Dakar - tips.. .. .1. Take LOTS of dollars, everything has to be paid for in hard currency - including bribes.. .. .2. Try to avoid carry large ammounts of cash!. .. .3. Don't drink the water - don't even clean your teeth with it as it carries Hepatitis A.. .. .4. Get lots of jabs b4 you go, Hepatitis and meningitis included.. .. .5. Don't go out at night, stay in the hotel.. .. .6. Stay in a good hotel.. .. .7. Don't go in the first place!