Posts tagged sahel

Malian Style

As I leave the Ivorian border post, all of a sudden I need to stop for a couple of minutes to allow my eyes to readjust under the midday sun. It seems as though

MaliNicolás Marino7 March 2016mali, africa, sahel, saviem, adventure, bicycle touring, vehicles, transport, minbuses, aridity, villages, mango trees, border crossing

Say Ouagadougou!

It takes me several days to arrive and stay in the region of the triple border between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger living with the Fulanis. At no time do I feel in danger, actually quite the opposite, but it is time for me to return to civilisation.

Burkina FasoNicolás Marino6 January 2016burkina faso, sahel, africa, niger, mali, fulani, adventure, talibe, touring, cycling, bicycle, bicycle touring, water

Sahel

Despite the great inconvenience, I am surprised at how quickly I am able to resolve the end of the visa process. I find it amazing because that's how things are always like in Africa: totally unpredictable.

Burkina FasoNicolás Marino2 January 2016burkina faso, sahel, africa, desert, adventure, touring, bicycle, cycling, fulani, fula, tribes, niger, mali

Simple Happiness

My original intention to head directly to the heart of the Sahel once I entered Burkina Faso, was truncated by the unexpected condition imposed on Burkinese visas obtained at the country's borders.

Burkina FasoNicolás Marino30 December 2015burkina faso, africa, sahel, fulani, gourmatche, gourma, fula, dor, cycling, bicycle, touring, adventure, village, desert

BF - Burkina Faso - or - Bureaucracy Folly

It's mid-morning, the sun is high already and the heat is tightening. I am happy because I am about to cross into a country that I have been waiting for so long to arrive: Burkina Faso. It is one of those countries (as were Kyrgyzstan, Gabon and others in the past) to which, with total honesty, I always wanted to go mostly because of the very curiosity that the name generated in me

Burkina FasoNicolás Marino27 December 2015burkina faso, sahel, visa, togo, africa, adventure, cycling, touring, desert

The Blow of Harmattan

The rest period in Cotonou was a balm for my soul and for my body. The days of good food, beach, photography and especially the invaluable company of a great friend like Germano, were an essential part of my recovery process.

BeninNicolás Marino22 December 2015sahel, savalou, harmattan, fulani, sahara, benin, adventure, cycling, touring, africa, wind

From the Capital of Sand to the Border

From an aesthetics point of view, sincerely speaking, Khartoum is not the most attractive city in the world. In terms of architecture, it is a city built half-way, in fact, there is no single building that

SudanNicolás Marino25 May 2014adventure, bicycle, border, cycling, desert, food, fuul, galabat, heat, juice, khartoum, mango, qadarif, sahara, sahel, sandstorm, sudan, touring