Crossing the border from Nigeria into Cameroon takes a while, but in the end we manage to get through without any problems. We found Nigeria rather crowded and somewhat aggressive at times, albeit verbally, not...
We cross the border with Benin from Tamberma land and after some riding back and forth for the right stamps in our passports, we finally set off to the south. It is bloody hot again at noon and the sun has no m...
We enter Togo through a pretty small border checkpoint. They hardly see more than a few Togolese or Ghanese mopeds passing by every now and then. That means it’s going to be a bit of a struggle searching for th...
Duration: 45 min either side
Costs involvd: none
General impression: easy
Wli is just a very small border crossing but it is the shortest road to Kpalime if you visited the waterfalls.
Get your pa...
The first stop in Ghana is Mole National Park in the north of the country. If you want to spot elephants then this is the place to be so we were told more than once along the road. And elephants we saw, that mu...
Tom has recovered fine from malaria and the visa for Ghana are finally there. So it’s time to say goodbeye to Guillaume and the team from Le Pavillon Vert in Ouagadougou. We’re setting off to the Karfiguéla fal...
Duration: 20 min Burkina side, 60 min Ghana side
Costs involvd: none
General impression: easy
Leaving Burkina is simple. Getting into Ghana takes a little more time
About 6 km before the border: g...
The last few kilometers on our way to the Burkina border confronted us with some hard reality. Troubles in the north of the country with extremists and bandits pretty much ruined the entire tourist sector and t...
Getting visa on the road can be time consuming, expensive and frustrating at times. Especially when crossing Africa, it can be hard to get hold of that little needed piece of paper that gets you into that count...
After a two weeks rest in Bamako, we finally got Tom’s foot back into his boots, ready to move on. But where to? We had discussed the safety situation in Mali with quite a few people at the Sleeping Camel in Ba...
Duration: 30 min either side
Costs involvd: none
General impression: easy
This border crossing is easy
About 25 km before the border, in the town of Kiri: get your passports stamped by the Mali po...
It’s been a day or twelve now since I broke my foot after a crash on the piste. We both knew that someday, this would happen. It’s part of motorcycle adventure riding. It isn’t the first time that things go wr...