Nigeria, land of contraddictions #2
The green countryside of Nigeria After we left the Consolidated Brewery the real Nigeria finally started to appear. The Nigerian flag has green stripes, probably related to the main colour of the country, which is definitely...
Nigeria, land of contraddictions #1
A beautiful sight of Nigerian green countryside At the border with Benin, where the borders are not properly identified and the two countries mix together in languages, people and cultures, it’s difficult to say if...
In Benin, where the sun gently shines
“The Door of No Return” monument, Unesco heritage of Benin Leaving Togo and its friendly charm was not much of a shock as we got to Benin, which is almost its continuation, both geographically and socially. A...
Lomé and the smile of Togo
Stunning and neverending Togo beaches Even if it’s one of the smallest countries of Africa, Togo has been able to pleasantly surprise me and leave a trace in my heart. It’s certainly because of its amazing people...
A day at the voodoo fetish market of Lomè
Heads of all sorts of unknown animals are common at the fetish market There is a bit of everything at Lome voodoo fetish market; there is what you expect, like cows’ head bones or horses hair tails, and there is what you...
Shantaram, a book for travelling Africa
Shantaram, before and after my 1st two months in Africa Before I left Italy, early in January, I was looking for a book to bring with me to Africa. I didn’t have a lot of space and I knew I could bring only one, so I had...
Elmina, lights and shadows of African history
Elmina castle and its gorgeous location on the ocean It doesn’t seem possible that this tiny lovely fishermen village in the Southern coast of Ghana, in front of blue open ocean, with the most colourful harbour of the...
Ezile Bay, Ghana’s step to paradise
Getting lazy in paradise! After so many days in the jungle, without having a proper shower, sometimes without showering at all, and often without a lot of food, especially when we were in Guinea, it has been not only a relief...
A week in the mighty jungle: football and people (Part #2)
A bridge of the jungle It has been in the jungle that I have finally watched a football game with the locals…and, apart for the fact that my team lost, it was an experience itself. Football is everywhere in...
A week in the mighty jungle (Part #1)
In the jungle of Guinea everyday rains at 5pm! Leaving the heat of Conakry and slowly approaching the jungle has been refreshing. Truck life didn’t change much I rejoined the truck in Coyah after a week in the...
Conakry, crazy capital of Guinea
Conakry fishamrket on the ocean Conakry, the capital of Guinea, is so far the most African of all the places seen till now. In order to get to know a bit how everything works you need at least a week, as at the beginning you...
A ride with the Africans
Kids greeting us on the roads of Savanah Getting to Conakry has felt like getting a deep dive in the African vibes. While Senegal had been shocking bus also welcoming, with its sandy and blue shores, the African vibes with an...
The desert, its end and Mauritania
The road shining in the sun of the Sahara So it’s over. We are at the opposite edge of the Western Sahara. We made it. We crossed it all while it left a trace on this trip and in our hearts. It was good to spend 10days...
My 1st night in the Sahara
1st bush camping in the desert FEBRUARY 5TH, 2013 It is almost emotional the moment that the Moroccan landscape turns from green to brown and slowly start to loose it’s vibrancy to become spoiled, unveiled…...
Morocco, so far so good
Sunset on the Moroccan shores The smile of Morocco Morocco is revealing itself slowly and a charming warm place that loves to steal your heart and keep it hidden the labyrinth of its beauty forever. We left Fes at the...
Fes, the charm of ancient Morocco
Colours of the Tannery, in Fes DDirection : Fes Arriving to Fes the day after the celebration of Mohammed’ birthday, basically the Arabic Christmas, and entering the labyrinth of its old Medina, getting lost...
Entering Africa from Chefchaouen coloured doors
Spices in Chaouen old town My first step in Africa and in Morocco has been just glorious. Chefchaouen, the blue town, lost and hidden in the middle of beautiful mountain rages, has given us the best welcome ever to this...
Leaving Europe: Malaga
Malaga welcomed us with a Mediterranenan twist of colours and flavours! Malaga has been a warm and nice stop over with a lot of surprises. Its Mediterranean style didn’t astonished me Malaga narrow streets too much, as...
In the Sun! Spain, finally!
In Spain Finally in the sun! Getting to Spain has been definitely one of the best moment of the trip so far. Since we entered the country, together with the landscape and the language changing, the temperatures have started...
Crossing Europe, through cold and snow
In front of the truck We thought the cold was gonna be ended when we have left the ship, in Hirtshals, and that from there on it would have been better and better, crossing Europe and heading finally South. But we were wrong...
