Country Info
- Dakar
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 10,284,929
- Population
- SN
- Country Code
Senegal Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Senegal
Yes, My Name is Nabou
First of all, it's the 17th of the month which automatically makes it a great day since 17 is my favorite number. It might be a little odd, but it sure does add some fun to my life which is always welcome and encouraged. That said, I wish everyone a very ...
Address Information
... be great to avoid further such confrontations, SO, if you send anything along, the correct address is: pcv Jennifer Neves B.P. 278 Kolda Senegal, West Africa thanks so much, and sorry for the mix up. im sure it will all get worked out so that i ...
Merry Christmas!!
Hi everyone, The last 3 weeks we've been having loads of fun in Senegal and the Gambia, and not going anywhere near the internet! So, with a lack of an update we'd both like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and hope the turkey stuffing is coming ...
Senegal
Sur la très bonne idée de mon oncle Yves, je vais vous transmettre mon numéro de compte en banques afin de subventionner mes voyages à venir... Cela permettra de continuer à me faire rêver à vous le faire partager... Qui vote ...
Thanksgiving Without the Turkey
... to Thanksgiving were very hard to get through. I'm doing a research project that I'm not too confident about, my friends in Senegal are all spread out over the country doing their own research projects, and all of my family and friends were spending time ...
My new friend Baba
... stolen a few months ago. Now he can no longer work as a driver and, because he has no passport, is living in Senegal illegally. Roger and I had planned to leave Ndangang the next day for the Gambia and we suggested to Baba that he should come ...
Calm seas
... nbsp; I participated in the usual routine of class, lunch, then a little homework while lying out on the deck. We docked in Senegal today to get fuel with more success then our last attempt at Gibraltar. We were in port at Dakar for five hours but ...
Kadougou - border with guinea
We're a bit ahead of schedule as we thought we would cross to guinea Monday but it looks like its tomorrow. All good as we want to make up a few days in hand. We had a great ride today with 530km under the belt on some shocking roads... Good practice ...
Great seaside resort but cloudy
Arrived Mbour during the day for a change. Its a popular beach resort and arriving close to the beach many people recognised Jay. The place is Idyllic and the beach stretches out for miles. Its full of young people busy training. Either for football, ...
Africa on the port side...
... around Africa. The ship was traveling about 30 knots when I got a knock on the door from Les who said, "We can see Senegal on the port side". I ran out with my camera and got a couple shots, before we pulled into the harbor. We were there all day ...
Oh my god welcome to Africa
So far all of "Africa" has been on our terms... and today was one hell of a wake up call! We left kadougou at 8am and by 9am we were still riding around looking for the fondolimbi border crossing.... (apparently 7km away) When we eventually did it was ...
How to Survive a Village Stay
I woke up this morning in the European-ish city of Saint Louis in northern Senegal. I'm staying in a hotel that has air-conditioning, limited amounts of mosquitos, and hot showers. I didn't think I would feel hot water for another two and a half months, ...
Korite
... before we left for Kedougou and our second village stay. Trying to find an Internet café open on one of the biggest holidays in Senegal is not the easiest thing to do. Note to self: learn not to procrastinate on everything you ever do (at least while ...
"Its a miricale"....Neptune Day!
Today is Neptune Day (even though we are technically crossing the equator tomorrow) and it has been a great day! This morning everyone was awoken to crew members bringing in the day. They had drums, cymbals, and any noisemakers they ...
The Quran, Obama, and Cocaine Cowboys
Today was another A day so I went to Global Studies and Islam class. In Global Studies we talked about art history and a woman from Zimbabwe talked about the economic crisis in her country. In Islam we discussed the history of the ...
You know you've been in Senegal for a while when..
... week/the past few days or that happen every single day. Besides this list, I also was contemplating last night that in Senegal, my life basically consists of five activities: 1. Eating (a LOT) 2. Riding in dirty, practically broken-down taxis 3. ...
Blackouts in Ouakam
Bonjour tout le monde! The past two days have been EXTREMELY overwhelming and awkward, but it's been fun at the same time. Yesterday, I met my host brother (Saalif - 23) at the SIT office, and I was so nervous that I thought I would throw up when we ...
Cë dëgg-dëgg (chudugadug)
Salaamalekum! The past two days have been very eventful... Last night, the other students and I decided to meet up with the dancing boys that we met the other night. We brought almost our entire group along with us, so there were 13 Americans sitting ...
On Ramadan
The month of Ramadan has been both enlightening and extremely challenging in many ways. Senegal changes drastically during Ramadan because the vast majority of the country is Muslim. Although I'm nowhere near being an expert on the topic, I can tell you ...
Senegalese time is whenever you feel like it.
After the exciting night on the town yesterday, I had a decent night of sleep, interrupted only once by weird banging noises outside of the window. This morning, I woke up to go for a run with three of the other students, and we ran in a pack along the ...
Black Friday Market
Better deals than Black Friday... More legal than the Black Market... It's the Black Friday Market in Cite ASECNA, Ouakam! Every Thursday night, trucks roll into the "soccer field" in my neighborhood to drop off market stands to be set up before the sun ...
What a relief!
... for "la Petite Cote" or Mbour, which is a small, touristy beach town south of Dakar. Today was a landmark day in Senegal not only because of the end of my independent research, but also because my homestay mother, after repeatedly telling me how much ...
Crossing the Equator
Today we crossed the equator and there will be the usual ceremony attended by Neptune (The Third Oiler dressed up…poor sod) tonight, Word is if we play our cards right the Captain may order extra rations and a grog of watered rum. My eyes however ...
Taxi Trouble
I just can't get enough of Saint Louis, and I wanted to follow up on some research, so last weekend I went back to northwestern Senegal to spend some time with Sam and our crazy uncle, Dimbo. Riding in the taxi for five hours and having to stop halfway ...
Let the games begin!
... for the next month. How exciiiting! Friday, I'll be leaving for Saint Louis yet again to research the Catholic schools in northern Senegal. I'll be staying with my Senegalese uncle, Dimbo, and my friend, Sam, who is doing her entire project in Saint ...
I'm a Buck...
... I thought it had a nice ring to it. The NBA donated more than 25,000 bed nets. The bed nets are very important here in Senegal, and I can speak from experience as I decided to sleep without one the first night here at the hotel. I couldn't sleep much and ...
We paid a visit to the site of the camp!
... students. Today was probably the most eye opening day, I think of the whole trip. I briefly met with two gentlemen I emailed about Senegal Basketball. They met me at my hotel last night and arranged to pick me up today to show me around the city. Mactar ...