Country Info
- Bamako
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 11,008,518
- Population
- ML
- Country Code
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Mali
Travel Blogs from Mali
It was hard to leave the Camel
The Sleeping Camel, the hostel in Bamako where I stayed for a week after my return from Djenne, casts spells on backpackers. I stayed 8 nights although it seemed one! Nice people, good food, cold booze, cosy lounge, helpful staff, nice neighbourhood with ...
DOGON COUNTRY May 2009
It was a shame and a wrench to leave Ougadougou, but onwards we had to go, and our visas for Mali were burning a hole in our pockets after burning a biggger hole when we paid for them. We were coming to the end of our travels with Roy and Michelle, since ...
Mastercard sucks!
July 11 I spent all day yesterday searching for money. Every bank, all two ATMs, nothing. My ATM Mastercard apparently won't work anywhere in W. Africa except Senegal and Morocco, and my VISAcard wouldn't let me make a cash ...
Going loco down in Bamako-(oh!)
... with cool music and people in every direction. I can't remember if I have said before, but while in Mali we have a tour guide 'fixer' called Grand-Pere (GP). Last night I went out with the Aussie owner of the hotel we are ...
puffen en blazen in Burkina en Mali
... het elke keer warmer en warmer werd. In Burkina, waar we enkele dagen verbleven in Ouagadougou om ons visum te regelen voor Mali, stond onze thermometer meer dan eens boven het maximum streepje dat 50 graden aanduidt. Overdag kunnen we het nog aan, maar ...
Journee à Bamako
Journée à Bamako Le 18 janvier Bamako, fondée au XVIème siècle par des Sarakolés au centre du pays Mandingue, est un mot bambara qui veut dire "le marigot aux caïmans". Pour le reste voir wikipedia, car on ne va pas recopier le guide ! Enfin une ...