Just wanted to drop a qick note of thanks for all the info on this site. I'm heading over to Gabon on the 26th of this month as an Environmenatl Education...
See photo section (first box) for some new photos of my June 3-17, 2002 trip to Gabon. It was interesting to learn that two Peace Corps Volunteers and local ...
There are virtually no tourists to Gabon other than the scattered fishing or hunting party. Ecotourism, however, may be just what Gabon needs to help fund ...
Not much change in the bush areas from 1964 (when I was served in the Peace Corps in Gabon). Some TVs now exist and cell phones are expanding their reach...
While at the Oogue Palace in Lambarene, I ran into two PC staff and learned that 45 new PCVs would be joining the 44 PCVs now in Gabon. The two were very...
Bob, I can find Mikongo on the map. What part of the country is it? I will need to find my map of Gabon but right now it is misplaced. Enjoying your travel...
Michael, The Mikongo Primate Conservation Center is located within Reserve de la Lope. It's about a two-hour drive from the La Lope Hotel and train station. ...
Am considering the marketing of "gorilla treks" to Gabon. See: http://ewatravel.com/gorillatrek.htm The dilemma is that western lowland gorillas (and elephants...
E-mail received today from head of primate project at La Lope in Gabon: "I share you concern about the impact of poaching and the bush meat trade on gorillas...
Hi everyone I just want to let you know that the National Geographic special on Michael Fay's trek across Congo and Gabon will be rebroadcast on an Explorer...
Fay took a lot of heat, after initially sending back daily messages posted on the Internet, for often calling his trek crew, "boys". His crew must have thought...
I don't think Gabonese villagers cause that much damage to the forest. Yes, they cut down a small section of forest each year to plant their plantations. Yes,...
Wilds of Africa's Gabon slated for vast park system Wed Sep 4, Tim Friend, USA TODAY One of the last wild places on Earth, brimming with chimpanzees, lowland...
After trekking along an elephant trail in the Congo Basin, Secretary of State Colin Powell talked into the night with the president of Gabon about the...
Curious recent statement by Omar Bongo, "Already there is a broad consensus that Gabon has the potential to become a natural Mecca, attracting pilgrims from...
More Americans willing to donate time after Sept. 11 By JONATHAN D. SALANT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When not attending classes at George...
Generally speaking, I think that the concept of increasing the number of Peace Corps volunteers is a mistake. In my opinion, the Washington headquarters is not...
Certainly, the Peace Corps needs adequate staff to support the volunteers in the field. In my opinion, the primary responsibility of Peace Corps staff is to...
The following is an excerpt from an article in the New York Times that I believe was published in the paper in early August. (This information was also posted...
When I met with Sargent Shriver, earlier this year, he mentioned that protecting the PCVs abroad was his most important function as Peace Corps Director and...
As a RPCV, I tend to agree with you regarding some of your statements. In terms of security, however, I think the solution is for Washington to get its act...
My read is that no PCV or RPCV every thought "Washington has its act together". Same situation exists in the FBI and every other Federal agency that has...
Africamix Festival Atlanta, Georgia To be held On October 12 - 13, 2002 At The MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK in ATLANTA Located at 695 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA...
OSLO, Norway (Oct. 11) - Former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his "decades of untiring effort" to find peaceful solutions to...
Bob, I will be one of the 1% who responds to your message. In 1998, when I visited the grave of Albert Schweitzer near his hospital along the Ogooue River near...
JOKE #1 Why did the chicken cross the road in Gabon? You call that a road? JOKE #2 How many Peace Corps Volunteers does it take to screw in a light bulb? You...
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Peace Corps said Saturday it was suspending operations in Jordan, where some U.S. Embassy personnel and family...
