Travel quotes

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley

Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles

Ouagadougou

When to go to Ouagadougou ( Burkina Faso ) ?

Month	Sunlight (h/d)	Average T min (°C)	Average T max (°C)	Record T min (°C)	Record T max (°C)	Precipitations (mm)	Wet days	Rating
january	9	17	34	9	44	0	0
february	9	21	38	12	46	3	0
march	9	24	41	15	44	12	0
april	8	27	40	15	48	14	2
may	9	27	39	19	47	83	6
june	8	25	37	17	45	121	9
july	7	24	34	18	40	202	12
august	6	23	32	14	39	276	14
september	7	24	33	19	38	144	11
october	9	24	36	18	42	32	3
november	9	23	37	16	41	0	0
december	8	18	36	11	46	0	0

How to read the charts

For example: In january, you will get 9 hours of average sunlight in Ouagadougou and the overall temperature will vary between 11 and 46 (Celcius) in this area of Burkina Faso. Usually you shouldn't see more than 0 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Africa.

What to do in Ouagadougou : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants

Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou has almost one million five hundred thousand inhabitants. Economic and cultural center of the country, the city was founded in the 11th century, and its population is increasing since the arrival of the railway in the city in the 50s.

Located at the center of the country, it enjoys a tropical climate with a rainy season that starts in April and a dry season starting from October and with a very dry wind, the harmattan. In February and March he made the hottest with temperatures reaching 40 ° C.

The city is served by an international airport and a train from Abidjan. A bus can get around the city, but two-wheelers are the means of transport most used by residents.

Tourism is relatively underdeveloped, but you can find in the city one of the largest markets in West Africa, and attend the Panafrican Film and Television or the international exhibition of handicrafts.

Accommodation seen lately a very positive development with nearly 200 hotels, totaling just under 4,000 rooms.