| |  | | | Travel stories from Monrovia | Collection of 9 travel stories from Monrovia, Liberia. Written by your friends on the road. | |
| | | | | |  | The Fortress at Mamba Point
2006-07-02, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | On the edge of southern Monrovia, where the earth graces the Atlantic ocean, a gradual sloping hill of palm and kola trees rises from the water's edge. Just beyond the horizon, as the sky meets the lu... |
| | | | | Random Observations
2006-07-02, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | 1. Did you know that Liberia has scorpions the size of a small dog?
2. In Liberia, apparently you graduate after passing each grade in school! It is an elaborate affair and whole town seems to come... |
| | | | | The Diplomatic Envoy
2006-07-01, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | A loud buzzing sound, perpetrated by a small, black onyx cell phone, filled the spacious expanse of suite number four and the YMCA compound. "Hello," I answered. "Uhhh, yes, Jeff, this is Burt, is you... |
| | | | | The Great Wall
2006-06-29, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | Light faded from the western sky and the faintest glimmer of yellow speckled the clouds. Evening was fast approaching and I sat at the dining room table reading a copy of Harry Potter--a solid prepara... |
| | | | | Professor Bob and the Monrovian Marathon
2006-06-28, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | As the sun set, I watched, behind the razorwire, as the gentle waves crashed against the shore. I listened, peacefully, to my ipod--unaware of the trauma that was only minutes away. "So, Jeff, do you ... |
| | | | | The Tour
2006-06-26, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | The sun shown brightly on the streets of Monrovia for our first full day of Liberian life. Burt (International Liaison, Inc.) picked us up, sharply at 10 a.m.
Our diplomatic tour began by gazing ou... |
| | | | | The Compound
2006-06-25, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | And so we were off...
Burt wasted no time in getting under-way. Soon, our high speed, heavily armored motorcade, was traveling away from Roberts International. Well, that is if you consider a broke... |
| | | | | Arrival in Monrovia
2006-06-25, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | As the jet engines powered down, on a debris scattered runway, I realized that SN Brussels had declared our arrival and in the process had parked my ass in the middle of field. Naturally, this feild i... |
| | | | | Air Medical
2006-06-24, Monrovia, Liberia. By: earthbound | | "Over here," shouted a balding man, wearing an orange jumpsuit--neatly labeled MEDICAL STAFF. "Here it is, this is the gate, E 37," he continued. From across the expanse of Hartsfield International Ai... |
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