Lake Volta was the first stop on our recent tour of West Africa. It was lovely to get out of the chaotic city of Accra and into the Ghanaian countryside. The Volta region is little-visited,...
Posts about our travels in Africa.
A Review of a West Africa Tour run by Dragoman
Mark and I do a lot of independent travel. We enjoy the freedom and flexibility that goes with ‘doing our own thing’. However, this type of travel can be exhausting! When we completed...
Our First Overlanding Experience
Please note: This post was first published in March 2016. I have edited it and improved the...
A Review of Clock Kitchen’s Cooking Class in Marrakech
Both Mark and I love to cook and consider ourselves to be reasonably competent in the kitchen, but there is so much still to learn. Whenever we are in a new city, we try to attend a cooking...
The Gambia – a nation holding its breath
As we leave The Gambia, after our five-week stay, I’m reflecting on the kind of trip it’s been. This is the first time we’ve ever booked to go back to the same place again. It’s not...
Georgetown, The Gambia
Outside of the capital, Banjul, Georgetown is the oldest town in The Gambia. It is seldom visited by tourists, though, as, from the coastal resorts, getting there involves a trip on the Barra...
Wassu – The Gambia’s Stonehenge
The site of standing stones at Wassu on the northern banks of the River Gambia is one of over 1000 such sites in The Gambia and Senegal which, collectively, were designated as a World Heritage...
Alex Haley’s Roots Cruise, The Gambia – the story they don’t tell you!
The day trip billed as ‘The Roots Cruise’, which takes holidaymakers from their resorts, to Banjul, and then up the Gambia River to Albreda, Jufureh and James Island, is probably the most...
Jofi School
As I explained in my last post, The...
Gambia’s children
The Gambia is a young country in every...
