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A stable country of famous history empires and seemingly endless deserts, Mali is on of West Africa’s most fascinating destinations. A land of contrasts, from the arid inhospitable deserts of the north to the green and tree-lined savannahs of the south, Mali offers a wealth of sites for adventure travellers. Despite its size, the highlights [...]
Festival in the Desert is a world-renowned, three-day music festival held in the desert village of Essakane, about 45 miles northeast of the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali. Music lovers travel from all over the world to experience this exotic, one-of-a kind event in the Sahara Desert.
any Tuareg tribespeople attend Festival in the Desert, [...]
After tumbling off a car on rent one should make certain that the billing starts from that time. This is because there are a number of agencies that charges on 24 hour clock system. This happens even if the renting was finished in less than 24hours per day. Internationally there are discounts that are proffered [...]
f you like to go to the cinema to see the latest films, there are a number of cinemas dotted around Bamako of varying degrees of comfort. Last week we went to see the new Harry Potter at the Babemba cinema here in Bamako. This cinema is a good option if you want to see [...]
Like a lot of buildings in Bamako, this low Sudanese style market could do with a lick of paint, if only to highlight its presence in the clutter of numerous surrounding pavement stalls. Enclosed within its walls are a variety of workshops and stalls all producing and selling local handicrafts.
The quality of the workmanship [...]
The days when Timbuktu was a fabulous and virtually impossible to reach city are now gone. Nevertheless, in my opinion, it is still a very intriguing place, and spending time exploring it revealed several attractions that are worthy of attention.Perhaps the single greatest pleasure of spending time in the area is wandering around, and getting [...]
Virtually every house in Zebala is built from mud brick. The bricks are then plastered over with a mud plaster to make the outside smooth. A corrugated tin roof is then put on top. All the houses are interlinked by passages and walk ways. It’s very difficult to decide where one family unit’s set of [...]
It’s a glorious riot of activity, colour, and noise, that’s what it’s like. Not unlike most markets in Mali in fact. What makes this market special is the imposing backdrop of the Grande Mosquée, which makes up the whole of one side of the market square. The other buildings surrounding the square, with their curvaceous [...]