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On our way to Lakka beach 2 weeks ago, I noticed big improvement in the Penninsular Road. (I’ve got some picture to prove.) And that’s not the only one, a number of main roads are being fixed or have been fixed. For instance, I’m told the road to Bo is now pristine and the road to the Liberian boarder has also been graded with contract already awarded.
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Just to let you know ….here are some of the ways in which my life is much easier here in Sierra Leone.

#1. Better and cheaper childcare - This ONE is one of the main benefits! In England, we had more less no family (no grandma of any sorts) available to help us with the children. And we dared not hire a childminder or such like because of the prevalence of paedophilia. So apart from the few hours a day they spent at school, we were their main stay which meant, we were not able to go out as often as we wanted, in fact rarely. But now, we have family and trusted hired help who can look after the children so we can go out a bit more often.
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I’ve not posted for a while because I’ve been SO, SO busy! Well and with the advent of the light I’m able to do other things as well

I thought I’ll give you a list of 10 everyday goods and their prices. Inflation is a scourge in Sierra Leone and for that matter in most parts of Africa. There are no adequate controls on prices of goods, thus something you bought today may be 2x the price in as little as 2 weeks!
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We just visited The Gambia for a holiday break and boy, did we need the time-out! I thought I will share a bit of of our travelling as well as general experiences on either side.

For the benefit of those who are not familiar with Freetown, Sierra Leone, due to the mountainous topography, the main airport is located NOT in Freetown but at another town called Lungi. To get to Lungi, the one needs to cross the ocean which is the quickest way or take an inland detour which can be long and sometimes impossible due to bad roads.

With neither the hovercraft nor helicopters working we were left with the ferry crossing as the only option - Of course the road to Lungi Airport is so bad (recently, I read it was going to be re-tarred. Hope it’s true) it wasn’t an option.
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It’s the rainy season here and although it’s starting to taper off, I’ve enjoyed many aspects of it. :)  ( Yeah I know some people hate it..)

First off, the rains cleans up Freetown like nothing else and reduces foul odours on the streets. In addition, there are fewer mosquitos as breeding places disappear. Plus fewer flies. And oh did I say, the town is lush green with such richness especially the mountains…
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The population of Sierra Leone is nearing the 5 million (less than the population of London )mark according to this document from the National Statistics Board. This makes interesting reading as it gives details of the demographics including the population of each district.

Click here for the Sierra Leone Population And Housing Census Tables

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