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Dakar to Ziguinchor: 7 Days and 450 kilometers on 110 cc scooters with 5 clients

by phil | Dec 29, 2017 | Casamance, Gambia, Senegal, Stories

When I left off, we had just put the clients on the bikes. After tooling around the campement and getting comfortable on the bikes, we rode through a few sandy streets before arriving at a small shawarma shack. After an unexpectedly delicious lunch of chicken...

From a Truck Filled with Cabbages to a 110 cc Scooter: Selling our First Trip

by phil | Dec 27, 2017 | Casamance, Gambia, Senegal, Stories

Earlier this year, Matt and I went on a scooter safari around West Africa. We knew we would enjoy the trip, but we needed to see if the logistics would be manageable with clients. Four thousand kilometers later, we knew we had something. Now we just needed to find...

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 3: Casamance to Bissau

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 AbenĂ© to Ziguinchor, the capital of Casamance. We weren’t in a hurry, so we took our time,...

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 2: Dakar to Casamance

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...

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