In the Well Trained Girls! post, I promised there would be more to come from Sheba’s first visit to the Baobab forest of Mirrah (see Sheba & the Baobab Forest). Well, somewhere between our picnic under the trees and our encounter with the zebu calf herd, a man rode by and asked if I wanted [...]

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Five… Four… Three… Two… One…………………… Although I don’t know for sure how many days it’ll be until we all get to go back home to Africa, I do know however that it won’t be long now and we’re working very hard to head south! For more skies around the world, click here!

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“Girls, over here! …Perfect!” “Now, look sideways!” “Look up? …Awesome!” “Now Sheba, what do you think of your human?” “Perfect, girls!” All shots above were taken during Sheba’s first visit to the ancient baobab forest of Mirriah… More to come!

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One of my favourite places on earth is the ancient Baobab forest of Mirriah, with its mix of century old baobab, palm and mango trees. Situated 25 km from our Zinder home, we normally go by car (although horseback riding is an option too during the cooler winter months). When Staffan & Inger (the chairman [...]

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Last week, I went for the ride of my life when Karin and I decided to amble all the way to Mirriah and back – a 50 km journey all in all. Not knowing exactly the capacity of our horses, we decided to have a long lunch in Mirriah’s beautiful baobab forest together with Anette, [...]

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There are few things I love as much as the Niger bush. Having shown you the Zinder bush so many times, I wanted to take you to another part of Niger. When Hanna, Anette and I had the opportunity to visit Liz in her village, not only did we go camel riding (beginner’s level!) but [...]

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The last excursion that we did with Hanna before her departure last week was a morning picnic to Mirriah’s ancient Baobab forest. Having heard so much about it, Hanna was eager to go despite the heat, and so on Sunday morning, we set off for a morning adventure, picking up Liz at the Peace Corps [...]

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A woman and her baby heads back to their village after their weekly visit to the market of Mirriah To meet other people of the world and get a glimpse of their corner of the world, visit My World.

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This past weekend, we had Monday off due to Easter and hence the opportunity to head out on a 24 hour excursion to visit Illami and his new owner Liz in their village in the bush! On Sunday morning, we packed my mother’s Suzuki with four girls and a fair amount of luggage (you’d be [...]

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As most of you already know by now, Mirriah is one of my favourite places in Niger. It is an old village with an ancient heritage, rich in century old Baobab trees and known for its vegetable gardens. Situated 20km from Zinder, it is a place I love to go to for a Sunday excursion, [...]

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The ancient Baobab forest in Mirriah is one of those exclusive places where you could just spend days as a professional photographer and enjoy your finds… First of all, the forest in itself is impressive, regardless of the weather, but then there are all these people going back and forth. Here a man on horseback, [...]

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Two Sundays ago, we drove 20 km east to a little town called Mirriah. It is one of those amazing places with an impressive Baobab forest that is several centuries old. As we were getting out of the car, heavy clouds were approaching, letting us know that rain was on its way! My sister: “Look [...]

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After having visited the market, we headed out to the infamous century old Baobab forest – another of my top 20 Niger places. The perfect place for a picnic, where you can lie in the shade and watch the people pass by… It was wonderful! And it all ended with a photo shoot of the [...]

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Mirriah is not only known for its market place however; in fact, it is even more known for its huge Baobab forest. These trees were sowed a very long time ago and are of great value to the families that owns them. During the rainy season, they produce the much desired Baobab leaves (that are [...]

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This morning, we drove to Mirriah; a small community situated about 20 km from east of Zinder. The journey took more than half an hour however, because the roads were so deteriorated and the Suzuki (which is not mine…) did not want to end up in every other hole… Sunday is the market day of [...]

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