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Tips for Northern
Africa
Contents:
Tips for
the Traveler
Visas Health Issues and Risks
Time
Electricity,
Weights and Measures
At a Glance...
Countries
People Climate
Language
Religion
Government
Helpful
Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
Subject to change and variable
between countries; see your destinations link below. |
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Health issues and risks: |
Malaria (rural areas), polio and
typhoid. See your destinations link below. |
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Time: |
See your destinations link below. |
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Electricity: |
See your destinations link below. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
Metric |
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At
a Glance... |
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Countries |
Algeria, Egypt, Guinea, Libya, Mali,
Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Sierre Leone, Western Sahara. |
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People: |
The people of Northern Africa belong
to various ethnic groups, which are based largely on
culture, language, and history. |
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Climate: |
Climate varies. Coastal areas,
including Algiers, are hot in summer and chilly and rainy
for several months in winter. Inland mountain regions
between the coast and the desert have cooler weather,
with temperatures below freezing for long periods in
winter. The desert region is warm in winter and extremely
hot in spring, summer and early fall; it is extremely
cold at night during all seasons. |
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Language: |
Arabic; English and French widely
spoken |
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Religion: |
Muslim |
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Government: |
See your destinations link below. |
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Helpful
Tidbits... |
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Tipping is expected
in most countries for hotel and restaurant staff, drivers
and tour guides. |
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Apply for your
travel documents several weeks in advance. Applying in
the off-season period (winter) will bring speedier
results. |
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A torchlight is
useful on tomb visits while in Egypt. |
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Sunhats and
lightweight, preferably cotton, clothing is most
comfortable. |
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Links |
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Travel
Diseases |
- a helpful guide to all
travel diseases |
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Algeria Travel Guide |
- a guide to travel in Algeria |
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Egypt Info |
- a fantastic resource for travel in
Egypt |
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Ethiopia Info |
- information on Ethiopia needed by
every traveler |
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Guinea Info |
- information on Guinea needed by
every traveler |
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Liberia Info |
- information on Liberia needed by
every traveler |
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Libya Info |
- information on Libya needed by
every traveler |
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Mali Info |
- information on Mali needed by
every traveler |
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Morocco Info |
- a fantastic resource for travel in
Morocco |
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Niger Info |
- information on Niger needed by
every traveler |
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Nigeria Info |
- information on Nigeria needed by
every traveler |
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Senegal Info |
- information on Senegal needed by
every traveler |
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Sierre Leone Info |
- information on Sierre Leone needed
by every traveler |
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Sudan Info |
- information on Sudan needed by
every traveler |
