Bamako to Kankan: beer at the Christians’

I got up at 5am, needed to pack, and after 3 nights in the same place it is not easy. My room was a mess. And I can’t pack a night before because no matter what I will have to check if everything is packed just before I leave. I already lost a charger and […]

Buba to Bafatá: everything lasts

I was worried that I should have gone all the way to Republic of Guinea today. Buba to Bafatá is 135km, 2 hours and here I was at the bus junction, before 9am. Bafatá is recommended by The Rough Guide to West Africa AD2008 as one of Guinea Bissau highlights. Pretty town with Portuguese red-roofed […]

Bolama to Buba: long road to the bars

I had my simple breakfast at about 7:20am and unfortunately at this time baguettes in Bolama are not yet ready, mine was a yesterday’s stale. I was hearing a hum coming from the jetty and I even thought it could be the pirogue but I didn’t worry much. People saying the transport is at 8am […]

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 […]