Category: Africa

Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair

Arrival in Botswana at Kazungula from Zimbabwe

World Borders: How To Get From Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Kasane, Botswana (At Kazungula)

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In February 2020 just before COVID lockdown, I crossed a lot of borders in southern Africa and never wrote about them. Here is a guide on World Borders: How To Get From Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Kasane, Botswana (At Kazungula). We left the Shoestrings Backpackers hostel in Victoria Falls City, Zimbabwe by shared car (Malina, Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Kasane, Botswana (At Kazungula)[…]

My Exquisite Stay At Hotel Barmoi On The Atlantic Coast At Aberdeen, Sierra Leone

My Exquisite Stay At Hotel Barmoi On The Atlantic Coast At Aberdeen, Freetown, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

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“Slip inside the eye of your mind” – Noel Gallagher. Sierra Leone was the last new country I visited in December 2023 on my West African journey, and my flight in was a late one, on Christmas night 2023. I had spied quite a few coastal and seaside hotels online before the trip. In the Read more about My Exquisite Stay At Hotel Barmoi On The Atlantic Coast At Aberdeen, Freetown, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱[…]

How I Finally Backpacked In The Gambia And Senegal 7 Years Later!

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“Reality reflection. It’s a long long way from here to there” – Paul Van Dyk. Well, it has been a long and winding road on this blog and I always like referring to it as a backpacking blog, for backpackers like me. However, until December 2023, there were TWO countries that I had been to, Read more about How I Finally Backpacked In The Gambia And Senegal 7 Years Later![…]

Backpacking In Guinea Bissau: My Stay At The Pensao Creola Hostel, Bissau

Backpacking In Guinea Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Pensao Creola, The Best Hostel In Bissau

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After getting my visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau, I was ready to explore this smaller African country. Guinea-Bissau houses just over 2 million people, and its capital city, the eponymous Bissau houses a huge 500,000 of that. However, when backpacking in Bissau, it feels like a calm over-sized town. On Christmas Eve 2023, particularly, the Read more about Backpacking In Guinea Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Pensao Creola, The Best Hostel In Bissau[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 11 Bars and Cafés From My Time In Guinea 🇬🇳

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“Calling all the stars to fall, and catch the silver sunlight in your hands” – Noel Gallagher.The first thing to tell you all here is that Guinea 🇬🇳 is absolutely cool. This is so far my favourite country in Africa. That’s it. That’s Guinea. Mindblowingly cool, and humble to the hilt. It has blown my Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 11 Bars and Cafés From My Time In Guinea 🇬🇳[…]

Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau

Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau

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Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau Bissau, the eponymous capital city of Guinea-Bissau, might be one of the calmest capital cities you ever visit. It is certainly up there with Andorra La Vella in calm stakes. It is a relaxed capital with a very welcoming vibe. Read more about Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau[…]

How To Get A Sierra Leone Online Visa

How To Get A Sierra Leone 🇸🇱Online Visa

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How To Get A Sierra Leone Online Visa Sierra Leone was the last new country I visited in December 2023 on my West African journey, and my flight in was a late one, on Christmas night 2023. Sierra Leone, isn’t for the faint-hearted however and it was definitely a challenge to get here. Visas for Read more about How To Get A Sierra Leone 🇸🇱Online Visa[…]

Friday's Featured Food: Spicy Atlantic Oysters at Coqueiros, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Friday’s Featured Food: Spicy Atlantic Oysters at Coqueiros, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼

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“No pearls inside my oyster; just a world with no answers” – Ian McCullough. Growing up in the seaside city of Bangor definitely influenced me in wateric terms. I love the water, the ocean, the sea. Then again, I also lived in Belfast, Bournemouth, Poole, Dartford, London, Sydney, Gdańsk and The Kong hardly shy of Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Spicy Atlantic Oysters at Coqueiros, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼[…]