by phil | Jul 20, 2022 | Stories, W. Africa
Hey there. Time for me to peak my head out and offer some proof of life. Given global events. And domestic events. I am in the states with the family for a visit as I write this. I titled this post in such a way because despite what happens next we have had a lot to...
by phil | Mar 27, 2018 | Bissau
My last post was a write-up of our first scooter trip with clients. We just wrapped up another one, this time a two week trip that included Guinea-Bissau. We had another great group – the best group as it was all friends of ours – and once again, we had...
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...
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...
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...
