Travelogues
All in the Family
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I decided to stay and enjoy my Sunday routine one last time. It was a good choice, but kept me
March 24, 2019
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I decided to stay and enjoy my Sunday routine one last time. It was a good choice, but kept me
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Here we go again. The bike is ready, and I’m on the road either tomorrow or the day after. The
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Perhaps the most regular occurrence punctuating my stay in Abidjan has been the Sunday morning routine in my building. As
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] No series of updates would be complete without an overview of my health status, physical and mental. If you’ve been
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] As the previous blog posts (mostly) explain, I’ve several technical setbacks—camera, computer, smartphone, and website. Most of them came wekk
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I have been in Abidjan for an inordinate amount of time, but at long last—and after one false start—my departure
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] The camera death wasn’t my only recent technical difficulty. While trying to deal with camera problems, my computer malfunctioned as
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I wrote recently about African stereotypes in the Western imagination and how they pertain to my travels on the continent.
[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Try a small experiment: close your eyes and think of Africa. Make note of the first five images that come
[ Kambia, Sierra Leone] Greetings from Sierra Leone, or Salone as it’s called in the local dialect, Krio. At long last! I arrived here early yesterday
[ Conakry, Guinea ] After nearly two weeks here in Conakry sorting out visas, I’m setting off tomorrow for Sierra Leone. My current plan is a
[ Conakry, Guinea ] Fria is a large mining town in the mountains, about 135km outside Conakry. The mine is bauxite, the history colonial and depressing,
