West Africa Odyssey

Posted on October 29, 2020

By Craig Thompson – I spent a few months in East Africa several years ago and absolutely loved it. So when an opportunity recently arose to visit West Africa with some friends, I couldn’t pass it up.

As I started planning this trip, most of my friends said I was crazy. “Crime was rampant. The accommodation was terrible. Terrorists were everywhere. Food wasn’t edible. The Muslims were not to be trusted…” on and on their list of discouragements went. Well, they got only one item right: the accommodation was terrible!

The original plan was to visit ten countries over a two-month period, starting in Mauritania and working our way down to the Ivory Coast. Then came Covid-19, so we ended up cutting our trip short and only visiting five countries. But what a trip it was!

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GlobeRovers Magazine December 2020