Africa

Gamble on the Gambia

Cruising into a crossroads town with no plan, no cash, and no lodging. A couple of hours yielded new plans, new cash, and new lodging—plus a few words…

Dec 4, 2024 • Jack Willis

No Fools in The Gambia

Though flows of goats puttered back and forth across the border, we found it a bit harder to make our way from Senegal to The Gambia and back again.

Dec 1, 2024 • Jack Willis

For Whom the Bell Tolls

In a country where it’s normal to wake up around five in the morning for prayer, I was taken aback—then enamored—by a molasses-slow approach to Sunday.

Oct 25, 2024 • Jack Willis

Le Petit Marabout

I can’t read Arabic and have never claimed to be able to. That did not shield me from accusations of laziness and incompetence from a five-year-old…

Oct 12, 2024 • Jack Willis

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