Ghana

January 7, 2008 Written by admin
Ghana
The original Ghanaian kingdom was a large and powerful state, which hundreds of years ago spread out over a large portion of West Africa. Today Ghana is only a small remnant of its former size, its current configuration resulting from its British colonial history. It has a unique place in history however; since it was [...]
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Burkina Faso

January 6, 2008 Written by admin
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is certainly not on the travel itineraries of many tourists. Generally foreigners who visit this land locked country are NGO workers, diplomats, businessmen or those that transit through it from countries such as Mali or Ghana. We usually avoid capital cities if we can, since they are generally congested, noisy, polluted and navigating [...]
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Senegal

January 4, 2008 Written by admin
Senegal
The ferry from Rosso Mauritania jolted up against the landing planks on the shore of the Senegal River in the grubby town of Rosso in Senegal. The town name Rosso is used both on the Mauritania and the Senegal side of the border. Trucks, cars, motorbikes, donkey carts, goats and people heavily laden with goods [...]
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Mauritania

January 3, 2008 Written by admin
Mauritania
At the Moroccan border post we met a couple from Wisconsin who were travelling overland to Mali in two Toyota Forerunners. Their vehicles were  packed to the rafters with all crockery, sheets, cutlery and other such items They were en route to Bamako, the capital of Mali to open a bed and breakfast. They asked if [...]
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Morocco

January 2, 2008 Written by admin
Morocco
It seems that only when we finally stood on the African continent did our overland journey begin. We took the ferry from Algeciras in Spain to Ceuta (a Spanish enclave in Africa) a 35 minute trip across the Mediterranean Sea. We watched Europe disappear over the Northern horizon as Africa appeared on the southern horizon. [...]
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Portugal – Spain

January 1, 2008 Written by admin
Portugal – Spain
It was a few weeks before our cruiser arrived. Mario and his family graciously hosted us and took time to show us around. We are very appreciative. The ship arrived on the 4th September and after 5 days of waiting we finally headed for the port. We arrived at the dock to wait for our [...]
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