I’m almost a month into my travels and still hadn’t moved away from Bamako. Granted I’ve been to the Festival in the Desert and the Dogon country but the rest is all on hold. Even Teberemt, the nicest of all villages in Mali – home to my family – is still on hold.
Author Archives: Marko
Obamako
21 January 2010 – 15:28
There seems to be a quiet dissatisfaction regarding the lack of news from this side of the Mediterranean so here’s the briefest of the briefest of headlines – me happy. Very happy indeed. Just in the first two weeks there was so much nice, sweet and utterly good stuff happening to me that I started read more
Enjoying it yet?
4 January 2010 – 20:04
It’s my fourth day in Mali and up till now there was nothing but pleasure. Granted the start was a bit chaotic but the rest is pure joy. I had one real worry before setting off and it almost came to fruition. The only thing I did not want to miss was my connecting flight read more
Sensing the departure
15 December 2009 – 14:45
Story about dreaming of the departure to 4 months travelling in West Africa – 15 days before setting out. Travel bug bites.
Top 5 experiences in Mali
1 December 2009 – 20:08
There are many guides and lists detailing top 5 or top 10 must see sites in any single country or region. But rarely will you come across such lists that will not concentrate on most renoved monuments and crowded tourist places. I find most of those lists uninspiring and lacking either imagination or freshness. So here is my stab at producing a list with a bit more salt to it.
Festival au Désert concert pictures (2009)
24 November 2009 – 14:57
Concert photographs from the Festival au Désert 2009 in Essakane near Timboctou, Mali.
Festival au Désert concert pictures (2008)
24 November 2009 – 14:25
Concert photographs from the Festival au Désert 2008 in Essakane near Timboctou, Mali.
Festival au Désert concert pictures (2007)
17 November 2009 – 14:08
Concert photographs from the Festival au Désert 2007 in Essakane near Timboctou, Mali.
Festival au Désert
3 November 2009 – 11:09
Short history of Festival au Désert, Essakane, Timbuktu, Mali coupled with description and feeling of the place.
