November 12, 2011. Yesterday we left the desert behind us and arrived in Bamako (at the hostel ‘The Sleeping Camel’ round the corner from the German embassy). We’ll get visas for the next 4 countries and after that – Insha’Allah – we may actually be able to make it happen and go to Timbuktu! Of course I wouldn’t do it alone (safety first!) and we’d be employing local guides. Fingers crossed – how cool would it be to say: ‘Yup, been to Timbuktu!’
Other than that I love cold showers, spent most of the day fixing my computer to be able to upload pics to flickr and will be going out to dance tonight.
I know I’ve promised before but since we should be staying here for a couple of days I’m determent to finally write a decent (that is informative) post about Ma-Ma-Ma.
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