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* Nianing: village south of M'bour, 21km north of Joal Fadioath. Small town, plenty of beach, some restaurants.
* Nianing: village south of M'bour, 21km north of Joal Fadioath. Small town, plenty of beach, some restaurants.
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Banjul Banjul], The Gambia. An island in The Gambia, just south of Senegal. Island has about 40k people
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Banjul Banjul], The Gambia. An island in The Gambia, just south of Senegal. Island has about 40k people
== 4G/LTE ==
* Orange seems to be the best provider
* a SIM card is called 'puce'
* you need a package called 'Pass Internet' and have the option to choose between volume and time based plans
* They double your first top-up
* [https://www.orange.sn/2/particuliers/1/3/la-4g-dorange-45761.html Orange packages]


== Stops ==
== Stops ==
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* [http://lightning.network/ Lightning Network] (Scalable, instant bitcoin/blockchain transactions)
* [http://lightning.network/ Lightning Network] (Scalable, instant bitcoin/blockchain transactions)
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] (Contributing OSM data wherever we go)
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] (Contributing OSM data wherever we go)
== Travel information ==
=== Mobile networks ===
There are 3 booths at the DSS arrivals hall, which sell SIM cards and data packages: Orange, Tigo, and ''(plz fill in, I forgot)''. When we arrived the Orange booth had a crazy queue in front of it, and Tigo was empty, which probably speaks to the value (and that you can get LTE on the former).
You will need to show a passport for registration.
==== 4G/LTE ====
* Orange seems to be the best provider
* a SIM card is called 'puce'
* you need a package called 'Pass Internet' and have the option to choose between volume and time based plans
* They double your first top-up
* [https://www.orange.sn/2/particuliers/1/3/la-4g-dorange-45761.html Orange packages]
==== 3G ====
* Tigo sells SIM cards for 1000 CFA (~1.50 EUR) and a 3GB data package for 5000 CFA (~7.60 EUR). Coverage has been OK so far.