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18 Sept 2026

Two motos stolen original ↗

11 Sept 2026

Too Many Things original ↗

10 Sept 2026

How did my 2025 go?original ↗

11 Jan 2026

2025

I am a postcard person now (and why you should be one too)original ↗

29 Jul 2025

Recovery Mode original ↗

16 May 2025

When we got the USAID money original ↗

12 Feb 2025

The 5 worst animals on the planet original ↗

20 Jan 2025

My two thousand and twenty five hopes and dreams and nightmares original ↗

6 Jan 2025

2024

A poem about doves and some other bird art original ↗

19 Sept 2024

Our One Star Review original ↗

14 Apr 2024

Culling the newsletter herd original ↗

12 Apr 2024

Wasn’t Senegal’s democracy supposed to collapse?original ↗

29 Mar 2024

My daughter’s breakfast original ↗

24 Mar 2024

2023

38 Things for 38 Years original ↗

18 Aug 2023

Mali on the verge of liberating Africa?original ↗

4 Jul 2023

Do you believe?original ↗

23 Jun 2023

Adventure as an art form original ↗

15 Jun 2023

Senegal on shaky ground?original ↗

6 Jun 2023

Dakar to Cape Town on two not-so-fast wheels original ↗

5 Jun 2023

I found a Malian, ceebu jën, and a cowboy hat in Mbour original ↗

2 Jun 2023

Manifesting Monday original ↗

30 May 2023

A typical day for me in Senegal original ↗

29 May 2023

My favorite father-son activity – widely frowned upon and illegal in some parts original ↗

19 May 2023

Africans dead at sea original ↗

12 May 2023

My Top 5 Favorite Birds original ↗

11 May 2023

One of many lovely things about Wolof original ↗

10 May 2023

Small town problems original ↗

9 May 2023

How I became obsessed with birds original ↗

8 May 2023

How my 6 year old convinced my 2 year old to eat a piece of fish original ↗

7 May 2023

Leaving Bamako, Starting a New Life, Resurrecting this Blog original ↗

5 May 2023

2022

Shifting Gears Without Dropping the Transmission original ↗

14 Dec 2022

A Privileged Pandemic, Coup d’Etat, Embargo, Global Collapse Life original ↗

20 Jul 2022

2021

Caipirinhas and Spike Proteins original ↗

25 Oct 2021

The Biannual Personal Life Update (v.Spring 2021)original ↗

15 Apr 2021

2020

All at Once: a View From Bamako, this Time with Added Political Crisis original ↗

21 Jul 2020

A View From Voluntary Lockdown in Bamako, Mali original ↗

18 Apr 2020

2019

End of 2019 Life Update original ↗

17 Dec 2019

Finding a New Sleeping Camel original ↗

14 Mar 2019

2018

Evicted original ↗

31 Oct 2018

A Few Thoughts from Pre-Election Bamako original ↗

24 Jul 2018

Bintou and Andre do America Round Two original ↗

7 Jun 2018

A Life Update from Bamako original ↗

7 May 2018

Guinea-Bissau is The Place: Photos and Words from Carnival and the Bijagos Islands original ↗

27 Mar 2018

2017

Dakar to Ziguinchor: 7 Days and 450 kilometers on 110 cc scooters with 5 clients original ↗

29 Dec 2017

From a Truck Filled with Cabbages to a 110 cc Scooter: Selling our First Trip original ↗

27 Dec 2017

Bintou and Andre do America original ↗

20 Dec 2017

Off to Senegal original ↗

22 Nov 2017

Where I will be for the rest of 2017 original ↗

6 Oct 2017

In Memory of Boukary Konate original ↗

19 Sept 2017

Raise your hand if you want to drive a Chinese scooter down the coast of West Africa original ↗

12 Sept 2017

Dry Your Water original ↗

25 Aug 2017

Pictures of life after the jakarta tour of West Africa original ↗

3 Jul 2017

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 5: Guinea-Conakry to Bamako original ↗

23 May 2017

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 4: Bissau to Guinea-Conakry original ↗

5 May 2017

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 3: Casamance to Bissau original ↗

11 Apr 2017

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 2: Dakar to Casamance original ↗

28 Mar 2017

The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 1: Bamako to Dakar original ↗

16 Mar 2017

Coming Soon: The Great Jakarta Tour of West Africa original ↗

1 Mar 2017

Plans for 2017 original ↗

14 Jan 2017

2016

Adding another link in the Timbuktu Postcard chain original ↗

27 Dec 2016

Welcome to the World, Andre original ↗

23 Dec 2016

What’s going on with Maliba?original ↗

26 Sept 2016

Behind the Scenes of Postcards from Timbuktu original ↗

24 Aug 2016

31 ounces of alomo bitters original ↗

20 Jul 2016

Jaunt to Maroc original ↗

13 Jun 2016

A personal update original ↗

1 Mar 2016

A new project: Postcards from Timbuktu original ↗

19 Jan 2016

2015

Attack in Bamako: Forcing an Explanation of Something We Don’t Understand original ↗

4 Dec 2015

Pictures from the last two months in Mali, Turkey, Bosnia and Croatia original ↗

6 Oct 2015

Soliciting Advice: Traveling to Istanbul, Sarajevo and Dubrovnik original ↗

4 Aug 2015

Travelers who have their heads up their asses original ↗

16 Jul 2015

My sheep, sail boats on the Niger, dance contests and other photos from Mali original ↗

10 Jun 2015

Getting Hitched in Mali original ↗

25 Feb 2015

No Turning Back Now original ↗

22 Jan 2015

2014

Pictures from my life in Mali original ↗

10 Dec 2014

One more time on the bus: new roads and ebola controls original ↗

26 Nov 2014

May we wake up one by one original ↗

22 Jul 2014

July Travel Plans original ↗

2 Jul 2014

Some thoughts on the World Cup from Abidjan original ↗

12 Jun 2014

Neglected Photos from Mali and Cote d’Ivoire original ↗

5 Jun 2014

The Phone Cabin World original ↗

19 May 2014

Saturday morning at the garbadrome, travel plans, customers that have had too much to drink original ↗

19 Apr 2014

Getting hitched original ↗

19 Mar 2014

Worrying signs in Mali and a bonus travel guide: Bamako on $2 a day original ↗

31 Jan 2014

Somehow all these things happened in 2013 original ↗

8 Jan 2014

2013

Observations after a month of running a restaurant in Abidjan original ↗

18 Dec 2013

Open for Business original ↗

6 Nov 2013

A Cocktail Shaker and 10 meters of Fabric in Adjame Market original ↗

3 Oct 2013

If this works, I’m buying a camel original ↗

20 Aug 2013

Venya 2.0: Creating a restaurant sur place in Abidjan original ↗

7 Aug 2013

Some thoughts about Mali’s upcoming election original ↗

22 Jul 2013

Red Roofs of Yop City Part III: Abbey and Jula original ↗

8 Jul 2013

Personal Update: Travel Plans for July and Updates on Abidjan Food Biz original ↗

29 Jun 2013

Welcoming Boubacar Traore to my family (of sheep)original ↗

24 Jun 2013

A Photo Essay: Bamako Taxi Interiors original ↗

6 Jun 2013

Why this can work original ↗

28 May 2013

SOS Democracy: how this came to be original ↗

14 May 2013

Losing my tubabu pass original ↗

2 May 2013

Dancing on the Roof of Nafaji original ↗

17 Apr 2013