Category Archives: Burkina Faso

So, where exactly did we drive?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by stevenprescott

Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting my head around the GPS co-ordinates that Nev collected (and I presume is still collecting) and I have managed to load them into Google; not exactly as I wanted but … Continue reading →

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Actual Camping Locations #1

Posted on April 12, 2012 by stevenprescott

I am currently sitting at the back of a bus heading for Knysna from Tsitsikamma on South Africa’s famed Garden Route with a bit of spare time so thought I would flick through a post to let you all know … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of West Africa

Posted on March 17, 2012 by katieprescott

Vibrantly clothed women balancing bundles of firewood and huge basins of water on their heads with grace and ease; wizened, toothless old men sitting in the shade of a tree and watching the world go by; laughing, barefoot, partially clothed … Continue reading →

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Photo Update

Posted on January 24, 2012 by stevenprescott

Yesterday we got into town and purchased a reconditioned Toshiba laptop. The price was relatively good for this part of the world; but the OS is completely in French and I have yet to get around to updating this. What … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year

Posted on January 17, 2012 by katieprescott

15th January 2012 I thought I should write about our experiences over the festive season, which, although we were only just out of the Sahara desert and in predominantly Muslim countries, felt very Christmassy. We spent Christmas in Bamako; the … Continue reading →

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Bobo-Dioulasso…

Posted on January 12, 2012 by stevenprescott

30th December … that’s right Bobo-Dioulasso! It is not some sort of strange strand of malaria or tape worm derivative; but the most wonderful place I have yet to see in Africa! To my great shame I had never heard … Continue reading →

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