Checking Out Saint Louis Senegal and the Langue du Barbarie

G’day folks! Today I’m reviewing my few days in Saint Louis, Senegal, a unique little city partly on a couple of island, and partly (or to be more accurate, mostly) on mainland Senegal. Two long little islands connect to the mainland via the Pont Faidherbe, a bridge featuring in most of the postcards you can …

Continue reading Checking Out Saint Louis Senegal and the Langue du Barbarie

What on EARTH is ART VO? Immersive Exhibition in Melbourne!

Folks, Not so long ago I went to a place in Docklands, Melbourne, called 'ArtVo'. I entered the space pretty much ignorant of what 'ArtVo' was, but what I discovered was an 'immersive' experience set up for people to take photos of themselves in front of large, beautiful artwork. What is it 'my kinda place'? …

Continue reading What on EARTH is ART VO? Immersive Exhibition in Melbourne!

Crossing Africa’s Worst Border? Mauritania to Senegal via Rosso

G’day folks! Well, today I am continuing with the ‘Dhaka to Dakar’ tale, and well, we are about to hit the FINAL COUNTRY in this adventure, and that is the West African country of Senegal – capital city? Well, Dakar of course! So, I researched this border crossing quite a bit online, and you know …

Continue reading Crossing Africa’s Worst Border? Mauritania to Senegal via Rosso

We Need to Talk About Eurovision…

Howdy all. It’s been a few weeks now since Eurovision 2024 in Malmo, Sweden. I was travelling at the time and consumed a lot more social media commentary on this year’s contest than I normally do before even seeing the contest. As it stands I’ve seen the first semi-final and the final, I haven’t seen …

Continue reading We Need to Talk About Eurovision…