November 19, 2011. It’s been an exciting week that past way too fast. In a couple of minutes we’ll hop back on the truck and head for Djenne, where we’ll hopefully be able to see the Monday market. After that we’ll leave the trucksomewhere near Mopti and’ll all be on the same boat (…) going up to Timbuktu (or as the cool people call it ‘TB2’). Once we’re back it’s time for some hiking in the Dogon Country (gee, when was the last time I knew so far in advance what the future has in stall for me?).
Visiting the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP, Uganda
Here's a look back into my travel diaries: In 2012, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the gorillas in Africa. I once saw a monkey - Gorilla Trekking in Uganda I was not going to see the gorillas. I was not
Five years — Traveling in times of fear
Today five years ago I was sitting in a restaurant in Timbuktu waiting for lunch while across the city in our hotel Martin was shot dead and Steve, Johan, and Sjaak were kidnapped by a gang associated with the aQIM
Carola’s Wanderlust Soundtrack on London Calling (CFM Radio)
What's a 'Wanderlust Soundtrack' you ask? Longtime readers of this blog might have noticed that I occasionally like to pinch a more or less famous song title as the headline for my posts. Though I am miserable at remembering lyrics I love music of most