Recent Posts Tagged With 'africa'

• Resume of a Traveler

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 04:34 in jamaica, africa, Mexico, Perú, commentary, Costa Rica, cambodia, thailand, ecuador, ghana, barbados, laos

  Have you ever totaled up the number of countries that you have visited in your lifetime? Furthermore, how many times have you traveled to each particular country? Breaking it down even further, what places/cities have you visited (with at least one ...

• What is the most exotic destination you have ever been to?

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 in africa, mali

  For me, Mali in West Africa is by far the most exotic place I have been to. The subtropical landscape of this landlocked country is eerily beautiful - strung along the banks of the Niger River that traverses Mali from north to south are small village...

• Return from Africa

  Posted on Saturday May 10th, 2008 at 10:58 in africa, ghana

  If you’ve followed my African Follies series, I’m sure you’re ready for RETURN FROM AFRICA, a unique musical travelogue that celebrates a memorable 6-week adventure to West Africa that I embarked on in December 1995. I distinctly remember land...

• African Follies - The complete anthology

  Posted on Friday May 9th, 2008 at 11:12 in africa

  African Follies chronicles some of the most unusual experiences and misadventures of my two-month journey to West Africa in December 1995. Below is the complete 10 part anthology. Nigerian Two-Step A shady con man tries to “get over on meR...

• African Follies - Dealing with the touts

  Posted on Thursday May 8th, 2008 at 13:47 in africa

  January 1996, Bamako, Mali I took a stroll through the crafts market in Bamako just checking to see what types of crafts are available. It seems that every 15 minutes or so, a young man would approach me inquiring whether I needed a tour guide to sho...

• African Follies - Tout Central

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 14:32 in africa

  I had just checked into my hotel located in the heart of the downtown Bamako after a late night flight from Abidjan. Sauntering out into the balmy desert night, I decided to get something to eat and drink in the hotel’s small garden café before go...

• African Follies - Bush taxi adventure in Mali

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 16:50 in africa, misadventures

  (Continued from Part I) January 1996, Mali, West Africa After the minibus broke down about 2/3 into the journey from Bamako to Mopti, I was stranded with 15 other passengers along the roadside somewhere in the boonies of the Upper Niger Delta of Ma...

• African Follies - Stranded in the middle of nowhere

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 05:59 in africa, misadventures

  One of the most harrowing travel experiences that I have ever had took place in Mali in January 1996. Leading up to this, I had to deal with a rogue taxi at the Bamako airport who tried to hijack me (and gave me a good scare), and during my stay in B...

• African Follies: A Fishy Tale about Human Sacrifice

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 11:55 in africa, ghana

  Dec. 23, 1995 Kumasi, Ghana A ladyfriend from Accra accompanied me to Kumasi, Ghana’s 2nd largest city of and spiritual home of the ancient Ashanti empire. Located in the hilly central region about 3 1/2 hours by car from the capital of Accra, ...

• African Follies: Touts and Mosquitoes

  Posted on Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 08:49 in africa

  January 1996 Bamako, Mali While I was in Abidjan, I met this businessman from Mali at my hotel. I told him I was planning on visiting his country and asked him if he could recommend a reasonably priced hotel for me in Bamako. He highly recommended th...

• African Follies: Abducted by rogue taxi

  Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 in africa, misadventures

  January 1996 Bamako, Mali After a short flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, I arrived on a balmy evening at the airport in Bamako, Mali. It was sometime after 8:00PM. After deplaning, I picked up my baggage and proceeded to go to the immigration checkp...

• African Follies: The black market welcoming committee

  Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 11:11 in africa

  January 1996 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dining at a restaurant in the Marcory district of Abidjan, I struck up a conversation with the young waitress who happened to speak passable English. I told the waitress whose name was Ann of my plans to go to the cr...

• African Follies: Passport Capers

  Posted on Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 10:34 in africa

  January 1996 Abidjan, Ivory Coast While having breakfast in the hotel’s dining room, I met this interesting English gentleman named Fred in his mid 50’s. After chatting with this bloke for a while, I find out he’s working in Africa as a civil ...

• African Follies: The Nigerian two-step

  Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 09:40 in africa

  January 1996 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Walking to my hotel room, I ran into a young African fellow who was staying a couple doors down from me. We exchanged pleasantries - his name was Frank; native of Liberia, Frank was passing through Abidjan on busines...

• Reminiscing about Africa

  Posted on Saturday March 15th, 2008 at 11:33 in africa, ghana

  It was in December 2005 that I embarked on a memorable 6-week adventure to West Africa which took me to four different countries – Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast and Mali. I distinctly remember landing at the airport in Accra, Ghana sometime after midnig...