by phil | May 23, 2017 | Guinea-Conakry, Mali, W. Africa
This is the fifth installment in a series of posts about our scooter trip around West Africa. If you need to catch up: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. We were on our way to Doucki, a village in the Fouta Djallon, a region of the Guinean highlands populated largely by...
by phil | May 5, 2017 | Guinea-Conakry, W. Africa
Trying to look the part. This is the fourth installment in a series of posts about our scooter trip around West Africa. If you need to catch up: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Riding north and east from Bissau, the road deteriorated in parts, but we easily skirted around the...
by phil | Apr 11, 2017 | Bissau, Casamance, W. Africa
This is the third installment in a series of posts about our scooter trip around West Africa. If you need to catch up: Part 1, Part 2. It’s 100 kilometers from Abené to Ziguinchor, the capital of Casamance. We weren’t in a hurry, so we took our time,...
by phil | Mar 28, 2017 | Casamance, Gambia, Senegal
This is the second installment in a series of posts about our scooter trip around West Africa. If you need to catch up: Part 1. The above picture sums up my time in Dakar. Along with several associates, I was more or less a complete degenerate. The oversized blanket I...
by phil | Mar 16, 2017 | Senegal, W. Africa
JakartaJa·kar·ta \jə-ˈkär-tə\ The capital of Indonesia a knockoff KTM 110 cc Chinese motorcycle Matt and I had talked about this trip for a long time. After Matt successfully rode to Dakar from Bamako for his 40th birthday, he had ideas about a loop around West...
