As we stepped off the plane the sweat began to trickle and the humidity of a new country hit us in the face, we had…
Senegal Synopsis
Saying hello Senegalese style whether to a friend or just a passer by: “Ca va bien?” “bien, ca va?” “ca va bien merci, ca va?”…
Casa Farm – Taking the Organic Route
Casa Farm was our first WWOOF stop, a world-wide organic farming organisation. We arrived at Casa Farm precariously balanced on motor bikes (Jakartas) and were…
Chilling in Casamance and Three Misadventures
Casamance’s tropical beauty belies its troubled history and is the reason that visitors are beginning to return. Everyone has likened Casamance to paradise and when…
Upriver in The Gambia
On arriving back in The Gambia we decided we had to take a trip in-land. Leaving the bizarre touristic environment of the coast we went…
My Farm – The Gambia
After the luxury of a beach holiday in Cape Point we went to work on ‘My Farm’. My Farm is an NGO which aims to…
The Humble Peanut Husk
Groundnuts or peanuts are a crop grown widely throughout The Gambia and Senegal, they are used in many local dishes for example domada and large…
The Smiling Coast
The Gambia is a country the size of Yorkshire, a sliver of land bang in the middle of Senegal. At less than 30 miles wide…
Crossing the Border – A Sept-Place Adventure
Our first experience of outer city transport took us to Le Gare de Pompidou in Dakar. A heaving gaggle of sept-places and persistent vendors. As…