Bamako, Mali Travel Blogs

Whilst in st louis we had been invited to ...
Feb 3, 2003 (5 photos)

... prescribed and then she started feeling really bad with fevers, then headaches and constant tiredness. We moved on to the capital of Mali, Bamako (which means river of Crocodiles) on the 29th to a small camp site in the middle of the city, populated by ...

Arrive in Bamako & the Trip to Koutiala
Mar 1, 2009 (21 photos)

We made it to Koutiala today. Last night we stayed in Bamako (the capital city of Mali). Our flight arrived at 9:45pm and we waited for about an hour for our bags after getting through customs. It was a very small airport as you can imagine. We brought 10 ...

Bamako at last
Nov 6, 2005 (3 photos)

Bamako, 11/06 Miles Travelled: 16940 We have finally arrived in Bamako, the capital of Mali, after 4 nights of bush camping and lots of dusty driving. Once the center of extensive trade and wealth in the 13th-15th centuries, Mali is now one of the ...

5ème épisode pour Maxence
Feb 12, 2008 (4 photos)

Enfin, nous avons Internet après plusieurs jours dans la brousse avec les bêtes sauvages (même pas vrai, on a vu que des singes!!!! Suite de l'histoire: Poue être encore plus fort Babacar est allé voir un ancêtre qui se trouve à Bambaguidé dans le pays des ...

Day 33 - Mali, Bush Camp 1 - Sling Shots
Dec 11, 2008

... the dodge chicken... possibly also the pool).  Not nice when there are only 3 toilets for 50 odd people. Driving out of Bamako we once again stopped off at a random little town.  I swear it must be like seeing a spaceship when our big ...

Terveiset Timbuktusta
Dec 8, 2009

Tai ei tässä ihan Timbuktussa saakka olla, mutta Malissa kuitenkin. Timbuktuun ei ole menemistä, ellei halua tekemisiin kapinallisten kanssa. Jospa sitä kuitenkin saisi kierreltyä pääkaupunki Bamakossa, kunhan aikataulut antavat myöten loppuviikolla. Reissu lähti ...

Day 29 - Mali, Near Bamako - Jim's Birthday
Dec 7, 2008 (62 photos)

... the side of the truck.  Amusing so long as it is not you who gets hit. After sorting car we continued on towards Bamako passing a lot of cattle.  Drove off road around 5 and found somewhere to camp.  I was on cook group so got ...

Getting the left hand
Sep 24, 2006

... I started crying and couldnt stop for a while. I think it surprised people in my family because crying is not something very common in Mali. My host mother started crying and then it all let loose. I did not think that I was going to react that way, I ...

So this is Mali
Apr 16, 2009 (10 photos)

... . The locals were friendly and cheery as we were exchanging stories. Before long it was time to make the long drive to the Mali capital of Bamako. We were advised that it would be about 9pm when we would arrive. The advantage of the long drive would be a ...

Waiting for my parents
Jan 27, 2007

... 4 months, I finally have the chance to sit down and write.  As I sit here, I'm nervous about their arrival: Will they like Mali?  Will they blame inconveniences on me, the person who begged them to come? Will they get sick, hit by a moto, ...

in the big city
Aug 24, 2006

well i am in the capital city along with some fellow PCT It is the first time we have been able to have time on our own and to tell you the truth it is pretty exciting to be here and explore even parts of the city. I must also confess that I ate my first ...

Mali's Story
Apr 13, 2009 (29 photos)

... that had provided such relief in the exhausting desert were not fully depleted). We traveled into the night to arrive at Bamako (capital of Mali), to the promise of more cold beer, showers and even a swimming pool.  The days we spent getting visas ...

Bamako
Sep 27, 2008 (12 photos)

... que se mistura com o vermelho barro por todo o lado. O verde da um tal ar de vida a cidade que acho que sem ele Bamako passaria a parecer-se mais com um buraco do que com uma capital de pais. Não posso ainda dar o veredicto pois apesar das 3 pausas que ...

Manicure/ Pedicure (Fr+Pt)
Sep 27, 2008 (2 photos)

Fr : Voilà mon état au bout de 17 jours sur la route. Plusieurs lavages superficiels et une seule VRAIE douche.  Je dois faire quelque chose vite, mais pas aujourd'hui, j'ai été envahi par l'esprit du « laisse tomber », dû à la fatigue du ...

Epa assim não da (Fr+Pt)
Nov 3, 2008 (20 photos)

... falarem um coxe e vou me lançar na escrita dos proximos posts, mais de actualidade. Cultura geral : Lingua maioritaria no Mali é o Bambara e nessa lingua Mali significa Hipopotamo e Bamako costas de caimão. Ta-se ? Tamos juntos. Kambé !

A Little Help:...Maybe not
Dec 8, 2006

A Little Help Here.... Maybe?   So what did I do yesterday. It started off pretty early and will slightly traumatic. I was riding my bike down the main gidron by my house just like I do everyday- it is a  pretty busy  street especially so ...

A melhor amiga do homem : a mosca (Fr+Pt)
Sep 27, 2008 (2 photos)

(Nouakchott,Mauritânia) Fr: Ce n'est pas par hasard que nos enfants meurent de rien . Les mouches sont tellement omniprésentes que l'on n'a plus la force d'esquisser un geste de dégagement, c'est du « laisse tomber », du « tant pis » qui ...

images of mali
Sep 17, 2006

here are pics of mali

Des chutes de Gouina à Bamako
Feb 11, 2008 (10 photos)

... rochers, gorges, oueds, marigots et de très belles savanes arborées. Mais à l'état naturel, donc limite infranchissable parfois. A Bamako on apprendra que personne n'emprunte plus cette piste abandonnée. A Bafoulabé (1er Cercle créé en 1865 par la Colonie), nous ...

O plano inicial (Fr+Pt)
Oct 13, 2008 (2 photos)

Voici la façon dont j'ai seccionné en plusieurs morceaux mon trajet tel que je l'avait initiallement conçu... les choses changent, mais sur ça on en reviendra plus tard. Aqui esta a maneira que eu idealizei a minha viagem no principio, mas as coisas podem ...

Paris - Dakar num topo de gama (Fr+Pt)
Sep 27, 2008 (2 photos)

Fr : Quelqu'un a dit Mercedes ? Foutaises ! La voilà la bagnole du futur. C'est pas beau ça ? Des génies peuplent ce continent, venez le témoigner. Pt : Epa, é muito estilo. Este « carro » passou por mim umas 5 vezes antes ...

what brian learned in mali
Sep 23, 2009 (3 photos)

oct 3 2009 salaam ale kou means peace be with you and opens many a door in mali;  what islamic brotherhood really means in terms of hospitality; sandstorms; how to go in a hole on a boat; how to refrigerate chicken without a fridge;  sleep ...

homestay pics
Oct 3, 2006 (4 photos)

pics from homestay

Day 30 32 - Mali, Bamako - A Brothel & Taxi Races
Dec 8, 2008 (48 photos)

... skills, at one point hurling himself off his feet and landing on his butt.  Hahahaaa. We arrived in Bamako around 4.30 and headed straight to a Lebanese patisserie which apparently does the best exchange rates.  Unfortunately for us ...

Bamako!
Jun 21, 2009

... little while before I go off and do some more exploring! Well I think that's all for now, I'm not sure where I'm going after Bamako (I'm still undecided on whether or not I want to do a mini-trek in the Dogon country in the South...) but I think I'll ...

Sweet Bamako (Fr + Pt)
Sep 27, 2008

... me. As dikas que dei ai para os francius depois complemento nos textos mais compridos que tenho postado. E a minha segunda semana em Bamako, estou prestes a partir, so falta o Baby voltar do Burkina para me despedir dele. Hei de por pelo menos mais dois ...

A maior riqueza: o homem (Fr + Pt)
Oct 13, 2008 (9 photos)

... a cada 100m que percorremos. Scherif   La cerise sur le gâteau, le dernier élément qui a très fortement marqué mes derniers jours à Bamako, tout mon voyage jusqu'à présent et ma vie si l'on parle de façon plus large. Lui c'est un de ces êtres ...

Manicure/Pedicure pt.II (Fr+Pt)
Sep 27, 2008 (1 photos)

Fr: ça y est, assez la cochonnerie, je me suis assaini, bien comme il fallait. Pt : Ja esta, sabe tão bem um pouco de higiéne de vez em quando.

ONE OF THE 5 POOREST COUNTRIES
Jan 22, 2007

... quite difficult.  No use trying to keep clean in West Africa, you immediately get dirty the next day.  The Dakar-Bamako train took 52 hours to complete the supposed 35 hour journey.  Saw some entrants in the Paris-or Lisbon-Dakar road race ...

Still Alive (Fr+Pt)
Oct 23, 2008 (1 photos)

... nem pelos rebeldes de Casamance que alias me preparo para despedir. O pontinho no mapa esta bwe fora do que ja percorri desde Bamako, mas ele so sera actualizado com os posts respectivos. Se tudo correr bem deixo hoje mesmo o Senegal para entrar na Guiné ...