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Long letters from travelers to Guinea
Letter 1
Erik, our younger daughter Jenny, and I just returned from our trip to Guinea and Senegal. Our PCV, Elinor (Eli), appreciated it so much and we were able to share the amazing experiences as well as the difficulties of daily life. Just spending time with Eli was the best part. Also loved learning about the various cultures, development issues in this part of Africa, and day-to-day adventures.
We flew on Royal Air Maroc from DC (Delta codeshare) to NYC to Casablanca then took Paramount Air Guinea Dakar to Labe. Price for Royal Air Maroc was about $1166. Roundtrip Dakar-Labe was between $180 and $200. Since Royal Air Maroc had a long layover on way to Dakar, we took an extra day and went from Casablanca to Marrakech to get a chance to experience Morocco. Although Marrakech involved some extra travel, friends assured us that Casablanca was just another modern city, whereas Marrakech was beautiful and had more historic and cultural sights. We stayed at a lovely, small guesthouse, Riad Dar Pangal, in the Casbah and hired licensed a day guide to take us through the old city and market. Next day we hired a taxi to shuttle us around to the lovely gardens before catching plane to Dakar. The sights and smells of Marrakech were so inviting: Flowers everywhere. Buildings painted red - the color of the city. Snake charmers, fortune tellers, story tellers in the plaza. Wonderful food. Smell of aromatic spices filled the air.