Once I crossed the border from Gambia, I had to pass through part of Senegal, which completely surrounds the Gambia. At the border, I caught a ride in some thing that resembles a large station wagon. It was cheap, though, and it got the job done. I rode to a city in Senegal near the…
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Banjul was…eh. First, I got this message from the place I booked (a self-service apartment, which seems really common in Banjul) right when I was boarding my flight from Morocco to Gambia. Great. Luckily, I had a contact for a driver who would meet me at the airport, recommended by a friend. I told him…
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If you have ever looked at a map of western Africa, you have probably noticed some dotted lines. Those deadlines are the disputed border of territory that morocco claims and territory claimed by a quasi-independent state called Western Sahara. It is also known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. This country doesn’t have full international…
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After a few days in Marrakech, Morocco, I flew via Portugal to Cabo Verde. I went to the island of Sal (which means salt) and basically…relaxed. I arrived around 1am at my hotel and had to be up early the next morning to go to the island capital for a COVID test. Given that I…
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I’ve wanted to go to Tunis for years now. Maybe that is part of why I felt a bit underwhelmed. I think I built it up too much in my mind. By the time I got out of the airport and got to my hotel, it was pretty late. I had just a snack and…
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