Monthly Archives: September 2013

Gentillesse

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sam Pearce

Gentillesse is my favourite French word. As far as I understand, it means more than mere ‘kindness’. Gentil embraces the scope of the far blander English ‘nice’, while encompassing a range of more chivalric qualities from ‘good’ and ‘courteous’ to … Continue reading →

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On the Razzle in Brazza

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Sam Pearce

Last week, after I finished doing my round of the embassies to double check all our visa application details, I ended up at the SA Embassy. I just popped in to find out the right email address, but was treated … Continue reading →

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At L’Haven Hippocampe

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Sam Pearce

On 1st Sept the rather uptight Immigration official at Ndangandanga, the last village in the DRC, jumped in the truck, took us up to the border, lifted a rusty steel boom and waved us through. He told the bloke with … Continue reading →

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Conga-ing across the Congo

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Sam Pearce

We crossed the Congo river the first time last Tuesday morning when we left Matadi via the Pont Maréchal. It’s an impressive bit of joint DRC/Japanese engineering (according to the flags), and cost 36,800 Congolese francs to take the truck … Continue reading →

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