West Africa Travel Stories Articles

White Camel Dream – Burkina Faso/Niger

Kinga Freespirit p

Tooth Healer – Basse, Gambia

Michelle Eames visits an unusual dentist in Gambia and discovers the bizarre source of her friend’s pain.

Capital of Ghosts – Cote d’Ivoire

In Cote d’Ivoire, John M. Edwards visits a monument to megalomania – in the middle of nowhere.

First Time Africa – Bamako, Mali

Anna Springbett asks, is it possi

News from Nowhere – Ghana

In a remote seaside village in Ghana, John M. Edwards battles golf-ball-sized bugs and meets gung-ho gonzo travelers seasoned in bad trips through Africa. No one said travel in nowhere was easy.

Life in an African Village – XOFA Eco-Village, Ghana

Brenda Whetstone struggl

And Then I Fell In Love – XOFA Eco-Village, Ghana

Brenda Whetstone prepa

Second Skin – Accra, South Coast, Ghana

Margaret McGladrey ventures into Accra, a white girl with a pocket full of money, alone in West Africa.

Djoliba – Mali, West Africa

Thomas Hollowell ventures out of Mali’s capital and discovers, maybe Robert Pelton was right.

Beyond The Lonely Planet – Gambia

Jay Wilson isn’t flattered by all the male attention in Gambia – in fact, she’s saddened and angered by it.