Janjanbureh and chill

There was not much to do today. The distance between Wassu and Janjanbureh, called by my 2008 Rough Guide an upcoming eco-destination, is 20kms, so perhaps 30mins by car. It was in fact 20mins by bus. I decided to take the boat trip in the morning, before my departure from Kuntaur. There was a family […]

Kuntaur: Welcome to most come

It’s been a hot dusty day. It started at 10am when I left to look for a/ breakfast food & b/ transport to Wassu. Wassu is a village about 70km East of Farafenni and it’s famous for its stone circles, which are even on UNESCO world heritage list. I failed at breakfast. I bought a […]

Visa no. 4: The Gambia on the border

It’s dingy and seedy and sleazy and dark. The bar in Farafenni, my first town in Gambia. It also feels very West African, the beer finally doesn’t cost a fortune, there is Guinness but not yet the West African style but the foreign stout style with yellow labels that you can buy at home. It’s […]