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On the evening of Sunday 26th January my best mate, Mark, drove me from London to the port of Felixstowe, where I was scheduled to begin my 9 month Trans Africa expedition! I entered the P&O Passenger Terminal and eagerly scanned the terminal for a likely looking crowd, sure enough there was a small group with backpacks and sun hats! Our boat was due to set sail for Zeebrugge, Belgium at 11.00pm, so I spent some time getting to know the group. It felt strange to think I would be traveling with this group for 20 weeks overland from England to Kenya! We boarded the ship and after a brief chat everyone decided to bed down. I soon realized the tone of the trip when I discovered that our 'cabin' was actually the floor of the lounge!
1992 Diary - Africa (Part 1)
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Faso is situated in the never ending featureless sahel region, so we figured there wasn't really too much to see except the capital. We had a cool time in 'Ouaga', including spending the evening in a funky disco in the heart of town and getting a little carried away with the beer!
On 25th March, after a fairly tough two day bus journey down from Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, we arrived in Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. We headed directly to the Treichville suburb where most of the economy hotels seemed to be situated. We soon discovered why this area was more commonly known as 'Trashville'. The suburb seemed a world away from the more glitzy CBD area of the city which was just across the water. The hotels were pretty grungy, but it was late so we decided to get one for the night. The neighborhood was dark and a little scary - especially after a women came up to us and warned us that there was a good chance we would get our throats cut by thieves! The hotel owner also begged us not to go out after dark, fearing for our safety. Taking all the advice we decided not to stay out late and retreat to the relative safety of our hotel, only to find that our room was infested with cockroaches!. After quite an unpleasant night, the next day we swapped hotels and went up market a little!
We decided that we would just spend a few days in Abidjan and the Ivory Coast before traveling on to Ghana - we had heard many good things about Ghana. We checked out the center of Abidjan which seemed a modern city with all of the normal amenities. Our highlight was a pool side seafood buffet at the Ivoire Hotel - supposedly the best hotel in West Africa. It was great to sit by the pool side, lit by oil lanterns and listening to live music - sometimes you just need a little luxury in Africa!
On 28th March we caught a 6.30am bus from the Ghana State Transport Corp. bus terminal to Basua
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See photographs from:
Togo Gallery
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Morocco Gallery
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Mali Gallery
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Ghana Gallery
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Burkina Faso Gallery
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Benin Gallery
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Algeria Gallery
Michal, 2006-05-09 12:35:21