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Tag: West Africa

Philimena - Liberia vlogger and contributor to Wanderful on a beach
  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Travel

Local Tips for Traveling to Africa for an Epic Vacation

  • Posted byby Royda "Philimena" Urey
  • October 12, 2020
  • 7 minute read
  • 1 Comment

The vast continent of Africa is so massive, it is larger than the United States, China, and Brazil combined. There are 54 countries (and, no, not one of them is…

budget-hotel
  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Travel Tips

West Africa on a Shoestring: What to Expect from a Budget Hotel

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • July 28, 2015
  • 4 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Sometimes you just don’t know what you’ll get! Image by Flickr user John Stavely. I’ve stayed in hotels all across Togo, in addition to making shorter trips to Burkina Faso,…

Pendjari-National-Park
  • Posted in
    • Africa

Budget Safari in West Africa: Journey to Pendjari National Park

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • June 23, 2015
  • 4 minute read
  • 2 Comments

The author en route to the heart of Pendjai. Image by Mark Hanss. This March I took time off from volunteering in Togo to visit Pendjari National Park in neighboring…

long-distance relationships
  • Posted in
    • Travel Tips

Can Love Travel? Tips for Long-Distance Relationships

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • April 28, 2015
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Image from Pixabay.  Sustaining a relationship across the miles is not most people’s idea of the ideal situation, but for lovers of international travel, sometimes circumstances and opportunities necessitate a short-…

  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Global Lifestyle

Tailor-Made: How to Get Your Own, Custom Pagne Outfit

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • December 23, 2014
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Health clinic employees celebrate Togolese Labor Day, May 1, with a set of matching pagne. Image by Winter Heath. Why Get a Tailored Article of Clothing? In big cities and…

how-to-survive-a-bush-taxi
  • Posted in
    • Africa

Traveling with Goats: How to Survive Your First Bush Taxi Ride

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • November 25, 2014
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

When there isn’t room inside the bush taxi, people improvise. Image by Alison Griner. Your first experience traveling in a country where bush taxis are a mode of transportation can…

  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Global Issues

West African Villages Don’t Have Closets: Coming Out (or not) in Rural Togo

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • May 27, 2014
  • 2 minute read
  • 0 Comments

To come out in the savanna. Image courtesy of Chelsea Clarke. Why would a lesbian want to live in West Africa, anyway? Months before my departure for a two-year-long volunteering…

  • Posted in
    • Africa

Make Your Own Net: Tips for Conquering the Unknown and Finding Adventure

  • Posted byby Monica de Pinto Ribeiro Hancke
  • June 22, 2013
  • 4 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Make your own travel safety net by getting prepared! Image from moneymagpie.com. As I write this, 9 days, 216 hours and  1,3140 minutes separate me and Guinea-Bissau in West Africa,…

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