Burkina Faso travel stories

Show Me The Money

Change and money in general is a big hassle in Ivory Coast. Notes exist in (FCFA) 500, 1000, 2500, 5000 and 10,000 denominations (there may be larger denominations, but we never came across them). ...

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Travelling by plane to Ivory Coast is a fairly luxurious experience. Swiss Air provided us with individual TV screens, headphones, music, and lots of food and drink to keep us going on the six hour...

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Burkina Faso

After getting ripped off by 2 pounds by dodgy taxi drivers at the border, we got herded into a Trotro and arrived in Ougadougou the capital of Burkina Faso. A good one to know for late night pub qu...

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BURKINA FASO

Roadblock Blocked roads are usual in this part of the world but they are generally due to road pirates and not to innocent cattle. Some are military but the three more common varieties are the poli...

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