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West Africa
July 3, 2026

Dakar, Senegal

The restaurant worth the flight

‍La Calebasse in Almadies for lunch on the water.

The meal you ordered

‍Thieboudienne, the national dish done properly. Order it and nothing else.

The hotel you'd go back to

‍Terrou-Bi on the seafront. Pool, beach and a short run to the airport highway.

The thing most people miss

‍ Take the first ferry to Île de Gorée, before the day-trippers arrive.

How can you pay there

‍ Mobile money, Digital wallet

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Fatou S
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