March 9, 2026 – Dakar / Abidjan Arrived from Dakar. The only toubab on the plane.Visa-on-arrival procedures: nearly two hours. Riad,…
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Hello everyone, Yes, I’ve been on a break for a few months. But the restart is coming soon. I’m…
“Africa is hard.” These words were spoken by someone who knows what he’s talking about: he was born in…
In recent days, I haven’t been feeling great. First, there was a drop in my blood pressure accompanied by…
Baptiste y yo conocimos a Juan en una pensión del pueblo de Tomboliya, en el sudeste de Guinea. Cuando…
I crossed from Ghana into Togo via a bush track in the north. It was quite an adventure, to…
When are you going to write a second book? A question I’ve often been asked. At least at one…
Hello everyone! I’ve just settled one of the last – very big – files I had to deal with…
I’m sitting at a table in a small, low-rent house that serves as a restaurant. The walls are made…
2018/2019 - Centrale Asia, Essential Reads, Pakistan, Press, Travel diaries
In the shadow of the Prince
An unknown Pakistan. Sitting next to me, the Prince opens his umbrella. Not that it’s raining, quite the contrary.…