Trailing Ivy

Concluding chapter one

First mission: drive to Ghana and store Ivy for rainy season ✔️

Aug 21 • 

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July 2025

A different feel in Ivory Coast

Seeing people out socialising felt like a novelty

Jul 15 • 

Paula Dear

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May 2025

Mysterious mask festival

A lucky happenstance in Ivory Coast - just don't ask us to explain what was going on

May 29 • 

Paula Dear

9

16

Reclaiming the travel joy

Restorative times in Liberia

May 9 • 

Paula Dear

18

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April 2025

Accidents

A terrible ending to our time in Sierra Leone

Apr 26 • 

Paula Dear

10

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A taste of normality in Freetown

Staying (mostly) still in Sierra Leone

Apr 20 • 

Paula Dear

17

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On a high

Experiencing Guinea's majestic Fouta Djallon

Apr 3 • 

Paula Dear

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March 2025

Oh my, Guinea

Where we embrace the gnarly

Mar 15 • 

Paula Dear

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February 2025

Island life in the Bijagós

Hard to believe such unspoiled places still exist

Feb 23 • 

Paula Dear

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19

A delightful detour

Why we're glad we didn’t judge Guinea Bissau by its problems

Feb 9 • 

Paula Dear

19

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January 2025

Wild about The Gambia

Fulfilling a life-long desire to see chimpanzees

Jan 21 • 

Paula Dear

17

17

In 'real' West Africa

Feeling the vibe shift in Senegal

Jan 9 • 

Paula Dear

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