In Search of an Authentic Christmas Experience

A French Christmas in the Desert

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January 5th 2008
Shawn and I spent our Christmas in Burkina Faso - We gave up our hopes of going to Timbuktu because of time constraints and settled on a place with an equally exotic sounding name. Ouagadougou (pronounced Wagga-doogoo) was our new Christmas Destination. We noticed the difference as soon as we crossed the border. The French speaking immigration man joked with us as he chain smoked cigarett ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Centre » Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more