Bobo Dioulasso
Travel Blogs from Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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July 18 Day18 Bobo again
... no filter in the pool so the water gets dust in it regularly) we decided to back to the first restaurant we went to in Bobo. Both Sanga and Dave were dreaming of the home made coffee ice cream. Dinner was again excellent. This time the owner gave us free ...
Bobo
We have departed from Mali and crossed into Burkina Faso. Immediately we noticed a difference; things seem more "organized" here, from the way the markets are set up to the courtesy of drivers on the road. In "Bobo" we visited the "sacred fish pool" ...
Bobo Dioulasso , L'homme intègre!
... de GG que nous avons rencontré à Ouaga et connait la moitié de ceux qui comptent ici. Echange intéressant sur la politique Burkina/Côte d'Ivoire et autres sujets à portée plus ou moins internationale, ainsi que sur la nécessité d'une vraie ...
July 15 Day 15 Bobo Continued
Breakfast today was at Sanga Patisserie/Boulangerie. We did not know the Sanga family also owned this and a Bakery but also are working on a hotel. Sanga's cousin, Adama, is going to be our guide today. Sanga took us to his three mothers’ home. It ...
Waterfalls and thunderstorms
The sojourn to Bobo-Dialasso in the South West of Burkina Faso was a new destination for any overland truck, a bit of exploration so we were told. The area nearby is known for its rocky mountains and waterfalls and it was this area we were keen to ...
Trips from hell Part 2
... were crushed again, while the idiot took two seats(and to be honest, even though she was big, she didn't need them). Got to Bobo about 3 or 4 hours later(during which I had to change seats again due to water from a mysterious source dripping on my ...
Just call me white girl... or Fatoumata!
I'm in Burkina Faso!!! So far, Burkina is... cooler (temperature-wise, I mean...), wetter, greener (is that a word?? I think I'm forgetting how to speak English.) than Mali. I spent last night in hotel called Casafrica.... but I moved this morning, ...
Mole NP, Hamale, Bobo, Impressions of Ghana
... a commission...surprisingly, first time I've seen that here...such...corrupt shits. No wonder no one respects the police in Burkina! Am in Bobo now - quite a depressing experience in the taxi. Get off the van on the outskirts, and ask around for a ...
Desculpem la qualquer coisinha...
... mas eu nao tenho MESMO tido acesso a computadores para poder escrever os textos como tenho feito ate aqui. So existe uma solucao doravante: fazer textos rapidos, logicamente menos descritivos e com menos fotos... sera necessario esse sacrificio? ...
The long distance runner+Da Dusty Foot Philosopher
Thank the (corporation) devil for havaianas. 5500 Km baby. ...
emission de TV sur le fleuve Niger
il y a dimanche prochain sur TV 5 la suite d'un reportage sur le fleuve NIGER. J'ai vu la première partie ce matin (Djéné, le Bani, le port de Mopti). La suite à la prochaine émission : ce doit être le trajet que nous avons fait en pinasse. Petite ...
On a retrouvé Mr Ukulélé !
Nous avons vu Mr Ukulélé! Il est venu à Nazinga pour parler avec les animaux de la réserve. Ici les animaux parlent, mais on ne les entend pas. Seuls les vieux comme Mr Ukulélé savent les entendre, alors je lui ai demandé ce qu'ils lui ont dit: ...
So how many chickens can you carry on a moped
... they seem to go on for a long time) Anyway - I managed to get a bit more of an impression of what Burkina Faso was like, with a couple of things particularly making an impression. The first was the noticeable difference, immediately after crossing the ...
Bobo Dioulasso et ses environs
... de la femme de brousse est pertinente. Respect! Nous restons impuissants à lui offrir le moindre conseil, mais cette rencontre est significative. Retour à Bobo en soirée et PIZZA, bière (il n'y a pas de match de foot, çà aurait été ...
Post intermediario (Fr+Pt)
Me voila une fois de plus. Salut le monde des etres normaux suivant tranquillement son cycle de vie pre-etabli sans trop s'en ecarter. Comment allez-vous? Je suis au Ghana et comme vous l'aviez surement déjà remarque, je ne sais pas comment mettre les ...
Concours du meilleur lecteur du Blog
Nous réfléchissons (et nous avons le temps de le faire) à décerner un award à celui ou celle qui nous paraîtra avoir le mieux contribué à notre blog. Les appréciations sont évidemment purement subjectives et ne dépendront que de notre bon ...
De Leo à Bobodioulasso
... sur plus de 100 km et cassante au possible. Nous mettrons presque la journée pour franchir les 340 km qui nous amènent à Bobo Dioulasso. La végétation se densifie en approchant d'une zone plus tropicale. Arrivée à Bobo vers 17:00; Installation à ...
July 14 Day 14 Ouagadougou to Bobo
... need to come to the river. We appreciated the honesty of the guides who could have taken us there at any rate. We arrived in Bobo and went to Sanga Market then to Sanga's house where we met many friends and relatives. We visited and read for awhile and ...
My own private paradise (Fr+Pt)
Du luxe tout simplement Adormeci aqui depois do banho e de lavar a t-shirt. Desde Marrocos que andava fixado com a ideia de lavar a roupa num rio ...
July 19 Day 19 Bobo to the village and back!
... said we should take her to Canada. We passed out candies and left gifts which everyone seemed to enjoy. We headed back to Bobo. Back at Sanga’s we played crib, chatted with relatives and had tea before supper. Supper tonight was nothing to write ...
O verdadeiro post de Bobo
... sempre por vir a boleia. Bobo e uma cidade acolhedora e muito maior do que eu esperava, a segunda mais importante do Burkina e de onde vem muitissimos dos artistas renomados desse pais. Os Terrakota estiveram la algum tempo e tem Bobo como uma das suas ...
No Pais dos Homens Integros
... km e apanhei o veiculo, mais uma vez fui embrulhado e acabei por pagar (metade do preço inicial) apos ter recusado 3 vezes. Chegado a Bobo a primeira figura que me dirige a palavra é nada mais nada menos que o meu futuro anfitrião, jovem Madou ...
O sacrificio da carne (Fr+Pt)
Eh ben voilà, pour manger de la viande on a besoin de passer par certaines étapes souvent oubliés par tous ceux qui l'achètent au supermarché dans des emballages en plastique. Todos carnivoros deveriam ser capazes de fazer ...
Home Of The Magic Man
... to the actual problem). The next breakdown gets very concerning as we are now travelling in the dark in a truly isolated area of Burkina Faso (not too far from the troubled border region of the Ivory Coast). After refilling the rad, we went about 10 feet ...
Hosszu az ut hazaig...
... aztan vissza a hotelbe... A hosszu utazas utan jol esett egy nagy zuhany, aztan gondoltuk meg jarunk egyet a varosban, hogy Bobo-Dioulasso-bol is lassunk valamit :-) Az utikonyv alapjan a muzeum meg a moszk hangzott erdekesen, es merthogy az egesz ...
Mali - Segou and the Niger
... was the better option. The end of the festival marked the end of our month in Mali. We've really enjoyed it, despite only scratching the surface and we've now reached Bobo-Dioulasso (Bobo for short) in Burkina Faso where we'll spend a couple of ...
Cérémonie de funérailles Bobo à Bobo-Dioulasso
... de Dédougou. Pas si mal mais un peu artificiel. Or hier matin, alors que je marchais près du vieux village Bobo de Bobo-Dioulasso (cf. article précédant) à la recherche du marché des potiers, des africains (pas très nets, un peu trop ...
July 16 Day 16 Bobo continued
... . We went to The Ran Hotel for breakfast and ended up spending most of the day. The hotel seems to have the best internet connection in Bobo so we spent the majority of the day working on the blog in the bar. This was nice as we were out of the sun and ...
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