Monthly Archive: February 2025

airport Dakar, Senegal

West Africa 2025

Boštjan invited me to join him on a trip to Senegal. As we didn’t make it 15 years ago I said yes. We got cheap tickets for one week. Soon plan expanded to Gambia...

Barajas airport, Madrid, spain, sunrise

Madrid over Venice to Ljubljana

We landed at 4 am at Barajas airport. We had to spend a few early hours in Madrid before the flight to Venice. I have now Diners credit card and with it 4 times...

slave trade, Goree island, Senegal

Dakar to Madrid

In the morning we had breakfast, bread and butter/jam. We had time last day so we were chilling and slowly packing. We bought some croissants for 500 XOF/pc=0,75 €. With a taxi, we moved...

western most point in Africa, Pointe des Almadies, Cap Vert Peninsula, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal

Dakar

Early in the morning (6am) we docked in Dakar. We missed the boat to Gore Island because of lengthy procedures at disembarking. We took a long walk in Dakar. On our way, we passed...

Ferry Ziguinchor- Dakar

Ziguinchor to Dakar

We had continental breakfast next door, and we saw there some nice overlanders. In the morning we took a walk around town and went shopping before the ferry, 2600XOF=4€. We waited at the port,...

main bus staiton in Bissau, Guinea Bissau

Bissau to Ziguinchor

In the morning again cookies for breakfast. We took a short walk to the port, on our way we saw a palace, a few statues, old town, fort. After showering and packing, we shared...

old town, Bissau, Guinea Bissau

Ziguinchor to Bissau

For breakfast cookies and coffee. We walked to port, they would accept only cash. At ATM I used credit card Visa, mistake. They charged me for 250k XOF=411€ (5% comission by Visa + 5...