Salam Hotel Bamako

... v**y cool.

3) Villages btw Mopti and Timbuktu (3 day leg of the Pinasse trip -aka large canoe with motor and anoth** 3 days to Gao up in North Mali) wh**e we would camp out on the sand each night and hang with the children. Bdog would play music and get the kids singing about Obama (they ALL know him btw and sport his t-shirt....unreal!!!) and english: french words. We would hand out pencils to the kids that attended school (not all do if the village is too remote and ...

... maneuvers is quite amazing. Cars often cut in front of one another with a simple 'thumbs up' gesture that is enough to pacify the driver. Similar moves will elicit the middle finger in any other part of the world. Road rage is non-existent and strangers talk to one another while stuck in traffic jams - in Bamako it seems that everyone is united by their daily struggles and people take it all in their stride with good humour.

Interactions between the locals are ...

... and recommend a strategy for expansion given the impending influx of carbon finance revenues.
 
I'm excited to be here! I'm excited to sample some of Mali's famous music, to get outside of my sheltered hideaway and experience the real Mali. I suspect I've had a rather protected 12 hours and I'm about to experience Mali - in it's unadulterated and sweltering heat that will spare no one. 

More soon.

  
  

 
 

... which inspires you to elation and wond**, albeit the group w**e stunned and thrilled to have opportunity to view such a p**formance...once-in-a-lifetime treat!

Our final night in Mali filled us with sadness, howev** we celebrated the colour, wond**, beauty and en**gy of this country by dancing the night away in Bandiagara to a Mali band - the locals enjoyed our poor attempts "to shake our booty", but nothing could compare to their natural grace, en**gy and rhythm.

... yet to hear any music. The big excitement is that Cheick, is getting married! What a nice welcome home gift from his family...WOW! Anyway, they should be headed to Kita, Cheick's hometown on Friday...n'shallah. Hopefully, he will get his wish and be immersed in music upon his arrival. More later I hope! Laura

... t**rible music ov**looking the riv** swatting away mozzies, before calling it a night Having to get our VISA's for Burkina Faso we w**e due to stay in Bamako a few nights. Yay no more pulling down or setting up camp! We set off early to the Burkina Faso embassy, for once filling in not so complicated forms. Aft** submitting them all we headed with mouths wat**ing to the Lebanese patiss**ie. Oh how wond**ful it was to walk in th**e with money... we bought ...

... entretanto as dikas acumularam-se a tal ponto que ja atravessei mais 4 fronteiras. Adorei essa cidade e tenho certamente muito mais a contar, mas vou deixar as imagens 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 !

... terminé en question de quelques secondes. Pour lui remercier je lui ai passé la collection de films que se trouvât sur l'ordinateur et je lui ai appris quelques petites astuces sur l'internet, notamment sur des sites et des logiciels dont il n'avait pas encore entendu parler ou bien qu'il ne maitrisait pas. Avec lui j'ai aussi battu un record d'attente. Le lendemain de notre première rencontre je suis allé m'asseoir pour l'attendre devant le cyber où on s'était connus ...

(Nouadhibou,Mauritânia) Fr : Voilà la petite deviation pour aller servir en Irak, côté résistance. Je ne sais même pas si je suis rentré dans ce coin ou pas, on a fait le tour de la ville deux ou trois fois, c'est un coin paummé en plein milieu du désert. Pt : Painel indicativo para possiveis voluntarios que queiram servir no Iraque contra os infieis do Ocidente. Eu prefiro seguir em frente.