As Adam (Cut to Africa) has discovered it isn’t just about having the right guidebook for your trip, it might be for the correct region but if it isn’t up to date you may encounter some difficulties.

The post in question saw Adam and his travelling pals making their way through Burkina Faso. On arriving in Koudougou, after much pushing of the van they were travelling in and a cataclysmic spillage of sauce, getting a bed for the night proved a challenge,

“As our guidebook is from 2006 (the latest version, as so few people visit Burkina), a lot of the hostels we had chosen as places to stay had shut down, or in one case, had upped the prices dramatically”

As is often the way though the situation resolved, this time in the form of a volunteer house on the edge of town. And they even had time to head to the festival known as Nuits Atypique a Koudougou, which roughly translates as ‘Unusual nights in Koudougou’.

Adam has already posted 18 times in December alone, so there is plenty to read about if you’re interested in travelling to Africa. His experiences are invaluable to those looking to follow in his footsteps.