grecy

Gabon is a stunning country that nobody ever talks about. The jungles, beaches, wildlife and wide open plains are stunning, and the people are super friendly.

Driving into Djibouti felt more like driving onto Mars than any other time in my life.

exactly.

At the border of Ivory Coast I was pretending not to speak french, the guy was trying really hard and said to someone else (in french) "Why do white people make it so hard to get money?"

On the West Coast, almost every day.

In the DRC, at least 20 times per day.

I read through some of the comments on the original post and nearly all of them were saying how dangerous it was. How dangerous was it really?

I lot of people will be shocked by the fact I never heard a single gunshot for the entire time I was in Africa.

Also, how much did it cost to get your car over there?

It's about $3k to ship a vehicle in a 20 foot container from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world. Plus or minus.

It's the most beurocratic and paperwork-intense border I have ever seen.

I had to get a local drivers license (in Arabic), I had to get local plates for the jeep (in Arabic), I had to get local insurance for the jeep (in Arabic), and a whole bunch more clearances, permissions and signatures from various authorities and people.

I don't speak, read or write a word of Arabic.