Spend your holidays in Africa / 10 tips while visiting The Gambia
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Күн бұрынGreetings extended family! How are you doing today?
This is another video I have for you while you're spending your holidays in Africa, The Gambia.
In no way, shape or form am I painting a negative picture of The Gambia, I am delivering facts and realities of the general population.
Hope you enjoy the video!
► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Tip the staff members for their services
01:43 Local tour guide
02:55 Assistance at the airport
04:10 Bumsters
05:24 Animals are free
07:29 Buy mineral water
09:31 Carry water with you
10:10 Don’t eat everything you see
11:40 Toubab
13:08 Get prepared for discomfort
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@gospeakenglishforever 2 жыл бұрын
I am from Mozambique and I really love watch everything you post about Gambia.
@africandiaries 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you onboard extended family! I bet there are a lot of similarities between the two countries lol
@baimallehjobe466 3 жыл бұрын
This is one in millions I never think Swedish can be like you,I really admire the morality.respect you younglady
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Wow bro, thank you so much for your words! It means a lot to me😁😁 trying my best and to deliver quality with good content to you!
@baimallehjobe466 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries I have to say you gonna be huge.im not on watching vlog because many silly moves on them.honestly yours is exceptional I will follow this inshallah kepup da momentum dear.forward to millions gambia needs sisters like you.not those who showoff there body in the internet.
@dembokanteh7215 3 жыл бұрын
Well done Sister Marie!! Proud of you!!!!
@africandiaries 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much brother Dembo!
@johnel-amin4095 3 жыл бұрын
Sis. Marie, AsSalaamAlaikum, your presentations are so much on point. You convey a respect for your wonderful country and its wonderful people. Showing how to respect, greet, interact and conduct oneself in your country and all of Mother Africa is something that we visitors need. Westerners, in many instances, do not understand or appreciate the fact that they are culturally ignorant, especially when interacting in another’s country. Gambians that I’ve met are polite, gracious, humble , very proud of their country and a great pleasure to be around. As a Muslim , from the US, I really enjoy your insight , meaning that you seen to have a understanding of Westerners . I really look forward to visiting TheGambia , performing Salat and enjoying the company of the Gambian Ummah. I hope, pray and plan on a one way ticket- lol! AsSalaamAlaikum
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Wa aleykum salam wa rahmatoulah! Thank you so much for your message brother, it made me smile! :D And I love your points, they are very valuable and important - just as it should be. When you do to a country, you're stepping into other peoples' way of living and lifestyle. It's very important to respect it and also learn from it. Not just walk with arrogance you know! I hope you get your one way ticket soon lol, good luck!
@mrskurd5605 3 жыл бұрын
Going for 25 days for the first time excited very excited
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Wow really! I wish you the best and I know you'll have a wonderful time! That is exactly what I usually recommend - visit the country first and see for yourself!
@mrskurd5605 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries do you have WhatsApp so I we can text I leave on the 14 will be there on the 15. Coming from USA. How can I get in contact with u
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrskurd5605 hey there! +46738387729 is my whatsapp number for African Diaries!😁
@devildog832916 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help fam!
@Nata.Lia.0107 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips 😊
@africandiaries Жыл бұрын
It's all my pleasure 😁
@mahmoudmohamedsayid2041 3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to come to Gambia but now I have decided to go
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds great! Where are you right now?
@TheHappyCompanion 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent info!!
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother !👏🏿👏🏿
@vanessajamesbrown7670 2 жыл бұрын
Thank You well done.
@africandiaries 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! It's all my pleasure!
@murddychannel159 3 жыл бұрын
Mantap saudari👍
@georgepang8762 3 жыл бұрын
Really would like to visit the Gambia 🇬🇲 sounds a lot like my country of jamaica 🇯🇲 .
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
And you should!! 💯😀 Gambia welcomes you with open arms. I'm sure there are a lot of similarities 😉
@paibousosseh851 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video big sis 🥰
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Heeyyy thank you lil bro Paibou Sosseh❤️❤️
@ibrahimamkanyi2720 3 жыл бұрын
We're proud of you thank you so much for your informations
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you as well Ibrahima! Appreciate it. What was your favorite advise?😁
@ibrahimamkanyi2720 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries ok sis about the water to drink bcuz I also miss there for good years now
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that is advise we can forget sometimes! Some ways to remind yourself to drink water is to set a reminder on your phone or if you're home - pour a big bottle of water and put it on a table or somewhere where you'll be able to see it everytime you pass by😁😁
@morebless1119 3 жыл бұрын
I am the first view keep up the great work you are doing sis.
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Wooww my first viewer👏🏿👏🏿💯💯💯 Thank you so much! Looking forward to bring you much more content
@gambialanguage 3 жыл бұрын
Captivating
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro! Always😁😁
@thegambianengineering7525 3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up extended family👍🏿you are doing great very important information.
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Yeesss bro!! Thank you fam🤩💯 it's good info to know! Did you have a favorite piece of information?
@thegambianengineering7525 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries yeah electricity & internet can you give us some tips?if possible.🔌📡
@thegambianengineering7525 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries 😀😀😀🙏🏿
@kermithamzah6129 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work sister you are doing well, been busy with the community, but just wanted to let you know that you are doing well!
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking your time and watching big bro! Really appreciate it⭐️ Hope it can give you some insight so you can better prepare yourself for your visit to The Gambia😁😁😁🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
@Maria Seidi i drink bottled water for the first week. And then after that I drink tap water😁😁
@semajgnol601 3 жыл бұрын
I love your truth sister.❤🖤💚
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Much love to you! ❤️🖤💚
@yahyatamba7673 3 жыл бұрын
You love you sister keep it up I am following you assalamou alaykoum
@charlesgribble5286 3 жыл бұрын
Though I am a Christian but I love the Gambia culture. I speak English too .So is an interesting place to stay.
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Muslims and christians live peacefully in The Gambia🙌🏿😍
@mamadffaye 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries You usually cant differentiate them. The beauty of the Senegambia is you will run into people who have both Christian and Muslim relatives. I am Muslim but I have an uncle who decided to be Christian because his mother is Christian. He is my blood and my uncle. Additionally, through friendship Christians/Muslim will name their children after their Christian/Muslim friends. I am a Senegalese currently living in the USA, but I did attend the Senegalese High School in Kanifin for 5 five years and I consider myself as a Gambian. I would love to have a house in the Gambia. The Gambia is my second home.
@adamabah1035 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sis well stipulated.Good job.There is a big gapped between the rich and the poor in the Gambia , as you rightly mentioned, people should expect to see these discomforts ,they are not interventional, but are necessities for survival. I have been there, selling and studying for my GCSE . It would be very appreciative if those who are privileged to provide sponsorship especially in meeting educational needs. Tourist can ask local hotel workers for guide and also help them find needy families. Staying with local family would make a valuable experience, as Gambians are friendly and generous despite the poverty, but have in mind food and water as advised. See your doctor for malaria advice before travelling. Enjoy the smiling coast- The Gambia
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your message brother Adama! Well spoken - it is a reality and that was exactly what I was trying to say. Not to depict Gambia in a negative way but to shine light on the truth. I'm so sad having to see children going through this just to manage their day to day lives and go to school... it breaks my heart seriously!! And yes - staying with families and seeing their perspective and realities of life might even change our own!
@ndureone999 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing tips tho!
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Really, I'm glad you like them!💯I appreciate it bro
@lushosaro 3 жыл бұрын
These were really good tips. Love the local tour guide idea! The animals! 😅😂 that reminds me of one day seeing a pig running past me really fast, I actually wondered where it was running to! And yes to the water! And cooler idea. Before I know it my water is boiling hot when out and about due to being heated by the sun
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the tips! And as usual - it's not just for Gambia 😋😋 Looolll I can relate😂 it's just another lifestyle over there❤️ And yea, the water becomes hot tea 💀💀
@kalelty3536 2 жыл бұрын
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@ariesclark3272 2 жыл бұрын
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@kalelty3536 2 жыл бұрын
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@aminah5576 3 жыл бұрын
Masha'Allah 😍. Lol funny experience with the goats tho
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Lol those random goats following me hahah!! Glad you enjoyed it
@aminah5576 3 жыл бұрын
@@africandiaries 💖
@alaindjiemo6256 3 жыл бұрын
I love your cool the way you explain things, and your use of the expression "extended family" sounds honest... what is the average cost of a hotel? a meal in a restaurant? are there possibilities for work as a foreigner?
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you soo much! Yes, I love the concept of "extended family" because I see it as us all being family!😄😄 The hotel/motel costs can be pricey.. but it depends on what standard you're looking for. We rented a motel for a month for 900dalasis/night a couple of years ago - and we loved it! When it comes to the meals - you can buy traditional food or also like pizzas and burgers normally around 150-400 dalasis, also depending on where you go! And yes, there are possibilities of work in The Gambia. Though they can be limited at times. What area are you talking about here?😊
@user-zu2oi1tq3u 8 ай бұрын
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@modoujohngu3678 3 жыл бұрын
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@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
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@underdograby2088 Жыл бұрын
11:55 we have that word in Cape Verde also but it can be used for white people but it does not mean "white"
@africandiaries Жыл бұрын
Oh ok I see...
@tiger490 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you for those tips. Would you recommend that visitors to Gambia dress as the locals do? Coming from the United States, our dress is often immodest and could be offensive. What would you recommend?
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you John! It's my pleasure!😄 As African diasporans, I do recommend us to go back to Africa and adapt to the customs as much as possible. It's all "us", we are not separated. And inorder for us to live and experience the culture - dresscode has to definitely be included😁😁🎉🎉
@adamabah1035 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being considerate, you arec really not selfish. Even though some Gambians don't dress up appropriately, it would be respectful to wear below knee shorts and tea shirts with shirt sleeves if you feeling hot .This is for men am talking about by the way
@adamabah1035 3 жыл бұрын
There is no dress code as such in the Gambia ,even though the majority are Muslims, many are laxed with the religion especially dressing up. So don't expect to see all hijabs and kaftans, but western and local dress mixed up. Hijabs are on the rise though. Would urge you to respectfully do your part
@tiger490 3 жыл бұрын
@@adamabah1035 @Adama Bah thank you. If I do visit, I want to be able to make a good first impression!
@djibrildiallo5542 3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
@alemesh1052 3 жыл бұрын
The thing that goes round and round: CAROUSEL.
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Right, Thanks for the correction lol!
@alemesh1052 3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. I only mentioned it what it is called as you’ve asked the audience to let you know what it is called. I like sharing what I know. The thing is: your English language is pretty good. Keep up the good work.
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
@@alemesh1052 yeaah and I appreciate it too! I wanted people to correct me😝😝 thank you so much
@kebbasda Жыл бұрын
Nakam sister! Mangi toubab la!! My sons are mixed and one of them used to go wild when they would call him a toubab, while he’s light he would exclaim to them “I’m not a toubab!!! My mom is!!!” 🤣🤣🤣
@africandiaries Жыл бұрын
Oh nooo hahhaa! I feel him 😆
@riddimchef1 2 ай бұрын
My son is mixed race and he hates being called toubab 😂😢
@exactwo 3 жыл бұрын
My name is Tony Coming from American what airports should I use?
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Hey ther Tony! The Gambia has 1 airports so there aren't many options lol!
@emanalami-gaye955 3 жыл бұрын
In America it is called a carousel
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thaat's it lol, Thank yoou!!
@awajawal9003 3 жыл бұрын
Some off then done deserve tips because they can quite rude
@africandiaries Жыл бұрын
Lol some people are just rude 😝😝
@devildog832916 3 жыл бұрын
Baggage Claim...turnstile
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Thank yooou! It has so many names lol
@sgreeni 3 жыл бұрын
"Carousel"
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Lol, thxx for the help sis!
@f.m4648 3 жыл бұрын
Tips number 3 is not free, u have gave them something like money
@africandiaries Жыл бұрын
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@maridjikine7887 3 жыл бұрын
Excuse me can you give me your facebook
@africandiaries 3 жыл бұрын
Search for Marie Samuel Sosseh :)
@farzanamughal5933 2 жыл бұрын
Is it offensive to call a white person a Toubab?
@africandiaries 2 жыл бұрын
It can be to white people, I find it offensive being called Toubab since I'm not lol! I feel like my tribe, people, country and identity is being neglected when I'm called a Toubab
@riddimchef1 2 ай бұрын
I’m a toubab married to a Gambian for 15 years, I don’t mind being called toubab. Depends how it’s said. Kids will always shout toubab 😂
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