Travellers
Statements from previous travellers:
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| Name: | Björn Clementz | |
| Residential area: | Helsingborg | |
| Reste du med någon: | With friends | |
| Did you travel alone or with somebody else: | - | |
| Why did you travel to the Gambia: | I have visited Yuna Village Garden Resort 2 times. The first time because of the music and the culture. The second time for the quietness | |
| What did you think of Yuna Village Garden Resort: | This was exactly what I wanted for a holiday! The freedom that exists only outside cities and absolutely no “musts”! |
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| Diverse: | - |
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| Name: | Björn Kruse | |
| Residential area: | Helsingborg | |
| Reste du med någon: | Group travel | |
| Did you travel alone or with somebody else: | Cultural counsellor |
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| Why did you travel to the Gambia: | We had a pen pal project with “Multiteket” (a cultural meeting place in Sweden) in my hometown as well as the Dalhem school in Helsingborg and S:t Francis school in Kunkujang, | |
| What did you think of Yuna Village Garden Resort: | Lodging was nice and cosy and the staff members were just fantastic. During the evenings we were listening to exciting melodies and drum patterns, kora or balofon. When you woke up in the morning you were enjoying the symphony of exotic birds just outside your door! |
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| Diverse: | I would be happy to return especially knowing that they are about to build a Swimming Pool. |
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| Name: | Bodil Karsten | |
| Residential area: | Helsingborg | |
| Reste du med någon: | Students, colleagues and assistance workers |
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| Did you travel alone or with somebody else: | Teachers |
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| Why did you travel to the Gambia: | Why? To experience something totally different and trying to bring my students to West Africa. Visiting our exchange school! I have been there 3 times now and I have gotten new friends in Yuna each time. |
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| What did you think of Yuna Village Garden Resort: | “Wonderful” |
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| Diverse: | I would love to go back and eventually I would be happy to celebrate Christmas there |
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| Name: | Emina Mlivic | |
| Residential area: | Helsingborg | |
| Reste du med någon: | With my son |
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| Did you travel alone or with somebody else: | Teacher |
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| Why did you travel to the Gambia: | For a possible job in the future, to be able to help the children and to discover a new culture. |
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| What did you think of Yuna Village Garden Resort: | Quite fantastic! How wonderful to live close to nature and wake up to the sound of birds instead of cars, boats and other tourists chasing around on the beaches after the best place in the sun. I do enjoy living close to the locals. Their friendliness is something extra. |
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| Diverse: | I truly recommend this journey. This is something for persons who are adventurous and have the urge to come closer to the people in this country. I experienced fantastic friendliness among the local people |
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| Name: | Inger Andersson | |
| Residential area: | Helsingborg | |
| Reste du med någon: | My school and my colleagues. |
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| Did you travel alone or with somebody else: | Teacher |
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| Why did you travel to the Gambia: | In order to meet pen pals and to contact the school | |
| What did you think of Yuna Village Garden Resort: | Fantastic |
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| Diverse: | I would love to return on private basis. I would like to celebrate Christmas there. |