Dimanche à Bamako

Sunday was a very lazy Sunday. I woke up at 9am, had my breakfast, went back to bed, woke up after 12pm. Stayed indoors until around 2pm. Coming out so late there wasn’t much I could do. I went to see the National Museum. I found taxi for 1000cfa and we got in. As two […]

Samedi à Bamako

I woke up very early after the musical night: 9am and it was the heat that woke me up. On the car from Mamou to Kankan when someone asked me how I find Guinea and I said it’s hot they told me that the real hotness I will experience in Bamako. It’s not really hotter […]

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, […]

Visa no. 3: Mali in Nouakchott

Single visa for Mali in Nouakchott costs 650UMR and takes 30mins to obtain. There are 2 locations for the embassy on Google Maps, go for the one in English. The one on N2 Nouadhibou route is no longer valid. You need 2 photos and a photocopy of your passport and they ask for point of […]