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 | 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...
by phil | Jul 27, 2011 | Mali, Senegal, Stories, W. Africa
Four hours into a 35 hour bus ride and the sky dropped an ocean on western Mali. Rivulets formed in an instant and brown water submerged a police checkpoint, normally a hub of commerce but temporarily abandoned because of the storm. My seatmate moved to the stairwell,...
by phil | May 16, 2011 | Mali, Senegal, Stories, W. Africa
This post has 7 parts: Senegal? The Bus The Passengers Hot Season is Hot The Bad The Good The Cutest Girl in the WorldSenegal?I arrived in Dakar last Monday. I stayed until Wednesday night. Depending on what happens in Mali, I may spend more time in Senegal on the...
