Luggage and bags: Backpack, simply
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: One of the best things about Mali and West Africa in general is that you can quickly, cheaply and enjoyably get clothes made to order, there on the trip. You blend in better to the country and make friends along the way. Quick skirts, pants and shirts are inexpensively made in a day or two.
Written May 27, 2004
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Backpack, simply One of the best things about Mali and West Africa in general is that you can quickly, cheaply and enjoyably get clothes made to order, there...
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A large town? No, it is rather a very large village. When you climb one of the very few storey building, you can see the whole Bamako. You are well in Bamako, not in Holland. As far as you can see,......
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Most people visiting Mali just pass though Bamako on the way to Timbutou or Dogon country. But, to my mind, and I'm biased because I live here, Bamako is one of the nicer cities in West Africa. Small,...
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If you arrive In Mali with an international flight, your acquintance with Mali starts in the capital, Bamako... Bamako is a lifely city with a lot of cars and motorcycles. In central Bamako south of...
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During the summer of 2006 I spent 6 weeks in Mali, 5 of which were in the capital, Bamako. We stayed in the dorms of the University of Mali, near Badalabougou. I ended up joining a local club team to...
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Bamako is usually the starting point of your trip to Mali, as most planes arrive there. It has nothing really not to miss, maybe the market is a good place to wander around and do some shopping, and...
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