Brendan's Adventures

Thanks to an issue shipping Anne Murray on the train to Franceville, I fell behind.  I fell way behind.  Now normally, being a little bit late in travel isn’t exactly a bad thing, it means you’re having too much fun to move on.  However, when I applied for my visa for Congo in Yaoundé, Cameroon I hadn’t [...]

The Gambia welcomed me with a warm smile and a couple of friendly handshakes.  As soon as I entered the country’s border posts I had a feeling I was going to like the country.  The security people all spent their time laughing and joking with me; and the process crossing the border was smooth.  However, [...]

I read a couple pieces about getting a visa for Mauritania in Rabat online before doing it myself but most of the information was out of date or unclear so I thought I’d give an update on how it went for me. Just so you know, you can get a visa in your home country, [...]