Mali / West Africa
Like an exquisite sandcastle formed in a harsh desert landscape, Mali is blessed by an extraordinary amount of beauty, wonders, talents and knowledge.
The heart of the nation is Bamako, where Ngoni and Kora musicians play to dancing crowds from all ethnicities, while in the Dogon country villages still cling to the cliffs as they did in ancient times.
Further west, Fula women strap silver jewellery to their ears and their belongings to donkeys, forming caravans worthy of beauty pageants as they march across the hamada (dry, dusty scrubland).
And in the northeast, the writings of ancient African civilisations remain locked in the beautiful libraries of Timbuktu, until a new dawn comes for Mali, and they – and it – can be rediscovered by travellers.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mali/introduction
The heart of the nation is Bamako, where Ngoni and Kora musicians play to dancing crowds from all ethnicities, while in the Dogon country villages still cling to the cliffs as they did in ancient times.
Further west, Fula women strap silver jewellery to their ears and their belongings to donkeys, forming caravans worthy of beauty pageants as they march across the hamada (dry, dusty scrubland).
And in the northeast, the writings of ancient African civilisations remain locked in the beautiful libraries of Timbuktu, until a new dawn comes for Mali, and they – and it – can be rediscovered by travellers.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mali/introduction
Thursday, May 4, 2017 11:59 PM
My finger is okay, but it is swollen around the finger tip.
I will go to Bamako today then to Nairobi on Sunday night then on Monday I go to Bangui.
I don't have plans yet for Chad. What is Melanie's contact information?
My visa for Chad is good until August 6.
My finger is okay, but it is swollen around the finger tip.
I will go to Bamako today then to Nairobi on Sunday night then on Monday I go to Bangui.
I don't have plans yet for Chad. What is Melanie's contact information?
My visa for Chad is good until August 6.
Saturday, May 6. 2017 / 11:57 AM
I arrived in Bamako yesterday and visited the city today.
Tomorrow, I will go and visit the village.
I arrived in Bamako yesterday and visited the city today.
Tomorrow, I will go and visit the village.
Kenya Airways 513 / KQA513 / KQ513
BKO BAMAKO, MALI / NBO NAIROBI, KENYA
SUNDAY 07-MAY-201707:06PM GMT / MONDAY 08-MAY-201704:57AM EAT
6h 51m total flight time
BKO BAMAKO, MALI / NBO NAIROBI, KENYA
SUNDAY 07-MAY-201707:06PM GMT / MONDAY 08-MAY-201704:57AM EAT
6h 51m total flight time
From Budapest to Bamako / Mali
Two men hike to the Hand of Fatima, Mali, West Africa.
These giant sandstone towers are found along the southern border of the Sahara Desert, Mali.
The Hand of Fatima rock formation contains the tallest freestanding sandstone towers in the world.
These giant sandstone towers are found along the southern border of the Sahara Desert, Mali.
The Hand of Fatima rock formation contains the tallest freestanding sandstone towers in the world.
Timbuktu, Mali West Africa
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April 10. 2017 / 5:19 AM
After going to the Mali border, they said I can't get visa at the border. So I returned 12 hours to Ouagadougou. I wasted a day and $40. Now, I can either fly to Brussels for $93 or I can take another bus for $20 and pay the border $40 to extend my transit visa (because tonight my 3-day transit visa expires). That means I'll spend $60 to go to Mali. I bought my visa for Mali for $110 (for 1 year multiple entry). I was thinking to take a break and come back again later.
After going to the Mali border, they said I can't get visa at the border. So I returned 12 hours to Ouagadougou. I wasted a day and $40. Now, I can either fly to Brussels for $93 or I can take another bus for $20 and pay the border $40 to extend my transit visa (because tonight my 3-day transit visa expires). That means I'll spend $60 to go to Mali. I bought my visa for Mali for $110 (for 1 year multiple entry). I was thinking to take a break and come back again later.
April 10. 2017 / 4:26 AM
to meI went to Mali border yesterday, which took 12 hours and then they said I can't get visa at border. I had to return to Ouagadougou. I will get my visa for $115 in 3 hours from now. But, my transit visa for Burkina Faso expires tonight. If I try to go overland again, it will cost $20 for bus and then $40 for expired visa. So I might fly home to take a break and go to Mali later.
to meI went to Mali border yesterday, which took 12 hours and then they said I can't get visa at border. I had to return to Ouagadougou. I will get my visa for $115 in 3 hours from now. But, my transit visa for Burkina Faso expires tonight. If I try to go overland again, it will cost $20 for bus and then $40 for expired visa. So I might fly home to take a break and go to Mali later.