lifts funds from a bank implies that the borrower is more capable of maximizing the use of that money than the bank or lending institution. In practice, when you borrow for business, you expect a return on investment. All being well, your cost of borrowing is absorbed by profit from sales. Without the enabling business environment, the borrower assumes more risk of capital than appropriate.
Fear of assuming risk of borrowed money without the prospects of gainful remuneration is enough reason to stop any prudent entrepreneur lifting funds from financial institutions to venture in an economic environment that is not promising adequate gains. Acting on such instincts, it is normal that Gambia’s business community minimizes on buying or borrowing foreign currency at interest rates above profit potential. In the face of such economic uncertainties, a slow down of financial products impacts on both buyers and sellers.
Inflation and Monopoly
This state of affairs transcends the scope of hope. The added dimension to cost of borrowing and financial stagnation is the biting effects of inflation. At a time financial institutions open their doors for ghost borrowers, in the real business arena, goods are being hoarded in anticipation of higher prices next time round. Prolonged hoarding fuels up inflation. Since business capital could not stay tied to slow moving stock, goods are still available but at higher prices in successive days. There will still be some high risk-bearing entrepreneurs ready to venture into placing new orders. They continue to enjoy a near monopoly due to artificial shortage of their willful creation.There is little that the state machinery is able to influence business in the face of hostile and uncompromising economic crisis. Business seems as usual with limited financial returns for the very few that command large volume of monopoly capital.
Underground Financial Dealings
Official records may relay import and export figures neatly on paper. The financial big picture of real economic operations entails the income and expenditure of other actors. The underground financial market operates as an invisible business empire. With the influx of banks, it is hard to rule out prospects of money laundering, currency counterfeit and other illicit financial malpractices. Even developed economies supervised by highly competent experts are prone to the manipulation of crafty financial under-hands. You expect the impact to be more severe on weaker economies such as that of Gambia. Last year alone, Britons lost millions of their hard earned Pound Sterling through illicit financial operators using the most secured bank facilities. Financial dealings in Gambia are no more secured than Britain or America, so what do you expect?
Corruption at higher levels can be a recipe for infiltration of our financial system by illicit money dealers. What we end up having is nothing more than an excess of hard currency sitting idle for long enough. These are possible factors bearing an impact on Gambia’s enigmatic currency power.
Remittance from Abroad
To believe that a currency backed by peanuts is able to beat hard international currencies in the face of this complex financial maze is naivety. Those who insist on taking shelter of the Dalasi in this imposing currency crisis better reconsider a shift of position. The most puzzling nightmare that Gambians abroad continue to bear is the daily decline in the value of remittance to families back home. It was a firm held belief by some Gambians living abroad that with the high value of international hard currencies a small amount remitted back home makes huge difference to the recipients. Now that situation swings on the negative balance of value. What has been barking ordinary citizens at home for a long time is now biting deep inside the pockets of toiling Gambians abroad without ready remedy.
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dylanGER
Germany
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 17:12:07
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Does anyone know if there is an increase of tourismn
or are the numbers of tourists going down?? Its a bit
offtopic, but i dont want to make a new topic for this... |
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Some say it's just a part of it
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toubab1020
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 18:59:07
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OK so its off topic, I found this airport website that gave passenger throughput figures for Banjul Airport,compare the figures year on year as shown in the grid halfway down,quite surprising.
http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1590bjl.cfm
Could just be a typo I suppose.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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dylanGER
Germany
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 19:11:45
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Thanxs, think U are right, this must be a typo!!
Guess we have to wait to see weather or not some
of the presidents speaches plus the woldwide finance
crush will have an effect on tourismn.
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How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look -
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fullfill the book - BOB MARLEY |
Edited by - dylanGER on 02 Nov 2008 19:15:45 |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 19:18:54
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LEMON TIME..Your posting of the quote from the paper is as true today as it was a year ago when it was written, how can the correct value of the Dalasi be modified so that it is realistic? and help those in Gambia who rely on remitances from those working abroad who are feeling the financial pinch themselves?
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 22:06:08
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Snuggles re-read my post its a reply to is original posting! How is it off Topic
'so you think its cheap holiday in gambia assuming you an independant traveller, staying in compounds and lodges etc,
count your money how much you spent on yourselfe...'
'After a recent 2 day stopover in Lagos id say very cheap!!
Think Gambias one of the cheapest places ive ever visited to be honest....'
Lol Toubab id say it was a typo great question though |
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snuggels
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 05:36:38
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Ok Hiz my apolgies and I was responding to you
That there are alternatives even for a short term holiday
"'After a recent 2 day stopover in Lagos id say very cheap!!
Think Gambias one of the cheapest places ive ever visited to be honest"
I will go back cos I love the country and its people
But not for the 3 to 6 months I once did over many years. But for the long term like many others that I know now go elsewhere and in Asia I can now get better value for money than Gambia |
Edited by - snuggels on 03 Nov 2008 06:01:16 |
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 23:20:11
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Ok off topic now
Snuggles I agree, but the stopover was 2days. I needed to be near the airport and was en route to Ghana. Compared to Banjul it was very expensive in fact compared to London Heathrow or Gatwick it was. If it was for a holiday I wouldn't have stayed in Lagos so yes there are cheaper alternatives but I still find Gambia cheap in comparison.
Funnily enough I have found many die hard Goa tourist now turning to Gambia as a new destination guess its swings and roundabouts eh? |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 05 Nov 2008 : 03:21:39
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West africa does not have good beaches unlike east africa. I heard Tanzania have very good beach and country side and cheaper.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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