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Getting to The Gambia

May 16, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Serrekunda, The Gambia ] Greetings one and all, and Ramadan Kareem! I’m writing you from Serrekunda, The Gambia, where I’ll be staying a few more days until...

Urban Life: Dakar

April 27, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Dakar, Senegal] Bonjour Transglobalistes! Today is my 10th day in the capital–so far a fantastic experience. I have been piecing together places to stay from CouchSurfing...

Saint Louis & Guet N’Dar

April 11, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Saint Louis, Senegal] When you consider I’ve been in Saint Louis for two weeks, I have precious little to show for it. Was I sick for more than a week of that time?...

Off the Map. At Last.

March 26, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Saint Louis, Senegal] Late on the afternoon of March 25th I found myself in Diawling National Park, running out of daylight and boxed in by the Senegal River on one side,...

Nouakchott and the Ride South

March 23, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Saint Louis, Senegal] It seems to be an emerging routine for me: my time in cities serves as downtime. Rather than switch into Urban Explorer mode I drink coffee, edit...

Take Shelter

March 16, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] The ride south from Atar into Nouakchott was…hot. The first day found me in a small oasis named Terjit, where I met a great group of expats...

Not Far to Atar

March 11, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] The second day out of Choum was short but very sweet. A day of interactions and discovery, starting with finding a communal well to refill my quickly...

Leaving Choum

March 10, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] It’s 3:35am, the train is gone, and I’m standing alongside the track alone, in the dark. My trusty Black Diamond headlamp picked this...

Riding the Rail

March 9, 2018 In Travelogues

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] After a full ten days holed up in Nouadhibou, the Grand Adventure into Mauritania’s interior began when I hopped one of the world’s...

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