Waking up at 5 in the morning is not my hobby at all. Not even at 7. I’m not a morning person and that’s it! I hardly wake up at 7.30 in my everyday life. However, during all the time spent in Gambia I woke up only at 5 and 7 a.m. without any trouble (the thirst for seeing new places and things! in addition, when it comes to travel the world, I was born ready to go). Read more
In the 13th century, on the Gambian territory of our days were living the tribes Wolof, Fulani and Malinke. In 1455, Portuguese explorers discovered the Gambia River, and later, in the 17th century, British traders settled in these territories. Currently, Gambia is a mixture of tribes, each speaking its own language: the majority tribe is Mandinka (38% – this tribe founded the empire of Mali as well), Fula (21%), Wolof (18%), Jola (4, 5%) – the current president (who just lost the elections from December 2016) belongs to this tribe and other smaller tribes. Read more