West Africa to Bangladesh and India

Back in West Africa for the third time, we met up in Monrovia and travelled from Liberia to Ivory Coast. Then, I went on to Bangladesh for some solo-travel, and eventually on to India. You can find all the stories from the trip, here.

Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast

Cathedrals and Crocodiles: Everything’s Sacred in Yamoussoukro

January 21, 2019

We’ve seen all sorts of unlikely things in West Africa. But Yakro’s giant Basilica is one of the unlikeliest. And then there are the sacred crocodiles…

Shopping in the markets, intensely busy markets, in Man, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Making the Most of Man

January 19, 2019

We travelled to Man, a town in Ivory Coast’s Dix-Huit Montagnes. Things didn’t work out exactly as intended – but sometimes that happens, and it’s just fine.

Road to the border, from Ganta. Liberia to Ivory Coast (northern crossing) by pen-pen (moto-taxi).

Into the Next Unknown: Crossing the Border from Liberia to Ivory Coast

January 14, 2019

Crossing the border from Liberia to the Ivory Coast. Two motorcycles, two minibuses, countless checkpoints and ten hours. Plus one cold bucket-shower.

Beautiful golden Robertsport beach in Liberia. Popular surfing spot.

The Road to Robertsport

January 2, 2019

Robertsport is a beautiful little fishing village with fantastic beaches, and not too far from Monrovia. Just catch a share-taxi like we did, and go.

The pool where Idi Amin swam laps (wearing his gun, so the story goes) - at the abandoned Ducor Hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. Once a luxury hotel, it was abandoned and ran to ruin early in Liberia's civil war.

Liberia: Nothing’s Permanent

December 30, 2018

Exploring the abandoned Ducor Hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. Once one of Africa’s finest luxury hotels, it fell into ruin during the country’s civil war.