Africa… Photos from the ‘Other’ Bali – Cameroon 13 Feb 2019 Howdy all, hope this post finds you well. One of the highlights of my time a few years back now in Cameroon was a visit to the village of ‘Bali’.…
Africa… Ile de Goree – Through my Lens 5 Feb 2019 Hi all. A photographic post today - heading to Senegal to the Island of Goree, a ferry ride from the capital Dakar. It's a pretty place to visit, but it…
adventure… Transport Adventures – West Africa 27 Sep 2018 Yes, back to West Africa again. Transport in West Africa is possibly THE reason to go if you’re seriously into adventure. I say this because every journey in West Africa…
Accra… 3 Spots on Sunday – Countries in West Africa 22 Sep 2018 Imagine that you had time off and wanted to explore West Africa. Regular readers know this is one of my favourite regions of the planet, one I have visited on…
Africa… Little Places – Saint Louis, Senegal 30 Aug 201829 Aug 2018 A few hours by bumpy transport from the Senegalese capital Dakar (320km), out on its own couple of islands, is the sleepy fishing town of Saint Louis. Interestingly Saint Louis…
Africa… Swooning for Cameroon 19 Feb 2018 Yes, my fondness for alliteration shows no signs of abating! But seriously folks, welcome to another week. It’s Monday and I’m whipping up a quick post. To be honest, at…
Africa… Little Places – Ouahigouyah 18 Dec 201717 Dec 2017 Border town. (well, actually still a wee bit from the border) Dry. Dusty. Hot. The last town in Burkina Faso before I moved on to Mali over ten years ago…
Africa… Small Places – Djenne, Mali 10 Nov 20179 Nov 2017 Djenne is a pretty special place. A small town on the less-populated side of the Niger River. As I wrote in my recent post on Mopti (Sunday Spotlight – Mopti)…
Africa… Little Places – Ganvie, Benin 30 Oct 201729 Oct 2017 One of Benin’s most visited attractions is the stilted-village of Ganvie. It really is a bit of a tourist trap in some respects I guess, it’s on the Lake of…
adventure… Benin – Through My Lens 25 Oct 201723 Oct 2017 Hi folks! Time to turn the clock back a decade plus to my time in the West African country of Benin. A country with a history linked to the slave…
