Drumroll for the second annual Year-End Recap. Last year, I was lucky enough to visit 24 countries in 2024, and unsurprisingly, I did NOT beat that this year. 2025 was my first year working full-time after finishing my master’s, so I was honestly shocked to realize I still managed to visit 17 countries, 12 of…
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Gambia to Bissau Overland: A Step-By-Step Guide
When I decided to take a detour from my trip to Gambia to visit Bissau, I struggled to find recent, reliable information about how to get from one country to the other—a common challenge when traveling across West Africa by road. The Gambian Transport Company’s website misled me into believing that a direct bus from…
I Visited 7 West African Coastlines. Here Are My Rankings.
After spending years traveling across South America, Europe, and Asia during college and grad school, I made a conscious effort to explore more of my home region—West Africa. The region is blessed with stunning Atlantic coastlines, offering some of the most breathtaking sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. Over the past year, I visited seven West African…
