I love boats, and the colorful fishing boats that line Dakar’s beaches were what interested me in traveling to Senegal. Mosque of the Divinity sits above a beach covered in some of the most beautiful fishing boats I saw during my time there.
Africa
Lac Rose, Senegal
Lac Rose, located about an hour outside Dakar, has an algae in the water that turns the water pink. It also has a high salt content (equivalent to the Dead Sea), allowing salt to be mined and exported across West Africa.
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Africa
Goree Island, Senegal
Goree Island is a small pedestrian island off the southern coast of Dakar. The island is known for its role in the Atlantic slave trade, and houses several remnants including a museum in the former House of Slaves building. This was one of my favorite places in Dakar, and a welcome respite from the hustle
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Africa
Ngor Island, Senegal
Ngor Island is a small pedestrian island just off the northern coast of Dakar. It’s so close, you can see it from Ngor Beach and it takes just a few minutes by boat to arrive. You can explore the island on foot in around an hour, and then have lunch at one of the restaurants
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Asia
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The Mekong Delta is a maze of waterways outside Saigon in southwestern Vietnam. I highly recommend Mango Cruises.
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Central America
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Lake Atitlan is sits in a volcanic crater in southwestern Guatemala. Several interesting towns surround the lake and are easily accessible by water taxi. We stayed in Panajachel, one of the larger towns, at the Casa Colonial Hotel. I recommend visiting Santa Cruz la Laguna, one of the smaller towns — take a tuk tuk
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Asia
Pokhara, Nepal
Pokhara is located in central Nepal, close to the Annapurna Himalayas, on a lake with colorful fishing boats. If you’re in Pokhara, I recommend visiting Annapurna Eco Village, which has some of the most stunning views of the Himalayas.
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Asia
Ninh Binh, Vietnam
I hadn’t planned on visiting Ninh Binh, but it ended up being my favorite place in Vietnam, and an easy bus ride from SaPa. I love fishing boats, and there are tons of them there. Plus, there are green rice fields everywhere, goats, ducks, and wild horses. Very special place. I recommend staying at Mua
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Asia
Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou is a few hour train ride south of Beijing, and around two hours west of Shanghai. It sits on a picturesque lake and is an easy jumping off point to several tea plantations.