Each year, mature women flock to The Gambia in search of a holiday romance with a local toyboy, leaving authorities to despair over the country’s nickname, ‘The Gran-bia’
As Brits up and down the country jet off in the hope of finding holiday romance, a number of grans have just one destination in mind.
The Gambia, officially known as the Republic of The Gambia, has long had a reputation for attracting lusty OAPs, who flock to the West African country in search of toyboys.
Affordable package holiday deals at the main resorts are certainly part of the draw, but for these mature women, it’s the prospect of meeting young men on the sun-kissed beaches that has them packing their bikinis in droves.
To the frustration of authorities, who are working to crack down on geriatric sex tourism, The Gambia has earned an unwelcome nickname over the years – ‘The Gran-bia’.
The Gambia has earned an unwelcome nickname over the years – ‘The Gran-bia’(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
As Brits up and down the country jet off in the hope of finding holiday romance, a number of grans have just one destination in mind.
The Gambia, officially known as the Republic of The Gambia, has long had a reputation for attracting lusty OAPs, who flock to the West African country in search of toyboys.
Affordable package holiday deals at the main resorts are certainly part of the draw, but for these mature women, it’s the prospect of meeting young men on the sun-kissed beaches that has them packing their bikinis in droves.
To the frustration of authorities, who are working to crack down on geriatric sex tourism, The Gambia has earned an unwelcome nickname over the years – ‘The Gran-bia’.
Lusty OAPs flock to the West African country in search of toyboys(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
For those like Barbara, from Dartford, Kent, a trip to The Gambia is about having “a bit of fun”. Speaking previously with The Sun, the 65-year-old said: “I don’t know what all the fuss is about. I’m not doing anything illegal. If you go to somewhere like Thailand you see loads of old men with young girls, but no one talks about that.