The fishing town/island of St Louis in Senegal. Colourful boats, the Atlantic Ocean, life as it is in West Africa.
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Travel Itineraries – USA Part Three
Howdy again and it’s time I returned to my planned series of itineraries by finally finishing my itinerary through the States. Part One saw me explore the east, part two New Orelans and Texas, and part three sees me go from Colorado to California. The whole itinerary needs probably a good three months, and today’s …
Faces of Pakistan
Hello all and welcome to the first in my new series of posts called 'Faces of...' - not to be confused with 'face off' the Travolta/Cage epic action flick! The idea behind these posts is to show people I met throughout my travels from different countries. The people you meet have a huge impact …
More updates and future thoughts…
Hey all. So the last couple of weeks I've been a little off the grid. I've been working loads of hours as I said and also I've been working on a few other non-travel related projects. I've posted a couple of blogs in that time, and it's set to continue until I leave for New …
Planning a Dogon Trek (Mali)
Hi folks. Here’s a post I planned to write weeks ago but my sabbatical has made it hard to get around to it. But finally, here she be! The Dogon Escarpment is an amazing geographical feature in Mali. It needs a few days to be visited at the very least, and it’s pretty much obligatory …
Seven on Sunday – Places I want to visit in South America
So there is one continent (bar Antarctica) I still haven't visited - and that's South America. I am presently saving and planning for a trip there around October next year, touchwood all will go well and I can make it, still a long way away! Here are seven places I want to visit on a …
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Travel Itineraries – USA Part Two – New Orleans to Texas
A couple of weeks ago I gave the first installment of my itinerary when I visited the USA in 2004. Today I’m continuing on from there. If you’ll remember (why not read it HERE!) I visited Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston in my east coast adventures. I think of this itinerary as …
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Seven on Sunday – Things to see and do in Slovenia
Howdy all on this Sunday! Today’s seven on Sunday takes you to a pretty awesome little Mediterranean country that used to be part of the old Yugoslavia – Slovenia. I can only talk from my experiences, but I really loved this beautiful little spot! Here are seven things I did and recommend you do in …
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Remembering the Dogon Trek, Mali
Hi all. I am planning a post for tips on Dogon Trekking as it seems a few people have been interested by my posts on this amazing place. That should be coming during the next week! For now I will continue on with Saturday’s theme of reminiscing. What follows is my one and only …
City Rumble – Shanghai versus Tokyo
Yes, back again with two Asian heavyweights in the ring is this week’s CITY RUMBLE. We have the centre of commerce for China, Shanghai, and Japan’s mega-capital, Tokyo lining up against each other. Both are amazing cities in their own right, both attract a lot of tourists, both boast a host of attractions and things …
Andy Roams 