Paradise, Playboys and Ho's. This will have been posted in the UK but I'm writing it in a cafe, in Freetown seeing out the day before making the dreaded trip to Lungi airport to catch my flight home (It turned out not to be so bad!). Sierra Leone was always going to be a highlight …
Sexy Waterfalls. It appears to be far easier writing this sitting on my own laptop at home in the UK with a cup of tea which is what I am doing thanks to the lack of speedy internet throughout Guinea and Sierra Leone. It has nothing to do with the fact I wasn't too fussed …
No home, no beer, no fear. The real overlanding began over the past week as we headed through Guinea-Bissau and into the highlands of Guinea. Their names may be similar but the two countries are very different. Have you ever heard of Guinea-bissau? I hadn't until I booked on to this trip. As you will …
All drums and no fuel. Apologies for all the tropical beach photos! West Africa has refused to let us camp anywhere other than on tropical beaches on the Atlantic Ocean or by the side of numerous rivers. So far we have had it rather cushy but tomorrow (Monday) we head into Guinea-Bissau which may prove …
Forgetful at age 35. Its 3.45pm, 32oC, 80% humidity, and I'm sat at a table under a little straw hut on a beach next to a tributary of the Cassamance river in southern Senegal. Cassamance has been a troubled region. The best way to describe it is it’s a tiny bit like Scotland wanting independence …
Trig Tales 