Gueckedou to Kailahun: people are survivors

Again, I was failing to draw myself from bed. By the time I reached the transport park it was over 8am. Asking for Kailahun I was led to a shop. There the owner (or employee) asked me which border crossing I wanna use for Kailahun. I didn’t have an idea, I thought it could be […]

Nzérékoré: le café

Ah, to not to have to move anywhere today. What a bliss. And I did sleep until almost 9am. I did a bit of work on my mosquito net, I turned it kind of upside down so that it is wrapped around the poles on the bed corners, not between them. I don’t like mosquito […]

Kankan to Nzérékoré: Guinée Forestière

There was good news on the Kankan’s gare routière. When I was buying a ticket, the ticketmaster asked me if I want a ticket for this and he pointed to a… minibus! Ah God is great, I’m tired of Renaults, I wanna sit where I have space! It crossed my mind that after a Renault […]

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 […]

Kankan to Bamako: it’s in the music

At 7am, the water lake across the hotel gate was back, I walked out to find transport to Bamako. The gare voiture, more of a damp space between more shacks, was busy. Walking distance from the hotel but I nevertheless took a moto for 3000gnf in order not to waste time finding the place. Also, […]

Mamou to Kankan: when not to use your phone

It’s been transport to transport in Guinea. It’s going to be like this tomorrow, too. It’s expensive and maybe that’s why few people use it but I guess it’s also expensive because few people use it or can afford it (I also have ideas about making the routes more effective, i.e. don’t send a separate […]

Koundara to Dalaba: coffeeland

I didn’t sleep very well in Hotel Armand in Koundara. The fact that the hotel was running the bar and that the power went on until 2am, and the window of my room was out onto the front, above the bar, meant the music – however nice it was at times – didn’t allow me […]

Visa no. 7: Sierra Leone online

I applied online, via a travel agency, at visitsierraleone.org, the cost is $120. They say it’s 1-2 business days, then they say it’s 2-3 days, then they say I should apply 10 days before travelling to the country. We’ll see. It’s called landing permit and the name kinda suggests it’s an airport arrival permit but […]

Bafatá to Koundara: no sight of Guinness

The electricity in my Bafatá room went off around 5:30am and I almost immediately woke up. It does get quite cool at night, the temperature drops 20 degrees from +40 to +20 yet it’s still hot. I think this may be due to to house walls retaining the heat. Shower water on the other hand […]

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 […]