BURKINA FASO, DAY 1
Flying into Ouagadougou it appears so much bigger than Bamako, which surprises me as fewer people seem to have heard of it. Anyway, passport control was a breeze and coming out of the airport all seems fine and well. My driver was waiting in the car park and the hotel, Siri Suma is located just 10minutes away, ideal!
WHERE IS BURKINA FASO?
LOGISTICS
I checked in and asked the owner (very helpful French guy) if he could arrange the driver to take me to the Niger embassy and to my surprise he knew exactly where it was. A lot of the problems here in Africa are logistical and normally operating hours and procedures don’t apply so you always have to do plenty of research before arriving.
THE HEAT
Traffic doesn’t get any better in Burkina Faso as everyone just does as they please. It’s no problem sitting in traffic but the heat just kills you. It’s already 42*C and my phone and watch have already turned themselves off, I don’t think I’m that far behind them!
NIGER EMBASSY
The embassy experience went well as I had all the French forms filled in for me at the reception. I was then taken to the consul who issues the visas and said come back on Thursday…..my flight was on Wednesday! After a little pleading to get it by Wednesday lunchtime she said no problem….Africa isn’t so bad is it?
NEXT UP
After a siesta and the dodgiest burger I have had, its time to check out the city where I’ll see the worst zoo in the world. Click to read.
SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
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This post is part of the West Africa Series, pt1, click to explore or for episode 1 click here.
To watch the video of my trip, head to my highlights on my Instagram.
