Getting around in Lagos — Lagos, second day I could see that the supply of electricity was a problem in the area. At this point, it had been on only for about an hour or two during my first day. We had slept outside. I have my portable mosquito net tent with me, and I slept in that…

Flight from Dakar to Lagos — Travel from Dakar and arrival in Lagos Finally I was on my way to Nigeria! Truth to tell, I didn’t have much motivation for going other than the usual “it was there.” Since I was going to be “in the neighborhood” by first visiting Mauritania and then working in Ghana, I wanted to see more of West…

[Exact quotation from somebody on Craigslist] — As I sat down to write this story about a Craigslist interaction, a thought came to mind: I couldn’t possibly be the only person writing on Medium about Craigslist, could I? So I checked. What a revelation! These stories could be a book. A 1,000-page book! There is no end…

These cities are easy to get to from their more famous and more popular neighbors. If you visit, you’ll find a slower pace, fewer tourists, and greater orientation to locals than to tourists. — Friendships with locals have driven my return visits As I look at these somewhat off-the-radar places that I have enjoyed visiting multiple times, I see that they have one characteristic in common: delightful friendships with people who live there.

Mostly Helsinki, with a day trip to Turku — Day 4 This morning I woke up at 6:30 and then was able to get back to sleep for two hours, which felt like a huge accomplishment. I felt like I was finally able to make some decisions about my visit here, so I booked my onward ferry trip to Tallinn, Estonia…

Flight, arrival, first three days — Reykjavík to Oslo to Helsinki and the arrival without luggage I flew to Helsinki by way of Oslo after having spent a week in Reykjavík. On the day of departure for Helsinki, I was up at 04:00 to get ready for the day’s journey. The two main choices for getting to the airport at Keflavík were the flybus and the…

I’m curious to see what others have to say about these, too! — When I read fellow Globetrotter Erie Astin weigh in with responses to questions offered by Linda Ng, she motivated me to give my own, as follows. What’s your best overall traveling hack? Whenever possible, I buy a local transit pass that offers unlimited rides during a specified period of time. They frequently exist for 3, 5…

I am easy to please when it comes to my dining habits — Many thanks to Michelle Teheux, who consistently offers enjoyable reading filled with good humor. Her piece from two days ago inspired the thought process for me to write on this related topic. I hope you will show some love to Michelle by reading hers first: Nobody Buys Groceries Now Some people would starve while surrounded by ingredientsmedium.com

A wonderful visit, until the last-minute robbery — Though it was my tenth visit to France, it was my first time in Marseille. It was also the first time during this trip that my partner Kevin and I were visiting a place where I had never been before. Tuesday The TGV (high speed train) trip from Paris took about…