Somaliland Travel Tips & QA

[rich-boy]

Bariis at Berbera airport they charged me $34 due my European passport, waa scammers wallee.

at one point in the process, they charged me and my mom $60. Then some guy beside us is like, "students don't get charged if you show your student ID". I take out my ID and the lady working the cash is like "too late I already wrote the receipt". Even during Ramadan these people will rip you off

looool thats not true at all student ID or not you will get charged the same .

As soon as i landed in berbera i was welcome by a lady with no teeth so dont be shocked if you come across her

[CaynabaX]

Bariis at Berbera airport they charged me $34 due my European passport, waa scammers wallee.

at one point in the process, they charged me and my mom $60. Then some guy beside us is like, "students don't get charged if you show your student ID". I take out my ID and the lady working the cash is like "too late I already wrote the receipt". Even during Ramadan these people will rip you off

looool thats not true at all student ID or not you will get charged the same .

As soon as i landed in berbera i was welcome by a lady with no teeth so dont be shocked if you come across her

Mine was a quite chubby one, they charged me $34 thereafter I gave them a hunderd bucks the chubby one gave me $60 and added: $6 ka samir as I don't have change. I refused and got my $6 eventually. These creatures waa scammers in it's purest form.

[MujahidAishah]

I will kick start the thread. You guys could try answering some or all of the the following:

What places would you recommend to avoid in Hargeisa?
Just the old xafaads at night i.e goljano .. Fuckinka .. Geed gobley


aisha why would you say avoid geed gobley dont talk about my area like my mother was born there is the best area ever

Not at night time .. The thieves of hrg live there inadeer

[MujahidAishah]

Thanks AishahWaqooyi

Should you travel light and buy the local clothes when you get there?

For a girl yh apart from a few dresses and shoes you can sheets in hrg 6 packs of sheets cost u $20 and just stock up from there

I am not sure I understand this part. So you mean bring a few dress with you and buy your hijab sheets in Hargesia?

Also what type of shoes do you recommend . I know that Somaliland needs to construct more roads and sidewalks so maybe wearing proper shoes might be a good idea.

Sheet/ baati = the cotton dirac that u stay at home with
Shoes wise the best is flat shoes nothing with heels unless u want to break ur ankle

[rich-boy]

they are scammers , i was telling everyone i was a student from malaysia so they dont hustle me to hard .

The worst was the bus ride to hargeysa it was so slow then the taxi ride to my house the driver claiming to be cisse muuse tellin me we cousins give me more money lol and i did give him more money

[rich-boy]

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What places would you recommend to avoid in Hargeisa?
Just the old xafaads at night i.e goljano .. Fuckinka .. Geed gobley


aisha why would you say avoid geed gobley dont talk about my area like my mother was born there is the best area ever

Not at night time .. The thieves of hrg live there inadeer [/quote]


thats not true i walk from suuqa thru fuckinka to geed gobley nothing happens to me but i did see a dude get robbed but its different everyone knows me and how crazy my fam is

[salool]

Iska dhaafa masaakinta Airportka ka shaqeya mushahar naf leh ma qaatane.$30 maxay tahay, dadka qaar gacan adeego dhuxa ayuu ka galay.Is la yaaba dadow!

As for the topic, have a nice a trip sis.We all have diff experinces from back home but one thing is for sure, there is no place like home.

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Iska dhaafa masaakinta Airportka ka shaqeya mushahar naf leh ma qaatane.$30 maxay tahay, dadka qaar gacan adeego dhuxa ayuu ka galay.Is la yaaba dadow!

As for the topic, have a nice a trip sis.We all have diff experinces from back home but one thing is for sure, there is no place like home.

Thanks but I am not going anywhere yet. I need to save up the money. Inshallah it would be nice to go next year during Ramadan. I would also like to visit Harar, Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa and djibouti.

Never been to any of these places including Somaliland .It's BIG dream of mine. I have one parent from there . 3 out of 4 of my grandparents are from there. I really want to visit and see my people. Inshallah next year

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By the way thanks bariis567 and rich-boy for contributing to the thread

I might ask more questions later, but I want more people to ask the earlier questions first

[Copy.&.Paste]

More Questions

1.When is the best time of the year to visit Somaliland?May? June? July? August?

2. When do diaspora somalis usually visit?

3.Are there places where people in diaspora hang out?(Please don't suggest any night clubs)

4.How safe is it to walk around in Hargasia alone as a woman?


I think I ran out of questions

[rich-boy]

More Questions

1.When is the best time of the year to visit Somaliland?May? June? July? August?

probably during june july

2. When do diaspora somalis usually visit?

same june july

3.Are there places where people in diaspora hang out?(Please don't suggest any night clubs)
i heard summertime in hargeysa i try my best to avoid places where diaspora hang i find them boring i prefer the company of the locals there is no nite clubs in somaliland

4.How safe is it to walk around in Hargasia alone as a woman?
yes it is if u know your way around the city that is

I think I ran out of questions

[rich-boy]

i have a question for you what tribe are you ?

[Copy.&.Paste]

Arab/Arap.

What's yours?

[rich-boy]

Im Jesus Moses , Arab girls are very attractive so whats your name walal ?

[CaynabaX]

Arab/Arap.

What's yours?

You should visit the historic town of Baligubadle as well.