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🌍 Next Level Solo: One Girl’s 247-Day West African Odyssey

"I’ve officially leveled up." Backpacking 25 African countries alone as a woman, surviving on $5.3K for 8 months—but West Africa? The ultimate test. 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Survival Guide (Dec 2023) 🛂 Visa Hacks: • $80 e-visa + $25 exit tax (airport) • Land border pro tip: From Liberia? Pay 800LRD (~¥240) for zero queues 💸 Money Matters: • USD > CNY: Exchange rates bleed 10% if using RMB • SIM steal: 70K Leone ($3) for unlimited weekly data (cheapest in West Africa!) 🛏️ Budget Sleep: • Pearson Hostel – $10 dorm beds by the beach 🏝️ (shoutout to the British owner for not price-gouging!) 🚗 Liberia → Freetown Transport: • Monrovia to border: Cram into a shared taxi (4 people in the back? Normal.) • Border to Bo: $20 (haggled!) → Bo to Freetown: $40 (or ¥130 via local vans) • Road upgrade: Thank China for smooth highways inside Salone! 🌊 Freetown’s Bizarre Contrasts • "Relaxing" beaches… if you ignore the floating trash and stench 🤢 • Locals chilling like it’s the Maldives (mental gymnastics award) • Prices will shock you (but hey, at least the UK blind backpacker I met said it’s "charming") 🎄 Christmas Plans? Stuck waiting for my Guinea e-visa ($82, take your time!)—so I’ll be beach-bumming in Freetown. Find me if you dare! #SoloFemaleDangerZone #WestAfricaOrBust

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🌍 Next Level Solo: One Girl’s 247-Day West African Odyssey

"I’ve officially leveled up." Backpacking 25 African countries alone as a woman, surviving on $5.3K for 8 months—but West Africa? The ultimate test. 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Survival Guide (Dec 2023) 🛂 Visa Hacks: • $80 e-visa + $25 exit tax (airport) • Land border pro tip: From Liberia? Pay 800LRD (~¥240) for zero queues 💸 Money Matters: • USD > CNY: Exchange rates bleed 10% if using RMB • SIM steal: 70K Leone ($3) for unlimited weekly data (cheapest in West Africa!) 🛏️ Budget Sleep: • Pearson Hostel – $10 dorm beds by the beach 🏝️ (shoutout to the British owner for not price-gouging!) 🚗 Liberia → Freetown Transport: • Monrovia to border: Cram into a shared taxi (4 people in the back? Normal.) • Border to Bo: $20 (haggled!) → Bo to Freetown: $40 (or ¥130 via local vans) • Road upgrade: Thank China for smooth highways inside Salone! 🌊 Freetown’s Bizarre Contrasts • "Relaxing" beaches… if you ignore the floating trash and stench 🤢 • Locals chilling like it’s the Maldives (mental gymnastics award) • Prices will shock you (but hey, at least the UK blind backpacker I met said it’s "charming") 🎄 Christmas Plans? Stuck waiting for my Guinea e-visa ($82, take your time!)—so I’ll be beach-bumming in Freetown. Find me if you dare! #SoloFemaleDangerZone #WestAfricaOrBust

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