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Senegal Travel Podcast with Fatou Diop · Thursday · 10 min

The Last Day, the First Big Storm

Fatou spends her final full day in Dakar in a city holding its breath before a violent thunderstorm, packing up her new apartment, savouring one last plate of thieboudienne, and taking stock of everything a week of teranga has taught her. She checks in on the CIE card, wrestles with the BRT app, and closes out the arrival arc with a rooftop view of the rain. Episode 6 of Senegal Travel Podcast with Fatou Diop. Fatou Diop is in Dakar, Senegal. Places in this episode: Grand Yoff, Plateau, Médina, Tilène Market, Soumbédioune Fish Market, KOTAO Coffee. Covered: CIE card waiting period, Dakar Dem Dikk ticketing upgrades, BRT app and digital payments, Hivernage storm experience, Wolof greetings and language practice, Departure preparations and reflections. Chapters: 00:00 Grand Yoff 00:44 Plateau 03:28 Fish market 05:44 KOTAO Coffee 06:27 Rain on window 07:43 Quiet room A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #SenegalTravel #DakarLife #Thieboudienne #WolofLanguage #TravelAfrica #DakarFood #SabarDrum #RainySeason #ExpatLife #AfricaVisa #SenegalGuide #Teranga #CIECard #DakarDemDikk #GrandYoff #Soumbédioune #Hivernage #Dakar2026 https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/senegal/

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Fatou spends her final full day in Dakar in a city holding its breath before a violent thunderstorm, packing up her new apartment, savouring one last plate of thieboudienne, and taking stock of everything a week of teranga has taught her. She checks in on the CIE card, wrestles with the BRT app, and closes out the arrival arc with a rooftop view of the rain.

Episode 6 of Senegal Travel Podcast with Fatou Diop. Fatou Diop is in Dakar, Senegal.

Places in this episode: Grand Yoff, Plateau, Médina, Tilène Market, Soumbédioune Fish Market, KOTAO Coffee.

Covered: CIE card waiting period, Dakar Dem Dikk ticketing upgrades, BRT app and digital payments, Hivernage storm experience, Wolof greetings and language practice, Departure preparations and reflections.

Chapters:
00:00 Grand Yoff
00:44 Plateau
03:28 Fish market
05:44 KOTAO Coffee
06:27 Rain on window
07:43 Quiet room

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#SenegalTravel #DakarLife #Thieboudienne #WolofLanguage #TravelAfrica #DakarFood #SabarDrum #RainySeason #ExpatLife #AfricaVisa #SenegalGuide #Teranga #CIECard #DakarDemDikk #GrandYoff #Soumbédioune #Hivernage #Dakar2026

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/senegal/

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