tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031443544077643268.post781026976907655188..comments2023-11-05T03:09:28.380-06:00Comments on Liberia and Friends journal: Its time we make Liberia a tourist friendly distination.Emmanuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07701201930483964782noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031443544077643268.post-20899604681557551192007-02-27T02:44:00.000-06:002007-02-27T02:44:00.000-06:00i agree. there's lots of tourist potential. but ...i agree. there's lots of tourist potential. but i wish you wouldn't lay everything on the government, the way most liberians do. the government is broke. in order to develop tourism, the government is only one element in the mix. pioneering private sector investment is what it will take.<BR/><BR/>sometimes i go to robertsport to lay on the beach, about 3 hours from monrovia. if someone put even a small, clean hotel out there, they could make some steady money. robertsport is really charming in its own way, with paved streets and a rambling coastal walk.<BR/><BR/>and even today, the people in the town could sell sodas on the beach, or beer, to the tourists. right now there's literally no industry at all, except for the annoying guy pretending to be a park ranger, who asks you for $5 to use the beach.Josh Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675268783693864916noreply@blogger.com