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 […]

Seven places from Saint Louis to Dakar

It’s been a long day in cars. Car no. 1: taxi to gare routière in Saint Louis, 1000cfa. Car no. 2: sept-place to Dakar, 5000cfa+1000cfa for baggage. Sept-place are old Peugeot combi cars that have seven places for passengers. One in front, 3 in the back and 3 more in the further back. The further […]

Sandpiercer to Choum

I’m in Atar, waiting for some voiture to Chinguetti to show up. I arrived in Atar before 6am, driver just let us sleep in the minibus from Choum. The town was still asleep bar the muezzin calls coming from many sides. As I walkes around asking for transport to Chinguetti, I was told there is […]