A village near Kouroussa in Guinea [June, 2009 Kouroussa, Guinea] We left Conakry at 5:00 a.m. but the sun had already raised high in the sky. The view through the window was changed from that in Conakry to feel being in Africa. Houses loo…

A military officer wearing a red beret who was in our car(Kouroussa, Guinea) [June, 2009 Conakry => Kouroussa, Guinea] On the 3rd day in Guinea we headed Kouroussa where was a gold mining place. Mitsubishi Pajero with 8 people was going to…

Military personnel everywhere in the city (Conakry, Guinea) [June, 2009 Conakry, Guinea] The main purpose to visit Guinea was also to collect information for obtaining the right of gold mining. Needless to say, we researched for the availa…

Approx. US$590 in Guinean Francs [June, 2009 Conakry, Guinea] In the afternoon of the next day I exchanged money to the local currency at a bank. The lobby was full of people, but all of them didn't seem to have any errand. They were in th…