Tag Archives: Niger

Last Stop, Shanghai!

Posted on August 8, 2010 by rsiminkas

August 8, 2010 Shanghai The past few days have been a whirlwind.  We left Tibet with a heavy heart and went to re-visit Chengdu.  It certainly has changed a lot since we were there last.  Things are now barely visible … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 47

Posted on September 27, 2008 by rsiminkas

105 Degrees 5pm in the shade After successfully completing our pirogue trip on the Niger River, we accomplished everything we wanted in Niger and made our way over to the border with Mali.  We entered with no problems; it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 45

Posted on September 25, 2008 by rsiminkas

Yesterday we arranged for a ride in a pirogue with the hotel.  We met with the guide at 7 am.  First we had to walk through the city to get to the banks of the Niger River to where the … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 44

Posted on September 24, 2008 by rsiminkas

Nobody slept a wink last night it seems.  Between the fierce heat and the raucous pub crawlers, we decided to change locations and get a proper hotel.  We packed up and demanded the 1,000 CFA change they owed us from … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 41

Posted on September 21, 2008 by rsiminkas

We left Zinder fairly late and arrived in Maradi for lunch.  While we were in the local hotel/restaurant we met a group of consultants for the UN.  It was not a surprise to see such a large presence of foreign … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 40

Posted on September 20, 2008 by rsiminkas

Today we visited the very sorry Sultan’s Palace. It appeared to be an impressive mud bricked structure from the outside but was stark and crumbling in the inside.  We lingered outside for a few minutes trying to get information on … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 39

Posted on September 19, 2008 by rsiminkas

Things went surprisingly smoothly today.  We travelled to the border on a road that, of course, did not correspond with the three different maps that we have on hand.  Well, at least we arrived at the correct crossing point just … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 38

Posted on September 18, 2008 by rsiminkas

Today was a relaxed day; the only thing on the agenda was to pick up our passports from the Nigerien consulate.  David spent the day doing maintenance on the car.  Kano has a lot of different ethnic restaurants.  On the … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 37

Posted on September 17, 2008 by rsiminkas

Today was LONG.  It was an early start so we could get to the Nigerien consulate before they close at 3.  It didn’t matter about waking up early, nobody slept well anyhow.  Our swanky hotel had no electricity or running … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 36

Posted on September 16, 2008 by rsiminkas

Where to begin?  We left this morning at 5:30 am.  We tried to follow the roads on the map, which didn’t actually work out but a nice guy on a motor bike led us to the right road.  We got … Continue reading →

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