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Travel to West Africa in 2018

Welcome to my first BLOG.  Tell me what you think! I am looking forward to traveling around West Africa in the very near future. It has been a  couple of years since I visted this facinating destination - Time to return and I would love to have you go along. My travel expereinces have been in Senegal and The Gambia, Mali, Benin, Togo and Ghana. My first trip to Senegal and the Gambia, gave me a lasting vision of the slave trade days,  by the visit to Goree Island. Is was humbling to SEE and hear the story of how my forefathers were sold into slavery and shipped from this Island. I have returned with clients and each time their is a differenct level of knowledge gained and feelings of emotions - but great lessons learned. A more fun thing is visiting the markets, shopping and people watching Colorful dress, attire and mannerisms.  A great place to hone your bargaining skills. The continue ground trip to The Gambia was to see and visit the descendants of "Kuta Kinta" from t