Segou - Mali's colonial gem where people smile
I went to Segou on my way to Timbuktu. I arrived in the afternoon and after the sunset, I took a str...
How to make Dogon people party at New Year’s Eve
I descended the Biandiagara Escarpment when giant baobabs and frail mud-brick structures began casti...
Destination: Timbuktu! A Niger River expedition
“I have been to Timbuktu” is the title of a book written by the French explorer René Caillié....
Dogon Country - the highlight of West Africa
It is one of Africa's most interesting regions. Dogon people have old and rich cultural heritage: ma...
Great Mosque and Monday Market
Djenné, the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa is situated on the floodlands of the Niger and...
Mopti - Venice of Mali
Mopti is build on three islands connected by dikes, situated at the confluence of the Bani and Niger...
Pollution for free
Large city, polluted, smokey, dusty, City centre is worse, banking takes forever, goats, donkeys and...
Tombouctoo
dusty and very brown. One of those destinations that calls out to be visited. I arrived just before...
