3 articles tagged with cameroon
The taxi driver looks at me quizzically when I tell him my destination. *Garoua? Pourquoi?* Why indeed. As the third-largest city in Cameroon's northern region, Garoua rarely makes it onto traveler itineraries, overshadowed by the country's coastal areas and wildlife...
As an anthropologist who has spent decades studying commercial exchanges across cultures, my relationship with Douala, Cameroon's economic powerhouse, has evolved from purely academic to deeply practical. The city presents a fascinating case study in how traditional West African commercial...
The crimson dust of Bamenda's roads has a way of permanently embedding itself into your travel memories—much like the warm smiles of the Grassfields people. Having spent decades traversing the globe in search of authentic cultural experiences, I found myself...