Jan & Marge's journey to Burkina, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Morocco!!!
In and around Africa
Jan and I are leaving to Ouagadougou for 5 months with Oxfam. We're both doing a development project in informatics. Jan is doing a database of the country's food supplies, while I will be doing one of all the NGO's in the country. We will also be teaching the people we will work with how to use the databases, as well as word, excel, and whatever else they might need. We're not too sure what we're getting ourselves into, but it'll definitely be a wonderful experience. Hope you'll like reading about our trip, and please leave comments! :D Marge.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jan & Marge
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The city of Ouagadougou
We've been in Ouagadougou for a whole week now, and every day has come with its different challenges. There is so much to say about what we are goi... Continue reading »
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White girl, white boy
Chapter 2: White girl, white boy, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you...
Damn, what a day... Let's recap.
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Marge's strange work
Chapter 3: Marges Strange Work
Marge:
My work is very strange. I have a supervisor who avoids me, a director who talks too much,... Continue reading »
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More on Ouagadougou
Chapter 4: More on Ouagadougou
The city:
Living in the capital of Burkina Faso has been a very tiring experience so fa... Continue reading »
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Sacred Crocodiles
Chapter 5: Sacred Crocodiles
Our first short (day) trip out of the city happened a couple weeks ago, but we never got around... Continue reading »
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Break from Ouagadougou
Chapter 5.5: Break from Ouagadougou
Thanks to my job, I got the chance to see a big part of the country. You see, I work for... Continue reading »
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Christmas Time
Chapter 7: Christmas away from home
No snow, no cold, no winter jackets, no desire to snuggle up at home after a freezing da... Continue reading »
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Freezing in the desert...
During the Christmas break (28th - 30th December) we decided to go to the desert in northern Burkina, just as we had planned,... Continue reading »
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Tabaski
In predominantly Muslim countries, such as Burkina Faso, there is this tradition to sacrifice a lamb for God. You know the story: Abraham was told... Continue reading »
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Safari in Burkina
Today is March 11th….. man, we haven’t posted in over two months! Don’t worry, we’re doing fine. :) We’ve just been a little caught up i... Continue reading »
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From Burkina to Benin
On Saturday night, we spent many hours packing and getting ready for our trip. As it always is, we underestimated the time needed to get everything... Continue reading »
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Voodoo People!!!
We woke up wednesday to the sound of torrential rain pouring from the sky. We hadn't felt the slightest drop of rain for over 4 months, so this was... Continue reading »
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Right near da beach
So after chilling a bit in Cotonou, we decided to spend the weekend in an extraordinary place, Coco-Beach in Grand-Popo. From the moment we arriv... Continue reading »
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Togo: Just Another African Dicatatorship
We left Grand-Popo on Monday, and headed West to Lome, the capital of Togo. Crossing the border is always stressing, especially when ALL your... Continue reading »
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Ghana is definitely not Burkina Faso
Accra is definitely not Ouagadougou, nor is it Cotonou, nor Lome. Although we spent only one single day there, both Margie and me can say that it's... Continue reading »
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Slave trade city
As most of you know, from the 16th to the 19th century, millions of black slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. The Gold Coast... Continue reading »
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Nice private beach for a few days
Butre is a tiny fishing village on the coast of Ghana, and right beside it, across a little river, is Ellis Hideout, the place where back... Continue reading »
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"No, we like tourist"
From Butre, we moved westwards towards the town of Beyin. The town itself had little to offer but a small tourist information center where we... Continue reading »
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Assante (Ashanti) empire
Kumasi is known for two things: it is the capital of the once-mighty Ashati empire, and it has the biggest market in all of West Africa! As if... Continue reading »
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Goodbye Ouaga! Take care!
Long bus rides through Africa often turn out to be longer than expected, and once again, we had the chance to experienced that. Inst... Continue reading »
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Goodbye West Africa
We got to Casablanca at 7:15, extremely tired. To all four of us, this flight flew by incredibly fast. All I remember was waking up three times dur... Continue reading »
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Quick Stop at Rainy Tanger
Nothing to say about Tanger. Jack met us at the train station with his neighbour Steven, we went to a hotel, quickly said hello to Morocco, and went t... Continue reading » -
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Is This a Fairy Tale?
What can I say about Chefchaouen? Simply incredible. Is it because I'm coming from an extremely poor region of the world? Well it certainly has som... Continue reading »
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Medieval Fes
Fès, pronounced Fesse, not Fez, is the second town on our gastronomical route through Morocco. Its principal attraction is its medina, th... Continue reading »
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