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- Mopti, Mali[img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/871419/large_DSC0 Posted by UliS in West Africa 2011 | May 5, 2018
- Bamako, Mali [img=https://photos.traveller Posted by UliS in West Africa 2011 | May 5, 2018
- Bamako, Mali[img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/871419/large_DSC0 Posted by UliS in West Africa 2016 | May 5, 2018
- To Timbuktu and Back Ancient Tellem cliff dwellings in Dogon Country, Mali The discomfort of long miles on rutted dirt roads persists in my memories of Mali, much as its fine re Posted by world_wide_mike in Worldwidemike | Mar 5, 2018
- Animal Sacrifices, Millet Beer and the Dogons[float=right][/float]First, a concession: the Dogons are a very complicated group of people. They have uni Posted by askgudmundsen in West Africa Road Blog | Dec 2, 2016
- Dangerous Mali… Or is It...[float=right][/float]I’m not trying to talk down the risks of visiting Mali. Then again, I kind o Posted by askgudmundsen in West Africa Road Blog | Nov 27, 2016
- Travelling to a Warzone[float=left][/float]A few months before this blog post, the Posted by askgudmundsen in West Africa Road Blog | Nov 25, 2016
- As Far Away as Timbuktu[center][/center] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu|Timbuktu]] (or Tombouctou as spelled locally) is probably known more as a fabled city rather than a real place. Limited Posted by acanuckabroad in A Canuck Abroad | Oct 5, 2015
- Hiking in Mali[center][/center] The terrain in the Bamako area is very flat, with lots of large outcroppings of rocks (almost like the butte's in the western US but on a smaller scale). All of the be Posted by acanuckabroad in A Canuck Abroad | Oct 5, 2015
- 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse I only just arrived back to work here in Mali when I heard we could be expecting the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2015_lunar_eclipse|Lunar Eclipse]]. Apparently this eclipse Posted by acanuckabroad in A Canuck Abroad | Sep 29, 2015
- Driving through Westsahara, Mauritania, Mali (Dec 2013)Roadmap: - (We drive practically non-stop day and night. Foto quality is accordingly.) - ===Prologue: Germany - France - Spain - Portugal - Morocco=== [img=https://photos. Posted by LuxuryRogue in Gentleman Adventurer | Dec 4, 2013
- The Funeral Masquerade Dance of the Dogon, Mali Any visitor to our house will appreciate my large collection of African art: especially that of the Dogon people. Wes Posted by Ramdas Iyer in Ramdas Iyer's- World Traveller Blogs | Jul 4, 2012
- Timbuktu and the festival in the desertHere I am back by popular request!! Incredibly in the same day I received not one [i]but two emails[i] from people [i]other than my mother [i] asking what had become of this blog. I can't express how much this fanbase Posted by pikku_myy in Al Rihlah | Jun 2, 2012
- Nomads of the Sahel Desert of Mali “My father was a nomad, his father was a nomad, I am a nomad, my children will be nomads,” said Inaka*, who was not sure of his age but looked to be in his fifties. “This is the life Posted by Ramdas Iyer in Ramdas Iyer's- World Traveller Blogs | Aug 8, 2011
- Amongst the Tuareg Tribesmen of Timbuktu [img=https Posted by Ramdas Iyer in Ramdas Iyer's- World Traveller Blogs | Jul 20, 2011
- Nuclear thief in Timbuktu: A journey to the Sahara [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/396820/Mali_3_139.j Posted by Ramdas Iyer in Ramdas Iyer's- World Traveller Blogs | Jul 11, 2011
- Bamako to Kayes - A First Class Train Ticket in Second Class "Don't you know who I am?" screamed the police officer. "Well, don't you know who I am?" yelled Eduardo. Uh-oh. Not good. Only a few minutes prior, Eduardo had put up his feet a Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
- Djenné - Get Off My Mosque!Entirely isolated on a small island, in the middle of nowhere in Central Mali, lies the old kingdom of Djenné. Auburn, slightly Moorish-inspired houses line the labyrinthine lanes, and streams of sewage run unabashedly between the buildings. It's a hot, Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Jan 1, 2011
- Dogon Country – Wading through Rivers and Up Golden Hills “Where on this map are we?” I asked our guide on our first night in Dogon country. Mahaman pointed to Teli in the Southern part of the Bandiagara escarpment. “But weren't we suppos Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Nov 2, 2010
- Mali – Riding on the Buses from Hell – Part Two“We're going to die in here!” Eduardo moaned after five minutes on our way to Mopti. He was probably right. With no air-conditioning and no open windows, the bus was suffocatingly hot. I tried to calm him down. Surely it Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Nov 2, 2010
- Segou – An Oasis in West AfricaAfter travelling for over two months in West Africa, every town started looking pretty much the same: dusty, dirty lanes with mud-brick houses and rickety shacks. But when we entered Segou, Eduardo and I turned to each other, perplexed. What Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Nov 2, 2010
- Baba Sacko and The Importance on Doing Internet Research“I heard you're interested in doing a trip to Dogon?” said the round-faced man in a shiny purple "pajamas" outside our hostel in Bamako. “Well, maybe,” I answered reluctantly. “Well, I'm going there on Thursday, and I already have an Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Nov 2, 2010
- Bamako – Hot Nights at DjembeMali is perhaps mostly famous for its music. People from all over the world congregate to the butterfly-shaped country to see superstars like Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita and Amadou et Mariam, as well as other, less-known talent. Posted by Kristi D in African Dreams | Sep 20, 2010
- Hard SunWhen I last left off I was still in Mali having just arrived safely back in Sevare after our trip to Timbuktou. After a halfs day rest we took off to Bandiagara to begin our trek into the Dogon Posted by binderblog in [Into and] Out of Africa | Jun 18, 2009
- Permanent VacationWell.... I must start this off by apologizing for the extreme delay in this post. The internet here in Africa is few and far between due to the nature of our trip. Most time is spent on the Posted by binderblog in [Into and] Out of Africa | May 19, 2009
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