Taken whilst on assignment for B-Spirit (Brussels Airlines, inflight magazine) – Walking the entire coastline of The Gambia, with photographer, Jason Florio HJF
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Blessed by a Marabout – spiritual healers, Koranic scholars – in West Africa
‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush – 930km African odyssey‘ 2009 When we stayed with Alkalo, Fatou Dansu (one of only 5 female chiefs, at the time, in The Gambia), in the town of Basse, we met a strange, yet intriguing, old man called Mr Bah. Outwardly, he reminded me the obsequious UriahContinue reading “Blessed by a Marabout – spiritual healers, Koranic scholars – in West Africa”
Friday Photos: Laughter & Joy – The Gambia, West Africa
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” – Mark Twain Top: Image © Helen Jones-Florio – Swimming in the River Gambia, Karantaba, The Gambia, West Africa. Taken whilst on the ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey‘ Bottom: Image © Helen Jones-Florio – Kembujeh village, The Gambia,Continue reading “Friday Photos: Laughter & Joy – The Gambia, West Africa”
Urban drift and ‘the back way’ – the effect on one small West African village
Kemoto Point, The Gambia, West Africa – ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey‘ January 2013 Paddling up, in our two foldable canoes, towards the shore of Kemoto Point, we could see that our arrival was not going unnoticed – we were being closely observed by a dozen or so young kids, andContinue reading “Urban drift and ‘the back way’ – the effect on one small West African village”
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