Country Info
- Bamako
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 11,008,518
- Population
- ML
- Country Code
Bamako Slideshow
Bamako
Travel Blogs from Bamako, Mali
Reflections on Bamako..
... rich social fabric that unites the people and creates a uniquely African experience. For a place that is so desperately poor, Bamako had surprisingly a lot on offer in terms of great restaurants, cheap food, great music and a vibrant night life. ...
Bamako, the city
A week in Bamako so well rested. A big sprawling city, the only high rise buildings being the Central Bank of West Africa and a few hotels. So it sprawls for miles to accommodate 1.8 million people. Luckily though I am staying close to ...
Pays Dogon
... es dann zurueck, und ich hatte mit der Truppe aus dem Dogon-Land noch 1.5 nette Tage in Mopti, bevor ich gestern nach Bamako gefahren bin. Zusammen mit Laurent uebrigens, der hier schon seit Ewigkeiten Leute kennt, bei denen ich denn auch letzte Nacht ...
Trick or Treat? I got tricked...
I finally received a cd with TONS of photos of Mali. I intended to upload them to share with you... ...but alas, the cd is empty ...
Mangoes, mountains and Mali
... responded; "Alor, non" After finding us a enterprising little cinema, established with a better picture than anything I have found in Bamako, set up with wooden benches, like pews, in a half finished building, a reed mat covering the door he soon changed ...
Crocodile's Back!
... went into training unsuspecting of what was to come. Last week our confirmation arrived. The night we fly into Mali, will be 1 of 2 nights we spend in Bamako. As our first sun rises in Africa, we will leave for an area called Dogon Country by van. ...
Ougadougou to Bamako
... hotel recommended by Nick and Robin. As you can camp in their grounds. Also have a really good restaurant! Arrived in Bamako yesterday afternoon.Got our Mauritanian Visa's this morning so planning on heading to the border tomorrow and will probably ...
Klettern mitten in Bamako
... der Stadt gibt einen kleinen Klettergarten mit eingebohrten Routen – und die Amis, die wir kennen gelernt haben und in Bamako als Lehrer arbeiten, klettern und hatten Gurt und Schuhe usw. für mich. Erstmals auf Sandstein – schön griffig ...
TO BAM BAM BAMAKO ON A BROKEN BUS...
... of sleep, we set off at daybreak but the journey just seemed to go on and on. Eventually arriving in the boiling pot of Bamako to busy hotel after hovel whom had no room at the inn, we admitted defeat and dived into the nearerst accomodation for food and ...
Bamako buddies
... sorted and we’ve been here for 13 days. But if you are going to stick anywhere for 13 days, we would heartily recommend Bamako. There isn’t a lot of love for Bamako on the blogs, but we have actually loved our time here. One of the best ...
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DOGON COUNTRY May 2009
... to search us for contraband. In At Last 22nd May 2009 After three days in the broiling heat and dust of Bamako the Mauritanian authorities finally gave us our visa to enter the country. So we set off again and bush camped in virtually ...
Mastercard sucks!
... , an expensive taxi ride from everything else. Benin and Togo, I need to wait and see. Thankfully my host, Kimberly, a Bamako volunteer, who was evacuated from Guinee recently during their coup, has been very willing to help me out. I have ...
Going loco down in Bamako-(oh!)
... , Gadaffi has built brand new shiny mosques. They are fancier than the plain, basic buildings in the rest of the region. However, in Bamako he has built a mosque directly opposite the US Embassy! A nice touch I think. So that pretty much brings me to ...
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 ...