Help girls go to school in Northern Ghana
byLast year, Tay and I met Peace Corps Volunteer Carl “Ka” Allen in Northern Ghana, in the village of Nakpanduri where Carl was living…
Africa
Ghana Black Stars Goal against the USA sparks mass happiness
byThis is video of Ghanaians watching the 2006 World Cup. I was in Accra and every single goal the Black Stars scored throughout the…
Domodah in the Afternoon
byNothin’ like a rich, cayenne-warmin’ bowl of groundnut stew when one is writing a story about The Gambia. There are as many ways to…
The Gambia from Space
byJust stumbled across this great NASA image of The Gambia River, or as Kunta Kinte remembered it, the “Kamby Bolongo.” Here’s the Wiki page…
Casablanca: Day Two
byToday’s mission is the Palais Royale and the souk in the Habous Quarter, an old, clean, pleasant market of Moroccan clothes and wares. Though…
Casablanca: Day One
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Expanding our originally scheduled two-hour layover in Casablanca to two days was a no-brainer. We’ve both always wanted to go to Morocco and even if we only visit its largest and least interesting city (according to anyone who has traveled here), we are sure it will be worth it. We are not let down.
Going to The Gambia?
byThe most thorough and up-to-date guidebook that I’ve seen is The Bradt Guide to The Gambia by Craig Emms, Linda Barnett & Richard Human…
Crocodile Love
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What do you do with one day to kill in The Gambia? That’s easy: If you’re a European sugar momma lookin’ for love, you go to the beaches around Senegambia and respond to shouts of “Hey Boss Lady!” from glistening Gambian studs, a.k.a. “Bumsters.”
Sara Kunda to Kombo: Traveling in The Gambia
byThe journey from Sara Kunda to Kombo, as the area around The Gambia’s capital is known, allows us to experience nearly every challenge encountered…