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...
Category: Travel Diary
Description of daily events on the road with photos
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Banjul to Ziguinchor
In a soft bed, I didn’t have a good sleep, Boško can snore as well. Around 7am we got up and walked 30 minutes to Fajara beach. There was no easy access to the...
Dakar to Banjul
Alarm at 5:30, quick breakfast (homemade sandwich, Malarone, coffee, bread and jam). Then we walked to the bus station, 25 minutes on dusty roads. From there we moved toward Banjul by bus. We got...
Ljubljana to Dakar
I woke up at 4am, ate breakfast and went to the main bus station by taxi, 8€. There I met Boštjan and we boarded Go Opti (5am, 27€) shuttle to Venice Airport Marco Polo....