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I love this city

Its amazing how a few favourable or unfavourable experiences can shape your view of a city, restuarant, clothing brand, nationality, race, car make, etc etc... We were all a bit dispondend of Dakar and Senegal as a whole having been hassled, bribed, lied too, and almost mugged. But today...

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afrikawasbeer on October 22, 2009 from Dakar, Senegal

from the travel blog: Traveling Africa Overland

Baptism of Fire

Whew, a whole lot has happened in the last 48 hours. We set out from Nouakchott, very excited to see Senegal even though we heard it could be a gruling place. Driving past the informal settlement of the last few hundred kilometers of Mauritania, crossing a fiery border was far from my mind. But...

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afrikawasbeer on October 21, 2009 from Dakar, Senegal

from the travel blog: Traveling Africa Overland

More hassle than Marakesh

After getting dropped on the outskirts we had to get another taxi to a 'petit' (cheap) hotel. The taxi was surprisingly expensive even though we had haggled it down. However the hotel he dropped us off at was even more of a surprise being £40 a night! Senegal was supposed to be cheaper than...

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Kat and Ben on July 9, 2009 from Dakar, Senegal

from the travel blog: Kat & Ben's World Adventure

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