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Eclectic Living
Looking out the window of a big tour bus I found this couple to represent everything in Dakar: bright colors, happy faces, traditional transport, a NY baseball cap and a horse-drawn cart. Life is hard in that city, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Dakar, Photos, Travel, World Cruise
Tagged bright colors, Dakar, happy, horse-drawn cart, NY baseball cap, photos, poverty, scarcity, Senegal, tour bus, traditional
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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Dakar
These photos show the beautiful fruits and vegetables that are coaxed out of the ground around Dakar. I have no idea where they are grown in this hot, sandy desert environment. The government has to plant trees to keep the … Continue reading
Posted in Dakar, Travel, World Cruise
Tagged basket, clothing, Dakar, desert, environment, fruits, government, Lake Retba, melons, photos, Pink Lake, plastic, sands, Senegal, traditional, trees, turban, vegetables, woven
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African Color
This woman represents the vivid color of African culture as she walks on a saline path through piles of salt extracted from Lake Retba near Dakar, Senegal. Many women carry goods on top of their head either in traditional baskets … Continue reading
Posted in Dakar, Photos, Travel, World Cruise
Tagged African, basket, color, culture, Dakar, Lake Retba, modern, native crafts, photo, posture-perfect walk, rainbow, salt, Senegal, traditional, traditional baskets, village, wares, women
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A Glimpse of Dakar
The winter winds are howling and the world is snow and ice. Let’s visit a warm place in western Africa: Dakar, Senegal. This country is trying climb up into modern times, but in the countryside life is simpler, and unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in Dakar, Photos
Tagged basket, carry-all, countryside, Dakar, modern, new, old, photo, plastic bucket, poor, railroad, Senegal, traditional, warm, western Africa
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Modern and Traditional
Casablanca is an interesting place to watch people. Clothing is a mixture of modern and traditional, modest and less modest. The city is modern with plenty of cars and traffic, but there are enclaves of the old tucked in among … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Photos, World Cruise
Tagged "Hubba Hubba", balconies, Casablanca, cigarettes, clothing, English, gentleman, hijab, laundry, modern, modest, Morocco, Muslim, photo, taquiyah, traditional
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