anchoring the boat

waves to tombuctou

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August 11th 2008
I was ripped off with the price of the boat trip to tombouctou, but in my deffense I have to say that its hard to deal at 6am in a new city with only one eye when youve just gotten off a bus ride of 5hours where you didnt get any sleep. oh and I also had the strongest argument with someone so far, this skinny tall guy locked me in his house and wouldnt let me out if I didnt pay him 10 thousand ... read more

Africa » Mali

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The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in... ... read more