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…
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5 Places to Visit in Senegal Beyond Dakar
As someone who grew up in Africa’s largest city, I’m a city girl at heart. Tourism in most West African countries is based around their major cities e.g. Lagos, Accra, and Dakar. However, many destinations outside these urban hubs often get overlooked. When I visited Senegal for a wedding, the celebrations took place outside Dakar,…
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…
