Days in the desert

Africa » Niger » Zinder
August 21st 2006

Published: August 24th 2006

The ceiling was black; or was it white? Or did it actually change colour depending on the time of the day? That was all that I could grasp as I lay in bed with Miss Malaria, munching medicines. In the hallway outside my room - high-heeled prostitutes “clicketi-clacketed” back and forth with their new and old customers - and outside our questionable hotel - unenthusiastic independence-day cel... Read Full Entry

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The hard working men of Niger

A tiresome process of teadrinking and gossiping.

Nonpromising dirt tracks

Leading to Iferouane.

Thorntree

Decorated in typical African manner, with disposable plastic bags.

Hausa architecture

Typical in Zinder.

Brass

The backpiece of a camel-sadle.

Labyrinth

The old town of Agadez.

Hossein Abdrasak

Hausa boy in Niamey.

Azgai

Our two-toed assistant.

Baboons

At the other side of the river, in the valley where Agali ket his second wife.

Another toll of the desert

Carcass in the sun, Sahara.

Another flat tire

Heading north.

Fatimata and son

Iferouane.

Rocky Sahara

On our way to Iferouane.

Mallam Kakadamou

Guesthouse owner Zinder.

Bus stop

Some random village along the sandy roads leading north and south in Niger.

The Martyrs Monument

With the decorative lanterns crushed and with the remains of a burned tyre on its shelf, the monument of martyrs was an obvious sign of the counterreaction to the corrupt police force. The centre point of Zinder.

Tuareg bed

Simple and beautiful, the legs of a Tuareg bed.

Tuareg knife

My precious, my precious. Agali repeated and hid it away while giving me an eerie look.

Gathering energy

At our cosy guesthouse in Zinder.

Global ball

Boys playing fotball at a street in Niamey.

Those guides

Enforced helpfulness with a price tag.. Iferouane.

24th August 2006

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deleted_899

Are you in Nigeria? Can't wait to hear about it if you are!

24th August 2006

anonymous
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Glad to read that you have recovered
I have been reading with keen interest of your travels. I was getting concerned that I had not heard from you since your last entry ended with your meeting with Ms. Malaria. Glad to see that you have recovered and are back on the road. Thank you for sharing this grand adventure!

25th August 2006

Fletch
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Hi
You don't know me but I happened across your blog a couple of months ago and I am now hooked!! Your trip seems all the more fabulous due to the wonderful way you write about it. I can't wait for the next installment! Have fun..

26th August 2006

pörsch.
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Tur att d u inte dog får jagt lov att säga. Var det ball få malaria annars? Hörde att man kan dö av skiten. DET hade varit lite....nej mycket tråkigt. Annars.. Kusinen din, är på ett spa....eler nåt? I 10 veckor tror jag. Han behöver vila upp sig nämligen... Men iaf, grattis till en mycket lyckad blogg och jag avundas dig och aili....trots the hardships.

9th September 2006

Olle
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Fantastiskt
Helt fantastiskt, det ni gör och upplever. Förstår att det är tufft ibland men ni får med er minnen och värden för hela livet. Vilka fina bilder Boobie! Jag tror inte alls att du har fått det efter pappa. Han har ju aldrig kunnat plåta. Pratade kort med farsgubben igår kväll. Allt var bra där hemma. Ha det fortsatt bra önskas från Torslanda.

21st March 2014

Dot
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Traveler
I saw this in Morocco. What was this type of hut used for?

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