by Phil Paoletta | May 12, 2023 | Senegal
South of Dakar and north of The Gambia, the Sine-Saloum is the big ticket estuary that draws visitors from around the world for fishing, bird-watching, and indulging in sundowners next to one of the many waterways. But slightly further north, and much closer to the...
by Phil Paoletta | Apr 7, 2023 | Senegal
The Dakar Airport used to be smack in the middle of the city. Thirty minutes after landing you could find yourself drinking a beer next to the ocean in Ngor or Almadies. That is no longer the case. The new airport (as of December 2017) is nearly 60 kilometers away....
by Phil Paoletta | Mar 23, 2023 | Guinea-Bissau
Twenty-some kilometers inland from the Atlantic Ocean, there is a small town in Guinea-Bissau with a population of roughly 10,000 people. The town is called Cacheu, and it was one of the first colonial settlements in sub-saharan Africa. It served as a port for the...
by Phil Paoletta | Mar 22, 2023 | Senegal
A quarter of a million people call Ziguinchor home. You’d hardly know it wandering around in the late afternoon, when much of the city is taking a siesta. But in the morning, as mini-buses and sept-places dodge jakarta motorbikes (the same scooters we use on our...
by Phil Paoletta | Feb 8, 2023 | Côte d'Ivoire, Critical Info
UPDATE: HOORAY! Côte d’Ivoire’s land borders are officially open as of February 15th. There is no longer a need to obtain a laissez passer!!! Pass the palm wine, let’s celebrate! Laissez-passer’s are nothing new for the overland traveler. It is...