Africa

One Week Agenda Senegal

By |2020-04-16T03:57:01-05:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Advice, Africa|

One Week Agenda Senegal.  Here is my "perfect" agenda for a one week itinerary for the northern part (north of Gambia) of Senegal. Dakar My plane touched down from Lisbon in the wee hours of darkness. Despite the early days of Covid-19, I sped through immigration and received my entry stamp on arrival. My driver was [...]

Boy Interrupted, Travel In The Time Of Covid

By |2020-03-19T22:37:05-05:00March 19th, 2020|Categories: Advice, Africa, Asia, Europe|

Boy Interrupted, Travel In The Time Of Covid.  The spreadsheet had been tweaked and edited for months. Reviewed and rewritten. I had planned all my travels from January through October of 2020. And it was only October of 2019. I had set high ambitions for the year with a list of 19 new countries. And of [...]

The Gambia – 142nd Country

By |2020-04-15T10:29:04-05:00March 18th, 2020|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

The Gambia – 142nd Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. The Gambia is my 142nd country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! The Gambia located in West Africa centuries ago [...]

Senegal – 141st Country

By |2020-04-15T10:27:51-05:00March 18th, 2020|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Senegal – 141st Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Senegal is my 141st country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Senegal is a country located in West Africa numbering 16 [...]

Eight Days In Mauritania, An Agenda, Part II

By |2019-06-17T07:38:21-05:00June 17th, 2019|Categories: Africa, Off The Beaten Path|

Sample Itinerary Mauritania.  This is the second part of my trip to Mauritania.  To see the first part, check out sample agenda Mauritania. Ben Amera Ben Amera is the third largest monolith in the world. The first two that claim that record can be found in Australia. Ben Amera rises over 630 meters (over 2,000 feet). [...]

Eight Days In Mauritania, An Agenda, Part I

By |2021-01-10T07:53:13-06:00June 4th, 2019|Categories: Africa, Off The Beaten Path|

Sample Agenda Mauritania.  Mauritania is a big boy, the 11th largest country in Africa. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on its other borders; Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal. Mauritania is primarily a desert country with 90% of its land found in the Sahara. These areas were originally settled by [...]

Cape Verde – 137th Country

By |2019-05-23T14:55:23-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Cape Verde – 137th Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Cape Verde is my 137th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Cabo Verde is a series of 10 [...]

Morocco – 136th Country

By |2019-05-25T08:02:55-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Morocco – 136th Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Morocco is my 136th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Islam and Arabic swept into Morocco in the 7th [...]

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