In the south west of Burkina Faso, just over a week ago, we went on a voodoo trip again. A sacred fish pond where the locals will sacrifice any animal for their rites (no more humans these days). Most noticeable…
Koro Burkina Faso
While visiting Bobo Dialouso we made a trip to the surrounding areas. The village of Koro was a special trip as the village can not be reached by car or other means of transport. Our guide and the local lady…
African Barber Signposts
Meeting up with family in Ouaga
African movie stars on Fespaco
See here. What Cannes is for Europe, is Fespaco for Africa. Of course the brightest of all movie starts should not be missed, hence here better late than never, the two of us:
Sculptures de Laongo Burkina Faso
East of Ouagadougou is a project site where, when the economy and political stability allow for it, artists gather every two years to add their impressions to the naturally available granite stones on the site. More details in french are…
An artsy visit in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou has a very active arts community. One of the strong points are the artists that create art by recycling whatever it is they can get their hands on. We had the opportunity to visit one of the arts studios…
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
The central city within Burkina Faso. Motorbikes and art. The tension left over from the 2012 troubles is still there, the economy has clearly not yet recovered. The people are very friendly as long as you stay away from the…
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso multitude of impressions
Ouagadougou and overall Burkina Faso offer a lot of new impressions. Just to show a few of these taken within the first day of our visit there.
Arrival in West Africa
Day #4 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Wow, these have been busy days. A lot of new experiences, new impressions. A lot of new odours. Some heat. The flight was uneventful, KLM/Air France was proper, the new security methods in Amsterdam…
Travel advice for our trip
Good preparation is paramount when traveling. The more so if the country is not on the list of most frequently visited countries by tourists. None of our six countries are on that list. Therefore I took a quick look at…