Coconut Residence Kololi

... einfach nur anzuschauen, kam dann die Katastrophe: "No preview available." Die Bilder waren futsch. Alle von Gambia und ein guter Teil von Marokko. Drei Viertel vom ganzen Chip. Ich koennt heulen!! Dies war dann auch der Grund, warum ich in den letzten beiden Tagen in einen wahren Foto-Exzess veffiel und nochmal versuchte, alles in der Umgebung einzufangen: Den Compund, die Nachbarschaft, den Strand, etc. Trotzdem gibt es Dinge ...

... etwa zehn Kilometer von Manjai entfernt. Dabei musste ich ziemlich frueh aufstehen um dort hinzukommen, denn zum einen ist morgens bzw. vormittags die beste Zeit, um die vielen Voegel dort zu beobachten, und zum anderen war gestern der letzte Samstag in Monat, was hier sozusagen der nationale Putztag ist. Dabei ist es Gesetz, von 9 bis 13 Uhr alles stehen und liegen zu lassen, um sein Haus und den Bereich vor seinem Haus sauber zu machen, damit der herumliegende Muell in den ...

... gefuehrt, dass alle Weissen superreich sind und sowieso genug Kohle haben, um jedem etwas abzugeben. Einladungen von Fremden, zu ihnen nach Hause zu kommen und mit ihnen zu Mittag zu essen sind zwar typisch afrikanisch - dass man aber dafuer etwas zahlen soll, nicht. Deshalb mache ich mir mittlerweile auch keine Illusionen mehr, hier im touristenlastigen Westen Gambias das wahre Afrika zu finden. Damit warte ich lieber bis Ghana. Was aber nicht heissen soll, dass es hier ...

Es ist imm** wied** ein **hellend** Moment, wenn ich ein annehmbares Int**netcafe finde. War zwar schon gest**n online, ab** d** Ort war wirklich "mangelhaft" (ums mal so auszudruecken), weshalb ich mich auf E-Mails beschraenkt hab. Heute also ein Blogeintrag. Die letzten beiden Tage in Marokko waren recht unspektakula**. Am Samstag haben Lilly und ich noch die Stadt etwas mehr **kundet, nachdem wir das Riad v**lassen hatten. Es folgte eine ruhige Autobahnfahrt und zwei Stunden an d ...

... the problems with transportation, and got involved in the activities. And thought there was the occasional amused look about some of our strange ideas, like arranging the chairs in a circle instead of a classroom format, the students went along enthusiastically and even participated. It was good, very good, but by the lunch break I was a little frustrated by the way everyone tended to look to Jennie or me for approval, and the way the same couple kids would adopt that practiced ...

... a time and demand is low. Its not possible to change money or use a cash machine there. On the ferry crossing I got talking to a teacher and caretaker of the Methodist school, who asked me to drop by the school the next day. He directed me to the campment on the northern most bank of the river which is a peaceful, pretty but empty place. There's no electricity and lighting is supplied by oil lamps and candles. Monkeys run ...

I am not a city person. I can't help but be tense around the disorganized clamoring that seems to take over every street. But today we biked, away from the city, past the tourist areas, and into open beaches, wilderness, and villages. I love biking here. It's hard not to feel idealistic as you glide through the country, children running alongside you shouting adorable hellos. Che Guevera motorcycled through South America to tour a culture...biking 10-15 ...

... He traveled through villages in the provinces, painstakingly interviewing and searching. His path intersected with Suso when he was trying to interview Suso's father, to record some of his stories and songs. But just before they were supposed to meet, Suso's father suffered a stroke and died, with much of his knowledge dying forever with him. You could see the pain on both the mens' faces as Sidibeh said this, and their desperate awareness of time passing by a tradition and identity that ...

... have the best room in the entire village of Kotu for monkey-watching, but the neighbouring room next door to mine was where Chris Packham was staying! After the bird excursions had finished, the group (and Chris) had the rest of the holiday to relax and fill our days with whatever we wanted to do. Chris has been to the Gambia about 10 times since 1987 so he knows the country and the people well. To my surprise, he happily took me under his wing and looked after me for the ...

Just finished my one week reccie for the forthcoming Senegal and Gambia tour ... phew! First impressions from the aeroplane window is how dry this part of West Africa is; how sprawling and monstrous Dakar (Senegal) appaers out of nowhere (wont be lingering there!); and lastly The Gambia green and flat with the wide brown Gambia River meandering through it. I have my own driver for the reccie (a luxury only for a handful ...