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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This visit to Nairobi was longer and better than my previous 1-night stop. We got our COVID tests in Tanzania and flew to Nairobi. Our connecting flight in Dar es Salaam was canceled, and the airline never bothered to notify us. The next flight was something like 3:30am, instead of leaving at 10pm. Super. Since…
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