Anyone "in the know" have any idea if it's safe to travel there at the moment?
Seem to be getting conflicting opinions on the internet.
And if not, anyone got any good suggestions on somewhere nice and hot to go that's got beautiful beaches, culture and good food?
Needs to be somewhere that myself and my girlfriend have not been, which means that...
Thailand
Malaysia
Cambodia
Vietnam
India
Goa
Mexico
are all out.
Basically we want to go somewhere like Thailand but we're a bit bored of there now.
Bali was our first choice but the very long flights mean it's probably best to go for 3 weeks and we wanted to keep it to just 2.
any thoughts?...
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Anyone been to Mauritius before?
I'm no expert but i'd have thought Bali was one of the least safest places. I guess nowhere is fully safe in this day and age though.
Bombs
Went to mauritius but couldnt tell you what the place is like as didnt leave the resort.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/
The FCO err heavily on the cautious side so I'd say it's fine.
The Gambia's supposed to be a bit of an up and coming destination, Thomson have started doing holiadys there.
Ah, that's great to know, thanks for that!
Any highlights you'd recommend?
Yes, coming home!
But i enjoyed visiting the elephant sanctuary, spice markets, tea planatations and also taking a train trip as advised by dowman.
the rest of the time i did fekk all. You're the second person today who asked re going there. I really hope their tourist trade picks up as they have struggled since the tsunami and their internal war problems.
First race of people I've met who wished the British still ruled as their own governtment appears to be very corrupt but i dont know enough about that just what some of the Sri Lankans i met told me. So i wouldnt say thats correct tho they sounded fairly corrupt. The poor people deserve better.
Srilanka is ok as far as i know check ouot the FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office) website they give travel advice to exotic places. Never been to Srilanka would love to though. My suggestion would be North Africa i loved it there and somewere like Morocco you can keep the cost down also lots of culture for you and the GF. Or Egypt of course but that might be a bit full of tourists i have been all across N Africa and love it. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Marutania, Mali and Chad strange but wonderful places.
Mauritius is wonderful, been a couple of times (and back again later this year) plenty to see, and again superb food.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/sri-lanka
My lad is driving for charity through Western Sahara right at the moment, having driven down from Cornwall on Boxing Day, and through France, Spain and Morocco.
He should be at the border with Mauritania tomorrow, where they hopefully they have their armed escort to meet them.
Mauritania is bandit country right now.
When they get to Bamako in Mali, they donate the car to charity.
It's auctioned off and the proceeds go to help the local community.
When he was at the airport with his wife and they were getting on the minibus transfer the rep/guide told them that there were going to be roadworks along the route they were taking to their resort, and they were not to be alarmed or to act alarmed if they saw some unusual behaviour going on.
In short he told him that if Sri Lankan men (this could be restricted to native construction workers, I know and have worked with a few Sri Lankans and never witnessed this) felt the urge, and got the horn, they just flaffed on off where they stood. And there was a very real chance they could see some chaps indulging in self love.
Meant to be a beautiful country though and would love to go one day, if for no other reason than to put my NRSWA ticket to good use on a road laying gang!!!
Carter i really dont believe that? the part we stayed in is a strong catholic area and couldnt imagine it. And believe me as i had picked up someone elses bags i went to and from the airport 3 times the morning i arrived and didnt see any self love.
You're right, it's a big place and you need to choose well. Didn't you like Bali and Lombok?
After much discussion last night we have decided to just take 3 weeks off and go to Bali at the beginning of Feb.
I've been looking into the weather at the moment and it seems it's near the end of the rainy season which means the possibility of an hour or so rain in the daytime.
But it shouldn't mean completely rainy days, can anyone who's been confirm if I'm about right in this?
(Still very keen on Sri Lanka but that will have to wait till next year.)
Book yourself a little side trip to Lombok. You won't regret it. You can get a cheap flight (or ferry, if you prefer) between the two islands.
You might get a couple of thunderstorms but nothing too bad.
That is exactly what i wanted to hear!