Ziguinchor to São Domingos: Branco!

I did leave Ziguinchor for Guinea Bissau after all. David, the Spanish cycler, was saying that the border would be closed on weekends but then he said he might have confused the border with the embassy. *grin* I woke up late and didn’t feel like doing anything. It’s interesting how I got to like Ziguinchor […]

Visa no. 5: Guinea-Bissau in Ziguinchor

A day in Ziguinchor was spent lazily, like a sort of “me day”. There is a Guinea-Bissau consulate in town that gives visas without hassle. I went there. But things first things: coffee. My Rough Guide to Senegal mentions a bakery Ble d’Or and says they do espresso. It’s right in the centre of town […]

Janjanbureh to Zinguichor: moving with goats

It’s been a transport day. The Baobab Lodge didn’t let me sleep. People live in that compound and they didn’t care for one passing guest. Music till 11pm, then some hammer sounds at midnight, then at 1:23am heavy stuff being moved from side to side, then more conversation. Roosters wake up at 7am at that […]