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  • Mbour - A Fish Market, African StyleI could almost hear a piano softly playing in the background. The scene unfolding was eerily reminiscent of the movie, The Piano, set in New Zealand in 1850. Of course, this was 2010 in Senegal, and the rhythm of life Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
  • Saly - The French Riviera in SenegalMile long stretches of golden sand, swaying palm trees, treasure hunts for the perfect seashell, and of course the quintessential frozen margarita... This could be a description of any beach escape in the world - the Caribbean, the Canary Islands, Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
  • Dakar – Paris a L'AfricaineIt might not be as charming, beautiful or romantic as Paris, but you can't help but draw a sigh of relief when entering Dakar from the Sahel. Civilization at last! There are normal restaurants, pubs, grocery stores and even shopping Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
  • Senegal - Riding on the Buses From Hell - Part ThreeThey never complain. West African passengers seem to be the world's most adaptable people. Whatever you throw at them, they silently accept. It makes you wonder; are they so spiritually evolved that they never get angry – or have they Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
  • SenegalSomething about Africa draws me to it like a magnet. I don’t know what it is. Maybe its natural beauty, breathtaking sunsets, passionate dance and music, maybe French language in the west part of it, and the resilience of its Posted by Bita in My trips around the world ... | Feb 28, 2009
  • Dakar, SenegalSenegal - our first time in an African country. We didn't know what to expect, other than that French is spoken (it used to be a French colony), it's on the northwestern coast of the continent and it has Posted by jhongny in While We Are Out... | May 25, 2009
  • A Farewell to SenegalHello again. I just thought I’d give a final account of our last day in Senegal and to let you all know we made it home intact! On our last day in Dakar, most of the group went shopping, but a Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jul 4, 2008
  • Mosque Visits Today we spent the day visiting mosques and a koranic school. We have learned alot on this trip about the muslim religion, its similarities and differences from christian and jewish religions. We have had the privelge to meet some very Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jun 24, 2008
  • Back in DakarHi all Sorry I didn't get time to type anything with the photos yesterday, I thought the comments I put with them in the photo gallery would come up- I guess not! Most of them were self explanitory, I have some Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jun 23, 2008
  • Pictures![im Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jun 22, 2008
  • Impressions of SenegalI have a quick moment to write a little more about my impressions of Senegal. When we arrived I think we were all a little nervous - we had been told that the airport would be very chaotic (actually compared Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jun 19, 2008
  • Life in AfricaHi all, sorry I haven't been able to write! They have kept us busy and the internet cafe is not close to our rooms so I was not able to go last night after dinner. At the moment I only have Posted by TravelingV in The Traveling Vanguard | Jun 18, 2008
  • Batting our way through SenegalEmmylou : Entering Mali from Burkina at sunset, the earth becoming drier, baobab trees more numerous. The image of a great ball of orange lava hanging over the brown wide Niger River, peering through the dusty dryness, felt to me Posted by wywhafrica in wish you were here | Jun 12, 2007
  • Day 16Today we drove from the Zebrabar in St. Louis to Dakar. It was a 4 hour drive in convoi accompanied by a customs officer to Lac Rose, near Dakar. We arrived around 3 at a beautiful resort and everyone was happy to Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Nov 27, 2005
  • Quick updateHello everyone, This is just a quick update, tomorrow we will post each of the past few days in detail. Today we arrived in Dakar! We made it and allready drove more than 7000km with our old VW van. We are staying at Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Nov 27, 2005
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