Goree Travel Blogs

Ohhh, what a hot night. Indeed we had a ventilator (one for two persons) but I sweated all the night. I didn't know how to lie. To open the door in the morning was absolutely marvelous - fresh and chilly air.Our day trip was a visit on the island Goree - an ancient slave island. Today it's an UNESC…

Fluffy hair on a polar bear means more to me than a lavatory.

I went to Senegal with my brother to visit friends who were staying a couple of years in Dakar. This was my first trip to Africa, in 1996. Having lived 2 years in Cameroon my brother was already familiar with the continent. First week we stayed at these friend's place and the second we went …

Teranga is the name for senegalese hospitality, a truly unique way of welcoming anyone. Imagine a country where hospitality has it's own special word! Senegal was amazing.

Nangadef? I was in Senegal for a week and in the Gambia for three weeks studying West African culture. I actually kept a journal this time, but I'm too lazy to type it up here so just enjoy the pictures!

Goree Island was the agenda today. We began by taking our bus to the most touristy place we've been this entire trip. The ferry station was filled with "toubabs' - or white people - and massive groups of small school children going on field trips. We were packed like sardines (I know, an overused …