Gambia
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
A fort in The Gambia that was instrumental in stopping the slave trade has been given a new museum, the Daily Observer reports.
Fort Bullen was one of two forts at the mouth of the River Gambia, placed there in 1826 to stop slave ships from sailing out into the Atlantic. ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
The World Wide Web is saturated with amateurish blogs created by people who'd be lucky to command the devoted readership of their immediate family members, let alone the wider public. There are scores of blogs managed by Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) and while many of them ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Every year thousands of tourists flock to Stonehenge, the iconic stone circle on Salisbury Plain, England. While so much attention is focused on this site, especially with the recent discovery of another monument near Stonehenge, people often forget there's more than a ...
by Andrew Evans (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
You were a cheerleader, you dated a cheerleader, or you hated the cheerleaders. As I recall, that's how high school worked.
Thanks to travel PR, that same primeval paradigm lives on long after graduation. That miniskirts-shouting-slogans thing still works, whether you're ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Last year was a bad year for travel in most places, but a continent that has generally been overlooked by the majority of travelers is seeing boom times--Africa.
Africa is the only continent to see a rise in tourism last year, up 5 percent when most other places felt the ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
We all know the global recession has hit the tourism industry pretty hard, but smaller countries off the beaten path are feeling it worse, and are less able to bounce back. The Gambia is the smallest nation on the African mainland and has a modest tourism industry based ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
There have been discussions about breastfeeding and travel on Gadling before. Breastfeeding on an airplane, in particular, has come up as a subject with many opinions. Here's my take. I was reminded of my breast feeding days when I saw a woman with a two-month old at the ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Reading about Jason Biggs recent experience being attacked by a monkey in Gibraltar reminded me of my own attack by a monkey. Okay, okay, so it only bit me on my thumb. Lightly. The bite barely broke the skin. But, it did give me anxiety later when I had a brief moment of ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Cyberjunkies face a serious problem when going to Africa--most countries have slow and unreliable Internet service. I've been encountering this problem myself as I try to set up my upcoming trip to The Gambia. Luckily for some countries, a new high-speed fiber optic cable ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
So you're at home this summer. Your vacation budget is bust. Sure, there are backyard barbeques with friends and family stretching out into summer, but that tropical vacation feels long gone.
Or perhaps, you have never been on a tropical vacation. Perhaps a tropical fruit ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Last night on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno's musical guest was James Taylor. Before Taylor played, Leno told the story about why he picked Taylor to do the honors of Leno's last show farewell. He said that as he was moving to California to give himself a shot at big time show ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Here at Gadling we'll be highlighting some of our favorite sounds from the road and giving you a sample of each -- maybe you'll find the same inspiration that we did, but at the very least, hopefully you'll think that they're good songs.
Got a favorite of your own? Leave it ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
When Aaron asked in his post for "Words English needs but doesn't have," I thought of a Wolof word to add to the list, but I don't know how to spell it. enday san? n'day san?
The word is used for expressing sympathy, but much more than an "I'm sorry." It's like a ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Whoa! Wait a minute. How can that be? Where have I been? I keep thinking I have more freedom of movement about the world than I actually have. Here's one more place I can't go.
I just read that at the Phoenix Country Club women are not allowed in the men's grill room where ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Wildlife one comes across in ones travels is one way to know you've arrived somewhere new. In Singapore, it was the geckos that climbed on our walls to take refuge behind the artwork.
In The Gambia, it was the pouch rats that jumped over the corrugate fence in my back yard ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
The news of the recent ferry accident in the Philippines reminded me of the many ferries I've taken in my travels. The journey across the wide mouth of the Gambia River between Banjul, the capital, and Barra, on the side of The Gambia where I lived, comes to mind the most. ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Today I helped a Japanese friend of mine clean a turkey. She and her family are moving back to Japan in two weeks after three years of living in the U.S. She's not too thrilled with the move since she fits well into life here. Plus, there's the turkey.
As we pulled off the ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Two of my favorite possessions are drums. One is a talking drum that used to belong to a friend of mine, a renowned griot in The Gambia. I made a trade to get it. What I offered: a bed, a thermos, and a new drum form. What I got: the drum and memories of Ebou playing it at ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
We've written about Rick Steves before. Neil hates him. (Not really, just jealous as all get out) and Aaron explored Steves' guidebook writing know-how. Not long ago, Justin put some light on Rick Steves' rap talents, or lack thereof. I catch Rick Steves from time to time on ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Every Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia was given a copy of the book Where There is No Doctor: A village health care handbook so we could find the answer to our prayers in its pages. When one lives off in a village without easy access to medical help, one has a lot of ...
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