Dakar Hotels - Reviews and Rates

This weekend, Julie, Kareem, and I went with their friend Izzy to the Sine-Saloum delta, where a major river meets the ocean south of Dakar. The drive itself took about 3 1/2 hours, about half of that on dirt roads that have seen better days. Kareem had a very difficult drive but got us there safely with only one missed turn-- which wasn't his f...

Early morning wake up call, the 4 of us go straight to the cars as to not get screwed with the seating. Only Miami lady is there as her husband is under the weather. JB and Lindsey are able to join her in the front row, while Amy and I take the second row. Father and son come afterward are have to take the back. Luckily for us, frenchy was back...

After a semi-rocky day at sea the day after leaving Casablanca, the water has really calmed since southern Morocco. It is absolutely amazing to say the least and each day gets warmer and warmer. I do not get seasick until I start reading when it is rocky so this calm sea weather has been a-mazing! Yesterday, we docked in Dakar, Senegal for the d...

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Dakar is very modern city with all the amenities you can find in a moder city in Europe or the US. The plateau "downtowm'" where most people go to work. At Sandaga you can do all your shopping. Ponty where people go to eat. ITEMS: the port. Indpandance square kermel market sandaga ponty the north side of the city

It has been a while since my last entry and so much has happened. There were two more holidays celebrated. One involving girls dressing as boys and boys dressed as girls with ash painted on their faces. Home made drums were fashioned out of tomato cans and plastic and kids went compound to compound collecting not candy or money but a much health...

For you true football (aka soccer) fans out there, I have quite the story. As much as people can complain about the heat, the boredom, sometimes the danger, and everything in between, about the job that we are doing, we all have to admit that sometimes the benefits far out way the hardships. We did, in fact, work our longest, most physically dem...

Spend last 4 days acclimitizing to 31 degree celsius weather, sand, dirt, dust, air pollution, innmerable touts selling goods and services. Dakar is a big sprawling somewhat chaotic city. Board Dakar-Bamako express train, now owned by a Canadian company for a 35 plus hour journey to Bamako, Mali. The 1st class cars are unbelievable--broken toile...