{"id":1035,"date":"2011-02-04T17:07:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2014-08-25T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T15:42:33","slug":"photo-friday-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Friday: Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most amazing places in the world is also one of the most overlooked. Mali is a large country in West Africa with a diverse and friendly population. They love their history, their culture, and especially their music. Here are some photos to tempt you into visiting.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Update: a lot of you have been asking about Mali. You can read about our experiences and adventures in this amazing West African country here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/mali-come-and-understand\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mali: Come and Understand<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1044\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/dogon-village\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1044\" title=\"Dogon Village\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_3783-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Dogon Village\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A village on top of the cliff, Dogon Country, Mali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/girl\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042\" title=\"Dogon Girl\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_3513-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Dogon Girl\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dogon Country, Mali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/market-day\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1043\" title=\"Market Day\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_3624-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Market Day\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dogon week only has 5 days. Many of the villages have a weekly market every 5 days, and are named after the day of the week when they host the market. (Many of the Dogon villages have the same names.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/djenne-monday-market\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1041\" title=\"Djenne Monday Market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_3079-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Djenne Monday Market\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the weekly Monday market in Djenne, Mali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1040\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/img_2999\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1040\" title=\"Clay Bricks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_2999-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Clay Bricks\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most buildings in Djenne, Mali are made from clay bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1039\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/foosball-table\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1039\" title=\"Foosball Table\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_2851-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Foosball Table\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This might look weird, but in Africa we saw Foosball tables all over the place. They are all outside on the street, and most are surrounded by kids and adults.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1038\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/img_2812\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1038\" title=\"The Well\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_2812-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"The Well\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A well in a small village near Segou, Mali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1037\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/malian-girl\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1037\" title=\"Malian Girl\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_2708-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Malian Girl\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finally, she smiled for my photo. (Segou, Mali)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1036\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/photo-friday-mali\/peanuts\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1036\" title=\"Peanuts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_2661-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Peanuts\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man sells peanuts at the market in Seqou, Mali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"morelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/estimate\/Mali\">Travel costs for Mali<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most amazing places in the world is also one of the most overlooked. 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