Welcome to Episode 14 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I’m still a…
Podcast #013: Travel in West Africa (Part One)
Welcome to Episode 13 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Again, this pod…
Podcast #012: International Borders
Welcome to Episode 12 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I actually issued…
West Africa and The Atlantic Slave Trade
I’ve alluded to this before, but remarkably, as Brits, we don’t really learn too much about…
Introduction to Voodoo in West Africa
Voodoo. It’s a word with a certain … image, cultivated by American gothic horror films mixed…
Kingdoms of West Africa
Before arriving in West Africa, I knew almost nothing about its history or its kingdoms. I’d…
Podcast #011: Crossing Borders
Welcome to Episode 11 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I’m aware it’s…
Five Days in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is not the most common destinations for tourists. In fact, I’m fairly certain the…
Crossing Borders in West Africa
I made four border crossings in West Africa on my adventure – I wrote a specific…
Visiting Ghana’s Mole National Park
Africa. To the average Brit, the very name invokes images of vast grasslands, plains with shrubberies,…
What to Expect when Backpacking in West Africa
West Africa isn’t generally the first place on the average British backpacker’s itinerary, but as you…