Cote Divoire - Writings of a Professional Traveler

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I am hiding in a "Love Hotel" a short taxi drive from the Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Airport. The country and culture has become a game of dice, it is not possible to predict which way the dice will lan ... Read More ...



Warning: Please read this with caution, I am in a semi-war zone in the country of Ivory Coast, West Africa and under great stress. Ivory Coast girl using BlackBerry Bold with "online" BBTran La ... Read More ...



I am trying to keep the Blog post light and happy because it is not safe to report what is really happening here in Cote d’Ivoire, a.k.a. Ivory Coast, West Africa. I will soon be out of the danger zon ... Read More ...



When Bah, my Ivory Coast girlfriend was leaving Ghana, she gave me a Bra, a Ring, then labeled a Stuffed Animal with her name. I looked at her bewildered, "Why give me a Bra?" She insisted ... Read More ...



If you could live anywhere you wanted, where would you live? If you had enough money to live anywhere, where would you live? If your wife or husband did not refuse to come, where would you go? Thes ... Read More ...



One of my goals in life is to wake up surprised and happy everyday, I want to look forward to getting out of bed. I love this frozen ginger drink, it cost 50 CFA, which is 10 cents US, it is m ... Read More ...



Yesterday, Wade Shepard, the owner, and travel Blog writer for VagabondJourney.com published a discouragingly honest explanation of Travel Blogging. This is a post reeking of frustration, discourageme ... Read More ...



On Monday February 24, 2011, a baby boy was born in Grand Bassam to a special friend of mine here in Cote d’Ivoire a.k.a. Ivory Coast. The mother work is to sell prepaid credit for cell phones, yo ... Read More ...



Si une idée n'est évidemment pas bon, alors dire nonThis is the story of how a 100 Dollar apartment somehow became 1000. I never realized how sleepy, sedentary and set in my ways I was until I inse ... Read More ...



When I offend a reader, it is possible to say, I was not politically correct. When you offend a dictator you can be killed, erased, or the regime will correct the offensive problem. I am here in Ivory ... Read More ...



Compromise happens when enough is enough, and hopefully before the last straw breaks the camels back. I need two fans; it is not easy to share one floor fan with two people. I want to sit at the table ... Read More ...



As I suspected it is still possible to use a Bank Machine in Cote d’Ivoire to extract money from a USA Bank. However, I am safe whether banks are open or closed for six months. I reviewed the ... Read More ...



Yesterday, I traveled from Takoradi, Ghana to Elubo, Ghana to get my exit stamp. The local Elubo taxi drivers and their commissioned bag carriers swarmed me; they all wanted to take me either acro ... Read More ...



Ivory Coast Election 2010 Similar to the USA, people immigrate to Ivory Coast because it is the economic success story of West Africa. Ghana people move to Ivory Coast, it is estimated that 25 perc ... Read More ...



Six Abissa Videos from Cote d’Ivoire Here are six videos explains a week of party in Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire called "Abissa," a NZema tribal tradition. This is more of a masquerade party, ... Read More ...



The Nzima Festival called "Abissa" is vibrating this sand bar I am living on, the drums make the earth move. There is a heaven and earth amount of energy being exerted; this is like trance dancing on ... Read More ...



Many countries serve sliced pickles at every meal. However, I cannot give away a Cornichon Pickle here in Grand Bassam. The Cote d’Ivoire people seem to despise them, I say to them, "Pas de probleme, ... Read More ...



The Art of Travel in West Africa Truly, I have no clear explanation of what that title is suppose to mean, yet I know this, it is cliché enough to be said by a Travel Writer, we are the champions of ... Read More ...



Saying Hello and Smiling First in Africa A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. - Robert Baden-Powell 1857 - 1941 - British soldier and founder of the Boy Scout movement. My new ... Read More ...



Ivory Coast Friends Take Care of Me My computer cord broke this week, this week; my Ivory Coast friends helped me find a new one, while I read my book at the beach. "Behind every great man is a wo ... Read More ...



Eating Ivory Coast 10 Dollar French Fries Video of what has to be the most expensive order of French Fries in my life, here in Ivory Coast last week. I told Deborah, I do not like Alacole the Fried B ... Read More ...



Finding a Little Genius in Everything I had an exceptionally enjoyable day yesterday in Cote d’Ivoire; I mean it was inspirationally an A+. Including the beach, a book, a movie, small black children ... Read More ...



West Africa Acculturation and Acclimatization I am doing my best to become African when important or possible, more or less I take the good off the top of Africa, and leave a few "Indiana Manners" in ... Read More ...



The Kids of Ivory Coast West Africa This is amazing, suddenly my life is full of small children, they are everywhere, and they invade my world in wonderful ways. My Hotel "Las Palmas" is managed b ... Read More ...



9/11 is Tall Poppy Syndrome Note, I recommend you do not read this small rant; it will bore you to tears. Hello, I was walking through the village here in Africa, suddenly a parade of brightly dr ... Read More ...


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