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Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
We are on our way to Ségou, Mali's second largest city in modern times, but before we get there we stop in the old Ségou; Ségou-Koro which is half an hour's drive ahead.
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Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
The morning starts chilly at The Sleeping Camel in Mali's capital Bamako, breakfast consisting of those eternal boring baguettes with honey or jam. The coffee is good so it curls on the tongue and the bisap juice with ginger is delicious. Bisap is made from the flowers of the roselle hibiscus and contains a lot of nutrients.
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Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
The travel warning is written in angry red at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: travel advice in the weeks before travelling to Mali. Swedes are urged to leave the country, warned of kidnappings and armed attacks. I see the country that has been at the top of my bucket list disappearing into the periphery.
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