- BamakoBamako, the most traditional african capital is the melting pot of the various ethnic groups of Mali.
Sights of Interest:
- The national Museum
- The Woman miseum (Muso Kounda)
- The Art market
- The marché rose
- The monuments
- Theview point Posted by Ouozo in Ouozo | Nov 2, 2007
- Dogon CountryIn the dogon country, every village is a site:
The houses in the cliffs, the people, their culture and tradition, their art... masques dance, the escarpment, the landscape...History of the Tellems, their grottos... A country you will really enjoy, thanks Posted by Ouozo in Ouozo | Nov 2, 2007
- The Bwa Tun (Bobo Country)Boura Posted by Ouozo in Ouozo | Nov 2, 2007
- Living it up in MaliSimone: Arriving back in Bamako, we felt obliged to haul ourselves away from our cabin-of-a-room at the Maisons des Jeunes, and to go out for a night on the town and find some local music. So we headed to a Posted by wywhafrica in wish you were here | Oct 17, 2007
- Last days in MaliHi everybody,
We made it back to Bamako after 2 weeks back in the bush with the Brydens, Joe, and Dr. DeVore. All in all, we had a really great time in Nana Kenieba and the other villages. We hope to Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Aug 4, 2007
- Our New Plans for the weeks aheadHello
We thought we'd check in one last time before heading back to Nana Kenieba tomorrow morning. Steve DeVore, the Brydens, and Joe Dunlay arrive tonight in Bamako, and we'll all leave together in the morning.
Today we changed our travel Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jul 21, 2007
- Photos!Hi everybody,
Today we are busy running around Bamako... well, not literally. We rode a sotroma, which is very similar to our South American transportation of the colectivo: both are fast-moving brightly colored vans that have amazing amounts of people Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jul 20, 2007
- Mariel and Ben's Big Day in the CityHello again!
We are spending the day in Bamako being tourists. This morning we visited the National Museum, which was surprisingly nice and had air conditioning - also very nice. There were displays of Malian archaeology, art, and textiles. At the Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jul 19, 2007
- Back from the bushHi everybody
We arrived in Bamako this afternoon following a long-ish ride in an ancient van down bumpy, muddy roads. It takes about 5 hours to get to Nana Kenieba by this mode of transport; we know someone in NK who Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jul 18, 2007
- On to Nana KeniebaHello everyone,
We are still in Bamako but will be heading to the village, Nana Kenieba, tomorrow. We will be there for the next 3 weeks, working on the malaria surveys and other ones. Then we will return to Bamako to Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jun 29, 2007
- Mali at lastHello,
We made it here to Bamako, Mali last night ... or very early this morning really. Our flight was good, packed and very lively for 3am. We are staying at a host family's house here until we meet with Dr Posted by vagabundos in Ben and Mariel's Excellent Adventures | Jun 28, 2007
- oh ja en dit danhet is me wat Posted by marcelk in Afrika op en neer | Feb 10, 2007