After two easygoing weeks on NGor, it was time to venture off the island. Not ready to get back into the travel frenzy mind-frame, we splurged and hired a car and driver, and spent two very dissimilar days away. We slowly progressed from Dakar to Saint-Louis, Senegal. The route was filled with cars, trucks, beat-up mini-buses,…
Lucky for us, we had the benefit of visiting Senegal’s capital, Dakar, in the company of others who were familiar with the city. Our first visit was with Dame, a Senegalese who shares his time between California and Dakar, and his girlfriend from France. He gave us a guided tour as we made our way to…
After a month in chilly Morocco, ‘warm weather was calling’. A quick internet search for destinations south of Casablanca and we had a flight booked for Dakar, Senegal, where we spent the better part of three weeks relaxing on NGor Island, an offshore Senegalese paradise at Dakar’s doorstep. Not your 5-star concept resort, but a…
Chefchaouen, The ‘Blue City’ of Morocco, reinforced our admiration of the colours of the sky and the ocean, as in the blue doors we fell in love with in Essaouira. Chaouen, as it’s often called, is located in the Rif mountains in the north-west section of the country, with roots dating back to medieval times when it was established…
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