Djenne Bamako

En blogg fra en 5 ukers tur med Rosa Bussarna fra Senegal gjennom Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana og Togo til Benin; november til desember 2010. Jeg regner ikke med å få anledning til å oppdatere bloggen så veldig ofte, men jeg skal gjøre et hederlig ...

Why West Africa?? I've been asked that question many times over the past few months, particularly by She Who Must Be Obeyed... and she's coming with me. I don't really know why- DH has been telling everyone (at least those who will tolerate our travel ...

Hi! Welcome to our travel log detailing our adventures around the world in 2005-6. We're doing a combination of tourism, "adventure" travel, church mission, and science work for about a year, starting Sep 28, 2005.

even the longest journey begins with the first step ...

Le voyage Afrique 2008 se prépare depuis trčs longtemps dans la tęte de GG et JPB qui se sont connus en Haute Volta en 1971. Bien des choses ont changé, y compris le nom du pays de destination, mais l'enthousiasme reste intact de retrouver une Afrique ...

A small little tour of africa and more

My last trip was from the Venezuelan rainforest to Antarctica to Carnaval in Rio. In the fall of 2006 I am readying myself for a Round The World "go with the flow" trip of indeterminate length in 2007. I never had a trip that I didn't like and hopefully ...

Här delar jag med mig av mina upplevelser under min 10 månader långa resa runt Afrika. Resan går från Gibraltar till Kapstaden via Afrikas västsida och sedan upp längs östsidan för att avslutas i Istanbul. ENGLISH READERS - This blog is ...

... as good as it gets. And so yes, if in Mali, this was a place not to miss. Sorry as I may have been to see Q leave in Bamako, it’d had its upsides. I had the freedom to roam as I please, without having to care if she was tired or not. In my own way, ...

... been cancelled! Bloody politicians! There was a little market on the Sunday- but not the spectacle I had been hoping to witness. Djenne's other famous attraction is the mud mosque (the largest of its kind in the world)- however one side was covered ...

... walks with a distinct limp but the surgery and his knowledge of English has allowed for a reasonable living showing visitors around Djenne- he graciously invited us into his home which was one of those perspective moments which at least temporarily, helps ...

... a little while before I go off and do some more exploring! Well I think that's all for now, I'm not sure where I'm going after Bamako (I'm still undecided on whether or not I want to do a mini-trek in the Dogon country in the South...) but I think ...

... 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 ...

... it may be). This is a reminder for us how different the world can be, and that everyone's definition of justice is different. Departing Bamako, for the largest town on the Sahel (the part of Africa just below the Sahara Desert), Djenne, gave us a good ...

... a fine sunset. Most of the best pieces of sculpture have long since found private homes and museum shelves abroad ... as Bamako's National Museum demonstrates. The bush taxis that run between these towns, departing when full, more regularly than buses, ...

... 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 ...