Sao Tomé
A strategic region in the Gulf of Guinea
20.09.2010
Best Hotels: Omali Lodge****, Sao Tomé (now refurbished) and Bom Bom Resort****, Principe
(both part of the wonderful Operation Loango (click))
Our Hotel: Miramar***
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Sao Tomé is host to a large station of the "Voice of America"
Supposedly there is a lot of untapped oil in the area (Gulf of Guinea)
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Hotel Miramar ...
... at the pool
With our local friends
Cruising ...
... to dark beaches
Big business (jets) on a small island
Instead boarding Aerocontractors - "Nigeria's Airline of the Year"
Emirates Airlines. Relaxing en-route at Mina'a Salaam Dubai Stop Over
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Video: "Black Beach - Simon Mann's African Oil Coup" (Source: BBC on youtube)
A fascinating documentary that tells a true story of greed, courage, old mercenaries, current geopolitics and the neo-colonial scramble for oil in Africa
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P.S.: Interesting book about Sao Tomé "Exorcising Devils from the Throne" (Amazon)
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Posted by LuxuryRogue 19:59 Archived in Sao Tome and Principe
