Hotel Dakar Senegal

... the finer things all come with a very steep price tag and most of the population just does without, many virtually without anything.  Dakar was the first place I noticed it but it turned out to be the case for most of West African cities that most ...

... & mouse turd" checks were not necessary, we plunged back into the developing world by flying from Casablanca, Morocco to Dakar, Senegal. We arrived at 3am and approached the airport exit with our "scam/crime" antenna fully extended. Amongst ...

... Cambodia are cheap.  Do the math; the numbers just don't work for Mali.   So I booked a train to Dakar, Senegal.  If Senegal doesn't get the same marks for authenticity, it at least gets higher marks for 'livability,' at least for West ...

Should you want to run away from winter, Senegal would not be a bad choice. It is still 35 degrees here for the moment. There is indeed a feeling of permanent summer in Dakar. Noisy markets, colonial buildings, cool music, elegant tall dark Wolof Africans ...

I stayed at a hotel right on the beach.  As one who lives in mid-America, it is a pleasure to be able to stay on the beach for a little while.  I'd come back to the room after a day of training, and listen to the sounds of the waves coming ...

... where it was. He told my guide Babacar who was waiting for me outside with my driver. Who was that guy? Checked into the hotel and all was great. Lovely property overlooking the sea and rocks. The waves crashed and it was really nice. I was happy and we ...

... day weekend that would definitely without question be a holiday appeared the perfect opportunity to visit the Dakar, the capital of neighbouring country Senegal. The main section of the journey involved a 6 hour car journey from the Senegalese border ...

... to take something home that was Senegalese so I can look at it in say 10years time and say oh yes I got that from Senegal... but I keep forgetting that Gambia and Senegal are so similar that most things are the same – including the tacky souvenirs! ...

... else had $20 taken from them). Needless to say, we were happy for the rest we got Monday night staying at Hotel l'Ocean in Dakar. This beautiful hotel provided some nice moments, including sipping coffee (my last real one...) and fresh-squeezed orange ...

On a hot morning I found myself squished in the boot of a station wagon alongside Ghalied travelling south towards Dakar. Somewhat apprehensive of arriving at Dakar after hearing various war stories of other travels heading North from this hard city. ...

... you could imagine (we were eating lunch and someone tried to sell me and Lucy a bird!!).  I loved seeing another side of Senegal and enjoyed being a tourist for the weekend as well.  Visited the Ile de Gorée, a tiny island about 4km on a ...

... older man directing the others as to who could follow us and who should get lost.  At one point I decided to buy a t-shirt with Senegal flag on it.  We stopped at a shop and the vendor wanted 10,000 CFA which is about $20.  Amber said ...

... to South Africa.   Customs and Imagrations were a breeze.  Christmas or New Year decoration in Dakar airport. We got the shuttle to the Hotel after a short wait.  I immediately realized how fortunate we were to be with Amber, ...

... encounter Big Daddy, or his henchmen, again after they've spent five minutes with that phone. Rob Spackman, St Louis, 12th November We stayed Hotel Provencal by Place D'Independence. 14000cfa Dbl PPP. Cheap, worn and not fantastically clean but friendly ...