by Phil Paoletta | Aug 23, 2023 | Mali, On the Road, Senegal, Tips
Few borders have more notoriety amongst overlanders in Africa than the crossing between Senegal and Mauritania. While the Rosso crossing shows up in more horror stories, the Diama crossing is not exactly adored by travelers either. But hey, borders must be crossed,...
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 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 | Dec 6, 2022 | Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Tips
West Africa can not compete with East and Southern Africa when it comes to National Geographic level fauna. Expansive human settlement and overhunting are the main reasons for that. But that doesn’t mean you have to settle for pied plovers and green monkeys (no...
by Phil Paoletta | Nov 29, 2022 | Senegal
On the southern edge of Senegal’s Petite-Cote is a man made island built on seashells. The origins are disputed and no one knows exactly how old Fadiouth is – some say it has been inhabited since the 12th century. These days, it is a community of over 40,000 people...
