After five months in West Africa we already can’t wait to come back! This is one of the world’s least travelled regions but we firmly…
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…
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…
Monsieur Henry
We have recently received the news that our good friend Monsieur Henry (the sheep we shared a roof terrace with in Dakar) has been slaughtered….
Plan Senegal – Kaolack
We first became involved with Plan International UK whilst arranging our travels across Africa. We wanted to organise a trip in Togo to visit a…
Back to School at the Baobab Centre
The Baobab Centre is a school of language and culture in Dakar where we have just spent the last two weeks learning French. It has…
Everybody Loves Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
A custom we have been particularly happy to discover is the Senegalese love of tea. Forget having a quick cuppa, tea here is all about the…
Chez Nous
After our first weekend we moved into a family home in urban Dakar. We are staying here for two weeks while we learn French at…