Tag: Dakar
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Sailing Away From Dakar
#flathal #flatstanley #dakar #senegal Flat Stanley and Flat Hal noticed the Sahara Dust in the air when we were in Banjul, The Gambia. In Dakar the dust was still present in the air. The effect was more subtle in some respects, or perhaps we were in fewer situations where the light was catching on it,…
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Pierside Fun in Dakar
#flatstanley #flathal #dakar #senegal Sometimes Flat Hal and Flat Stanley have walked four or five miles in port, or gone on an eight hour tour — in other ports it felt like an amazing amount of fun came right to the pier! In Dakar lots of locals came and set up displays of local crafts…
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Dakar, Senegal — April, 2025
#flathal #flatstanley #dakar #senegal Dakar is a large city! The city proper is home to over a million people, and the surrounding metropolitan area pushes the population closer to four million. The city seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see — with a vast cargo port. Interestingly, our captain mentioned the water…
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Useful travelers Vocabulary for our day in Dakar, Senegal.
French, the official language, and Wolof, the most widely spoken local language, especially in Dakar. #flathal #flatstanley #dakar #senegal Greetings are very important in Senegalese culture and often extended. Pronunciation: In Wolof, ‘x’ is like the ‘ch’ in Scottish ‘loch’ or German ‘Bach’. ‘ë’ is a neutral vowel sound. ‘j’ is like the English ‘j’.…