Gday Gday folks. Well today's vlog sees me in the sleepy town of Saly in Senegal. So - Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2jeXehk3rM
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Break down on the Road to Saly!
G'day there! My final stop before I hit Dakar, Senegal, was the beach town of Saly, 80km south of Dakar. And so it was that I took two share taxis (changing from one to the other in a city called Thies) for this journey. And yes - for the first time in the entire 3-month …
The Return to Kolkata – Walking Tour!
My first stop in India this year was Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta). My aim for the journey was to cross as many countries via land borders as possible, sadly it was not possible to cross from Dhaka to Kolkata by land because they were (maybe still are, I don’t know) hanging onto an old …
Hard Work on the Salt Flats of Gandiole
G'day everyone. Hope you're well! Today we have another photographic post for you. My first full day in Senegal in April and I was on a tour to the National Park on the Langue de Barbarie, an island off the Senegalese not far from Saint Louis. On the way we had a stop at a …
Walking Tour of Saint Louis, Senegal
Yo! (sorry wanted to say something other than 'Howdy'). Today's video takes us to the town/city of Saint Louis, Senegal (as opposed to the more well known one). I took a walking tour, which at one point turns into a horse and carriage tour as the heat was getting to me and I was promised …
Why Dhaka was the perfect place to Start my Adventure
Greetings all wherever you may be right now, and thanks for popping along to my blog today! Today I want to start my dissection of the Dhaka to Dakar adventure I undertook earlier this year (if you are new to the blog, I took a mostly overland journey from Dhaka, Bangladesh to Dakar, Senegal from …
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This is Nouakchott
Greetings wherever this post may find you in the world! Today it's another photographic exploration for you - this time of the dusty capital of the West African nation of Mauritania. I had the chance to check out a few places - the fish market, the camel market - both amazing and very photogenic places, …
Noukchott Explorer – The Capital of Mauritania
Do you know the country Mauritania? I have found often when I mention I was going there, or now - that I have been there, people draw a blank. It was the second last country on the epic journey from Dhaka to Dakar, just north of Senegal. Mostly desert, the country was actually a surprise …
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Saturday Shorts – June 2023
Howdy all! I've been sharing my 'shorts' from YouTube - short videos like 'stories' or even 'reels' on Instagram this year since I started uploading them. I wanted to make it a regular thing, do check some out and hey - why not SUBSCRIBE while you're at it and help my YouTube channel GROW in …
Dakhla to Nouakchott in one day – 900km in a Share Taxi across the Mauritanian Desert!
Well hey there! Let me tell you, this journey was quite the adventure! And in a good way too! A highly enjoyable ride through the desert with a great bunch of guys in the car. Lots of laughs across the way as I crossed into Mauritania from Morocco! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJstqHSnTSY Thanks for popping by! May …