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August 5th 2017

Published: August 5th 2017

Dear All Greetings once more from Dakar. I have come full circle now in my journey so far, although am only around halfway through the whole trip. I always find it interesting to return to the same place I started a trip in – when I arrived, and although I had very good first impressions still, Dakar seemed very much a step back from the development of Europe. It still is so, but after two and ... Read Full Entry

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Alexander Waring

alex waring

Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info

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Me, African Renaissance Monument

Dakar

African Renaissance Monument

Dakar

African Renaissance Monument

Dakar

Martin Luther King

Inside the Museum of the African Renaissance Monument

Symbolising the Return of the African Diaspora

Inside the Museum of the African Renaissance Monument

Barack Obama

Inside the Museum of the African Renaissance Monument

Me and Tiago

Inside the man's hat, African Renaissance Monument

The Baby

Viewed from inside the man's hat, African Renaissance Monument

The Woman and Dakar

Viewed from inside the man's hat, African Renaissance Monument

African Renaissance Monument

Dakar

From the African Renaissance Monument

African Renaissance Monument

Les Mamelles

Two hills on the west coast of Dakar, named "Les Mamelles", or "The Breasts", for obvious reasons! The African Renaissance Monument is built upon the eastern one.

The Other "Mamelle"

Dakar

Singer and Dancer

African Renaissance Monument

Acrobatic Clown

African Renaissance Monument

Me and the Acrobatic Clown

African Renaissance Monument

Mosquee de la Divinite

Dakar

Infinity Pool

Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar

Radisson Blu Hotel

Dakar

Sea Plaza

Dakar

8th August 2017

Siewch
Siewch

I have a serious question...
Hey Alex, how do you keep your white clothes so clean when you are in the road? I daren't travel with white clothes...

8th August 2017

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Good point!
Hey, good point! I was just thinking that yesterday when one of my white t-shirts ended up a dusty yellow colour. I pack a lot of white t-shirts, so I guess in time they'll get less and less white till I get home and use my Vanish white on them!

29th August 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Perspectives changes
Going off the beaten path and back to luxury changes your impressions. Always interesting when this happens.

29th August 2017

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Luxuries
I agree - Dakar when I first arrived seemed quite basic - upon returning there after a journey around Senegal, it was luxury - very interesting to have the two different perspectives depending on one's previous experiences.

29th November 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

i swear, zebras aren't real
Seriously, zebras can't be real. They must be painted horses! /Ake

29th November 2020

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Zebras
Ah, lol, and these zebras were imported from other parts of Africa I believe, to add to the overall "Africa" experience in Senegal...

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