Apr 16, 2009 - Loving Limbe

45am and we made our way to Limbe, on the coast, near the base of Mount Cameroon, in the South West Region. ... The roads to Limbe were pretty well maintained and the scenery exquisite, dramatic green peaks and valleys with silvery tin roofs clinging to the mountainside and sparkling in the sun – like coins that had been dropped on a lawn. ... We finally arrived outside Limbe where we were dropped and told to get on a little mini bus which would take us the rest of the way – we were a little dubious as we anticipated having another lengthy wait before we left, but surprisingly it left pretty much straight away (often you are left not knowing what is really happening due to mis-communications and sometimes being told what people think you want to hear rather than what is actually happening). ... So we were dropped in busy hustling bustling Limbe which immediately enabled us to decide that we wanted to stay out of town by the beach so we took another taxi to Seme beach – finally we arrived at our hotel – 7pm the total journey taking us 12 hours! It was all worth it though. ... Limbe is tropical in incredibly hot and humid. ...

Feb 4, 2008 - Limbe via Douala

Left Kribi for Limbe via Douala at 11:45, driver was very good and careful but made good time arr in Douala at 2:30. ... Getting a taxi to the place where the LP says we might get a shared taxi to Limbe we arr to find a minibus waiting to go to Limbe for 2,000 FCFA ea and tho we were the only 4 on it they said it would only take 15 min to fill. ... At the bus stop we waited until almost 4 pm before the minibus finally left, stopped several times to perform some mechanical repairs and arrived in Limbe about 6. ... From Douala(an ugly city from what we saw) to Limbe we drove past mile after mile of CDC land(Cameroon Development Corp. ... In Limbe we checked into King Williams Hotel after Jake bargained them down from 14,000/rm w/ one breadfast to 25,000 for two AC rooms and 4 breakfasts w/o omelettes. ...

Sep 21, 2005 - You're Going WHERE?

Let's be honest - when it comes to travel destinations, Nigeria isn't one of the first countries to spring to mind.Let's be honest - when it comes to travel destinations, Nigeria isn't one of the first countries to spring to mind....