Everywhere we have been in West Africa we have admired the abundance of eye catching cloth. Men, women and children wear colourful prints and vibrant…
The Fanny Man Can!
There is very little that beats hearing the jingle of an ice-cream van on a hot day, so in the relentless heat of Togo we…
There were 11 in the car and the driver said squash one more in
We now realise that the novelty of the Senegalese sept-place is nothing compared to how the Beninoise travel. Although cramped, seven passengers plus a driver…
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?”…
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…
Touch down in Dakar
After years of talking about it, we’ve finally made it to the African continent. First stop Dakar, Senegal’s colourful capital. The plane we arrived on…