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Dakar part 2 – Brunch to die for and Village des arts!
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Jun 2
Dakar part 2 – Brunch to die for and Village des arts! Originally […]
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Travelling from Banjul to Dakar – pt 1
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May 30
Travelling from Banjul to Dakar – pt 1 Originally posted 2023-05-30 Time goes […]
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Book review -The Outcast by Ousman Minteh
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May 29
The Outcast by Ousman Minteh ISBN: 978-9983-960-98-6 The outcast is a story about […]
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Gambia – Feeding monkeys
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May 28
Feeding monkeys I woke up to someone knocking the window again and I […]
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Family and Rebels
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May 20
Family and Rebels We went to visit the family. They only live like […]
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Off-season and Gambian food
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May 16
Off-season approaching in the Gambia The off-season is really starting here now. Not […]
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Arriving in the Gambia
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May 13
Arriving in the Gambia On thursday I finally arrived in the Gambia. The […]
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Book review – The Sun will soon shine by Sally Sadie Singhateh
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Apr 30
The sun will soon shine by Sally Sadie Singhateh Ok so I read […]
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Books by Gambian authors and books about the Gambia
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Apr 28
Hello darlings! 12 more days before i´m leaving Sweden and all the packing […]
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WHO in their right mind starts a blog in 2023?
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Apr 22
Hello Darlings! So WHO in their right mind starts a blog in 2023? […]
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Hello! I´m Salla, a writer, artist, traveller and jewellery lover! Join me on my journeys where I curiously snoop around the world and try to learn new things, often about ART, CULTURE and NATURE.