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After completing graduate studies in Washington, DC, her home town, Mary Fitzpatrick set off for several years working in Europe. Her fascination with languages and cultures soon led her further south to Africa, where she lived for six years, working first on development projects in Mozambique, and later as a freelance writer in Liberia and Sierra Leone. In between, Mary has travelled in over 70 countries, including much of West Africa.

Née à Washington, DC, Mary a beaucoup voyagé en Afrique, en Asie et en Europe. Au cours de ses périples, elle a parcouru à pied les forêts tropicales reculées de Madagascar, visité les villages du Sahel dans des pick-up brinquelbalants, navigué en boutre entre les îles bordées de palmiers de l'Afrique de l'Est et circulé à bicyclette eau Tibet et dans le sud-ouest de la Chine. Ces six dernières années, elle a passé la plupart de son temps en Afrique, notamment au Mozambique om elle a vécu plus de trois ans. On lui doit les guides Lonely Planet Tanzania, Zanzibar & Pemba, Mozambique et Read this first - Africa. Elle a également contribué aux guides West Africa, East Africa et Africa on a shoestring.
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Source : LP West Africa p. 9; LP Afrique australe p. 8
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In many West African cities, check-in procedures are as much of an adventure as the flight itself, Conakry wins our vote as the airport with the most disorganised and chaotic check-in procedures, but every traveller probably has their own 'favourites'. Lagos is another notorious one. The fun starts from the moment you enter the airport. Underpaid security personnel, in an effort to subsidise their meagre incomes, often view the baggage check procedures as a chance to elicit bribes from tourists.
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Vegetarian as such is rarely understood in West Africa, and vegetarian restaurants are rare, although you can often find vegetarian dishes at Asian and Indian restaurants in capital cities. The main challenge is likely to be keeping some variety and nutritional balance in your diet, and getting enough protein, especially if you don't eat eggs and dairy products.
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Lest you get too paranoid, remember this. Considering the wealth of most tourists, and the unimaginable levels of poverty suffered by most West Africans, the incidence of robbery or theft in most countries in the region is incredibly low. Even a shoestring traveller's daily budget of US$ 15 a day is more than the average local labourer makes in a month.
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West Africa's wildlife is just that - wild. Respect the powers of nature, and keep a healthy distance between you and any elephant, lion, rhino or other wild animal that you may be lucky enough to encounter.
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Call it mystique or adventure, whatever, West Africa has a power of attraction which, despite its often rugged conditions, continues to entice travellers.
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