Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Travel Blogs

Dogon country to Burkina Faso
Feb 27, 2003 (5 photos)

... , they were less that 10 metres away and were wonderful to watch. Dragging ourselves away from this idyllic spot, Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso was next. Paul negotiated our way through manic traffic in the centre of town and we ended up camping ...

HIPPOPOTAMES! & other things
Jul 6, 2009

... or two hippos, I mean I saw maybe twenty or so altogether (there are apparently about 100 there...). Now, I am in Ouagadougou, the capital. It is bizarre... half the city is a building site. Well, not exactly a building site, more ...

Burkina Rocks(except the transport)!
Jan 5, 2006

... . 4) Just came today - day after tomorrow, going to Benin for the Voodoo Festival on the 10th, and then up to Mali thru Burkina for Dogon Country and Timbuktu, and then back down thru Burkina to Togo for a few days before I reenter Ghana and leave. I ...

De Banfora à Ouaga en car
Mar 10, 2008 (7 photos)

... attends quand même à de l'overdose d'Afrique profonde.... LE VAISSEAU DU GOUDRON   Pour faire le trajet Banfora-Ouagadougou, via Bobo-Dioulasso, pratiquement une seule solution : le car. La compagnie Rakietta est la meilleure du Burkina. Le ...

Ouaga
Nov 24, 2005 (5 photos)

After another full-day drive, we have arrived at the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (wah-ga-DOO-goo). Great name, isn't it? After getting lost (as usual) we made it to the "OK Inn" which is conveniently located at the back of a big-rig truck park. ...

border crossing
Aug 8, 2007

entry to follow

Day 50 - Burkina F, Ouagadougou - Buffet of Heaven
Dec 28, 2008

... but ask whether or not they left camp half an hour late just to make us run more.  We arrived into Ouagadougou around 11ish.  Drove to our proposed destination of OK Inn... unfortunately they were due a group of school kids the next ...

July 13 Day 13 More Ouagadougou
Jul 13, 2009 (3 photos)

Our Toyota Four Runner is in the garage today. They told us that it was a miracle that we made it back out of the bush when we went to Mole National Park and experienced the road from hell!  We were told that all four shocks and four mounts have to ...

Its getting hot in here
Apr 30, 2009 (1 photos)

... Africa. I guess it never makes the news for any of the bad reasons that some of its neighbors do. The capital of Burkina Faso is called Ouagadougou, its not the most exiting of places and as a result our time here will be limited to the time it takes to ...

Day 24 July 24 Ouagadougou
Jul 24, 2009 (3 photos)

Today is a day of rest! We actually slept in and Sanga came to get us after 9 AM.  We went for breakfast and then off to find some shirts.  We went to a store but they didn't have the sizes that we wanted so we sent to the factory as Sanga knew ...

Day 52 53 - Burkina Faso, Ougaououdo - New Years
Dec 30, 2008

... so was nice for everyone to have a good night, especially as I'm sure none of us will have another New Years in Ouagadougou. So 2009... it's gonna be fine.  Sounds like a suitable motto for the year.   Not as good as 2003 its ...

Day 54 - Burkina Faso - Hangovers
Jan 1, 2009

It just wouldn't feel right waking on New Years day with no hangover and this year was no exception.  Waking up in what can only be described a sweat box, we quickly exited our tent come sauna and made a dash for the pool ignoring the fact ...

Day 21 July 21 Ouagadougou
Jul 21, 2009 (2 photos)

Coffee this morning was again at Istanbul, I should say breakfast but I really needed coffee. It is the rainy season and here it is raining. We did not have any rain at Bobo and they need it. Dave has read all of the books he and Ann had brought, so we ...

Togo...
Jul 11, 2009

... be just as valuable for future adventures as what DOES work, right?! When I finally made up my mind and escaped Ouagadougou, I headed for a little town called Koupéla. Not much going on there, I spent the evening playing table football with some local men ...

Vilse i Ouaga!
May 3, 2007

... basta kompisen internet! Efter att ha strandat i Accra -igen, lyckades jag tillslut fa plats pa bussen till Ouagadougou, huvudstaden i Burkina Faso. Fick dock jaga bussen fran accra till Kumasi eftersom personalen i accra sa att det inte fanns nagra ...

Going with God
May 5, 2006 (3 photos)

... had many new friends. You'll note that, in contrast to Mali, there were not a whole lot of things to take pictures of in Ouaga. Despite the fact that we first felt that we were "stuck" here, after 7 days, we have come to like Burkina Faso and Ouagadougou.

Day 28 July 28 Ouagadougou continued
Jul 28, 2009 (1 photos)

It is a good thing that we didn't leave this morning as Ann had a really bad night. We decided to let her sleep, so Dave and Sanga went to the market and got her sprite; you cannot get ginger ale here. After doing some running around Dave went back to the ...

Fin de vacances pour MCG
Mar 2, 2008

... appri que leur charter avait 24h d'avance (!!), les Bigan et les Perrin sont partis rapidement samedi midi  dans le sud du Burkina Faso, du coté de Pô, à Nazinga exactement, pour essayer de voir la faune sauvage. Ils avaient initialement prévu d'aller à ...

Burkina Faso
Dec 29, 2008 (14 photos)

We are now in Burkina Faso.  The xmas celebrations are finally concluded. We have seven days left in Burkina , then on to Ghana for three weeks.  It will be game parks and back to the beaches for a while.  I like the desert but I have seen ...

July 12 Day 12 Ouagadougou
Jul 12, 2009 (4 photos)

... a free piece of pistachio baklava, which she enjoyed. After the meal we went to see the building the building where the Ouagadougou branch of Sanga Markets will be located. Construction is finished and the shelves are in; it just needs to have the stock ...

July 11 Day 11 Ouagadougou
Jul 11, 2009 (3 photos)

We decided last night at supper that today would be a day of rest. We were all too tired to have another big day of travel or activities.  Dave woke up during the night with a case of diarrhoea.  Ann woke up rested and very happy to have escaped ...

July 20 Day 20 Back to Ouaga
Jul 20, 2009 (3 photos)

We went to the Sanga Bakery for breakfast before heading back to Ouagadougou. Sanga needed to talk to lots of people before he left. It turned out we were also taking two new pups to Sanga's in house in Ouaga. We also stopped at one aunt’s, who had ...

Bora la, para Ouaga
Jan 29, 2009 (25 photos)

... assassinados a sangue frio por mercenarios a mando do seu mano de armas, braco direito e actual presidente, Blaise Compraore. Alias, o Burkina Faso e outro dos paises em que se sente uma aura permanente de "nao esquecemos e nao perdes por esperar", o ...

Day 25 July 25 Ouagadougou continued
Jul 25, 2009 (4 photos)

... a wedding going on which Sanga enjoyed watching and even got a free drink but he turned down the food. The Musee National du Burkina Faso was our next stop. Who would believe that a national museum would be closed on the weekend? We then decide to stop ...

Souvenirs, souvenirs
Feb 27, 2008 (8 photos)

Souvenirs souvenirs à la pelle : d'abord un petit rectificatif : notre mauvaise et première impression  s'est transformée hier à la lumière du jour. Le centre ville (qui était jadis toute la ville) est en fait très agréable, propre, entretenu, les ...

Rasasié d'Aventures
Nov 27, 2008 (4 photos)

... demain, mais aujourd'hui, malgré les invitations de découvertes de Leslie, je suis fermement décidé à quitter bien plus que le Burkina Faso, mais l'Afrique toute entière. J'étais venu en Afrique découvrir la vie des gens, partager leur quotidien, devenir un des ...

Ils sont repartis, c'est triste !
Mar 3, 2008 (1 photos)

Les meilleures choses ont une fin hélas. Dès ce matin, il y avait fébrilité pour préparer les bagages, surtout pour Denise et ses nombreux achats! Michèle très sobre est partie avec un tout petit sac (emprunté à Denise qui en voulait un gros!). Richard cherchait ...

Day 26 July 26 Ouagadougou continued
Jul 26, 2009 (3 photos)

Ann felt a little sick this morning; Dave knows what that's like. When Sanga came to pick us up for breakfast he told us some bad news. His 18 year old nephew had taken a car, not the one we are using, and hit a 30 year old pedestrian that was a neighbour ...

Marking time in Ouaga
Dec 18, 2004

Not really too much to say about Ouaga - very dusty, which in combination with exhaust fumes and smoke etc. left a burning sensation in my nose and throat. One of the things that I hadn't realized is that with all the dust in the air kicked up by the ...

Les photos arrivent dans toutes les entrées
Mar 1, 2008

Cherchez et vous trouverez les nouvelles photos à partir de l'entrée 58, en cherchant un peu car on a complété en fonction de celles que l'on avait retrouvées.