Anyone having been to Kinshasa,Zair?

[dimamuzhetsky]

I am considering there for some months & need details like prices,climate ,etc.First time there

[sara3]

you like to travel, don't you?

[dzug2]

Same as the other places - unhealthy tropical hell hole wiyth the added advantage of a high crime rate.

[dzug2]

Oh and a more than usually corrupt government

[Buenchico]

If you don't want to upset the locals, it might be a good idea to know the name of their country ;-)
(It's not been known as 'Zaire' since 1997. It's now the DRC = Democratic Republic of the Congo).

http://wikitravel.org/en/Kinshasa

http://wikitravel.org...ratic_Republic_of_the

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT000770

http://www.kinshasa-congo.com/

Chris

[sandyRoe]

One of the rebel factions there intimidate their enemies by boiling people alive in oil drums. It's not the place I'd pick for a holiday