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Jan & Marge's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
itinerary
Africa
journal-entry
The city of Ouagadougou Nov 12 '05 
"First week in Africa"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
White girl, white boy Nov 15 '05 
"Crazy day"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Marge's strange work Nov 22 '05 
"Meaningfull work"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
More on Ouagadougou Nov 30 '05 
"Dust for breakfast and dinner"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Sacred Crocodiles Dec 03 '05 
"I sat on a crocodile!"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Break from Ouagadougou Dec 06 '05 
"So Ouaga was the problem after all..."
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Week-end getaway Dec 09 '05 
"Nothing here ever goes as planned"
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Christmas Time Dec 24 '05 
"Is it really December 24th?"
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Freezing in the desert... Dec 28 '05 
"Un prix d'ami..."
Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Tabaski Jan 10 '06 
"So Abraham took his big ass knife..."
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Safari in Burkina Mar 02 '06 
"I found out today that I had Typhoid Fever..."
Tiebele, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
From Burkina to Benin Mar 19 '06 
"We were already terribly sweaty, dirty, hot, hungry and tired, and were stranded by a tiny border police station..."
Cotonou, Benin
journal-entry
Voodoo People!!! Mar 23 '06 
"Remember, this is Africa, and things are very different here..."
Porto-Novo, Benin
journal-entry
Right near da beach Mar 24 '06 
"Ya man! Livin' the life man!"
Grand-Popo, Benin
hotel-review
Coco-Beach
"super chill, friendly staff, rasta operated, very basic (bucket shower, straw beds) but fabulous, great food, super cheap (5 american dollars per double room)"
Grand-Popo, Benin
journal-entry
Togo: Just Another African Dicatatorship Mar 27 '06 
"It's the end of the world!!! Quick, let's kill a goat!!!"
Lome, Togo
hotel-review
Chez Alice
"very nice place with lots of african art, friendly swiss owner (alice), cheap, good rooms, bucket shower, far from town"
Lome, Togo
journal-entry
Accra, Ghana
hotel-review
Akuma Village
"Crappy, not worth the money, no fan, shitty rooms"
Accra, Ghana
restaurant-review
Rastafari Vegan Place
"Rastafari fighting for better eating habits"
Accra, Ghana
journal-entry
Slave trade city Mar 31 '06 
"The feeling there was very strange to me, a reminder of the one I had in Oswiecim's (Aushwitz) concentration camp"
Cape Coast, Ghana
hotel-review
Sammo Guest House
"Decent rooms, cheap, loud neighborhood!"
Cape Coast, Ghana
journal-entry
Nice private beach for a few days Apr 04 '06 
"Second wave... Splash!"
Butre, Ghana
hotel-review
Ellis Hideout
"Beautiful setting, good food, salty water shower (yuck!!), way too expensive"
Butre, Ghana
journal-entry
"No, we like tourist" Apr 06 '06 
"We weren't ok with the idea of our guide carrying us..."
Beyin, Western
journal-entry
Assante (Ashanti) empire Apr 07 '06 
"There is a train that actually passes through the market!!"
Kumasi, Ghana
hotel-review
Guestline lodge
"good location, cheap rooms, good value"
Kumasi, Ashanti
journal-entry
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
journal-entry
Goodbye West Africa Apr 13 '06 
"Where are all the black people?"
Casablanca, Morocco
journal-entry
Quick Stop at Rainy Tanger Apr 14 '06 
"Jack met us at the train station..."
Tangier, Morocco
journal-entry
Is This a Fairy Tale? Apr 15 '06 
"Hariras, tagines, pastries, mint tea, coffee, freshly pressed juices... wow!"
Chefchaouen, Morocco
journal-entry
Medieval Fes Apr 18 '06 
"So we got to see the King of Morocco!"
Fes, Morocco
journal-entry
Crazy Rainy Marrakesh Apr 22 '06 
Marrakech, Marrakech
hotel-review
Hotel Smara
"A bit family oriented but cute"
Marrakech, Marrakech
journal-entry
Windy Essaouira Apr 26 '06 
Essaouira, Morocco
hotel-review
Can't remember the name.....
"Best hotel we've been to, and for the same price (100Dh)! A "faux-guide" brought us there."
Essaouira, Morocco
journal-entry
Last Moroccan leg... Apr 29 '06 
Casablanca, Morocco
hotel-review
Chez Pascale :)
"Merci Pascale!!"
Casablanca, Morocco
journal-entry
We're back!!! Apr 30 '06 
Montreal, Quebec
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