Crossing the Sahara Desert
I arrived in Africa by air, flying into Tangiers from Madrid, with one of the worst hangovers in my life. During a 14 hour layover in Madrid my travel mates and I had decided to not get a hotel room; instead we stored our bags in a locker at the Madrid Airport, and spent […] more…
Marrakech and the Coast
<This article was originally written as a guest post for globotreks.com, and the original article can be found here: Marrakech and the Coast> The city of Marrakech is divided into two parts, the old city – enclosed inside the Medina – and the Ville Nouvelle, or new town. We arrived during the slower season of […] more…
Beginning of an African Adventure: Morocco
<This article was originally written as a guest post for travelblat.com/, and the original article can be found here: The Moroccan Beginnings of an African Adventure> Peering out the window of the descending airplane I instantly knew exactly where I was. The image of the Straight of Gibraltar was unmistakable and the realization was sinking in […] more…
Blog: Drifting along the Gold Coast
(originally appeared on ContinentalDrifters.ca) Accra, Ghana. Well, here we are, alive and well (as if you expected it to be any different). We’ve been here in Accra for a couple days now, and we’re just starting to settle in; all the more reason for our restless feet to make our next set of plans. A […] more…
Blog: A change of Direction.
(Originally appeared on ContinentalDrifers.ca) Lome, Togo. Well, its been a while since anyone has had a chance to update, due to absolute laziness (we’re on vacation, its Africa, and internet is less abundant than in the Western World – enough excuses’?) but mainly due to the fact that we’ve been moving lots in the last […] more…
Blog: Vancouver to Bamako in 30 seconds
(Originally appeared on CntinentalDrifters.ca) Our website took a few days to get up and running, so i’ve had to start the blog mid trip. We just spent the last 4 nights in the Sahara Desert, completing our journey from Nouakchott, Mauritania – on the coast – inland to where we are now; Bamako, Mali. It’s […] more…
Blog: On the road again…
(originally appeared on continentaldrifters.ca) [singlepic id=316 w=320 h=240 float=center] 2008. Dakhla, Western Sahara. Four Canadians admiring the sunset off the coast of Western Sahara. We’ve travelled many thousands of km’s just to bring you this. Flying from the West Coast of North America – Vancouver, Canada to be exact – across the Atlantic ocean, eventually ariving […] more…
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