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07 JUNE听2008
Since the civil war ended six years ago, the people of the West African country of Sierra Leone have experienced a return to stability and peace. With beaches reckoned to be some of the best in the world and the great attractions of its forests, mountains and wildlife, Sierra Leoneans are keen to boost the shattered economy with tourism, but is there enough of an infrastructure to draw in visitors?
John McCarthy talks to Ade Daramy, Chair of The Sierra Leone Diaspora Network and Katrina Manson, freelance journalist and photographer, to discover just what travellers will find when they visit Sierra Leone.
THE FOUR LETTER COUNTRIES
David Jenkins has ventured to other little visited countries - which all have an English name containing only four letters. As well as countries with an established tourist trail, like Cuba, Fiji or Peru, David found himself in Mali, Togo, Iraq and Iran to say nothing of what might be the least sightseer friendly country in the world, Chad. David contrasts the variety of peoples, culture and landscapes he encountered.
Presented by John McCarthy
Photo:听Lumley beach in Freetown on Easter Monday (漏/courtesy of Katrina Manson)
This week鈥檚 guests:听
Ade Daramy is a civil servant and journalist and the Chair of .听 Ade was born in this country of a Sierra Leonean family which returned there around the time for independence in 1961.听 Ade is now resident in the UK but he travels to Sierra Leone twice a year.听
鈥済uide for travellers to Sierra Leone. It is a one-stop shop of travel services and information for anyone looking to visit or move to the country whether for business or leisure.鈥
Katrina Manson is a freelance journalist currently based in West Africa.听 As a Reuter鈥檚 reporter and photographer, she has covered elections in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Sierra Leone, as well as news and features on culture and the arts, business and general news, and reported from the then rebel-held north of Ivory Coast.
Katrina has lived in Sierra Leone for eighteen months.听 Katrina has just co-authored the Sierra Leone Bradt Travel Guide which will be published next year.
Sierra Leone - by Katrina Manson (Author), James Knight (Author) (to be published May 2009)
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; First edition
ISBN-10: 1841622222
ISBN-13: 978-1841622224
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Travel Advice Notices aim to ensure that British travellers are well prepared before departure.
David Jenkins is the managing director of an international marketing and distribution company and, as such, travels a lot in connection with his work.听 David鈥檚 tried most styles of travel from backpacking to business class.听 听About five years ago realised that there were only ten with four letters in their name in English. He thought he鈥檇 try to visit them all.听 David has now published an account of his adventures in Oman, Togo, Peru, Mali, Laos, Chad, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, and Iraq in his new book entitled The Four Letter Countries: The Zany Adventures of the Alphabet Traveller.
The Four Letter Countries: The Zany Adventures of the Alphabet Traveller
Publisher: Know the Score Books
ISBN-10: 1905449992听
ISBN-13: 978-1905449996The 大象传媒 cannot be held responsible for
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John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East.
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