I have moved to Chile! To keep informed on my stories from South America, please look at my new blog, dances with llamas. I may add one or two final pieces here about The Gambia…but most new stu… more →
Just In The Gambiajitg wrote 9 months ago: I have moved to Chile! To keep informed on my stories from South America, please look at my new blog … more →
jitg wrote 10 months ago: At last! Sorry for the delay. Here is the final chapter telling the story of our West-African over … more →
jitg wrote 11 months ago: On arrival in Bobo-Dioulasso we made our way to a cheap hotel and were given a room with no windows. … more →
jitg wrote 11 months ago: The boy helped us locate the police station, hidden amongst houses in a back street, and we requeste … more →
jitg wrote 11 months ago: Question: How do you leave a country in which you have lived for two years, and to which you might n … more →
jitg wrote 11 months ago: I’m back. Actually its a week since we arrived home in the UK – I should have told you e … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: We are still in Ghana. We did not spend a night up a tree – we were denied that possibility! B … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: So we made it! We have arrived at our destination, kind of. We crossed via a mountain route from Tog … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: Our bus from Ouagadougou rolled through the day and through the night, depositing us in Accra early … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: Justin and Louise have arrived in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. We had to delay here a c … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: another quick update… We travelled yesterday from Mali to Burkina Faso and have arrived in Bob … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: A brief brief update. We spent consecutive nights in Basse (Gambia), Tambacounda (Senegal) and Kayes … more →
jitg wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I took a bush taxi to work and had my knees crushed. There is never much room between the … more →