Somaliland: the other Somalia {Gadling}

Feb 6th 2010 12:59PM i was there last year it was wonderful the hotel was very comfortable by the airport ,people did not look at you as an invader everyone was friendly the food was terriffic the music was intoxicating, the caves were interesting the roads easily traveled and the beach like no other place on the planet, The Capital is busy with vendors but the town is not clean plastic bags litter the city, the gurads i had assigned to me to take me into the country side looked like they couldnt protect thmselves just wearing some military outfits and carry weapons that I am not sure even worked, but still we bonded for the day, at the road crossing the driver pays a few cents to the gate keeper along the stretch of road ways mostly they are just little villages selling charcoal stacks by the roadside and herding their live stock,I was very comfortable thruout my stay and addding this TIck off my list of countries viisted was a real trophy, you can buy the viusa upon arrrival , the airport agents charge a big forceable exchange rate which is done to everyone, it is the one way they can make a buck! so dont get upset you have no choice,!