Mali travel stories

Sahara - 1999

www.palkiewicz.com IN THE LAND OF THIRST Our aim was to cross the Sahara on foot, like the explorers of former times. No air-conditioned Land Rovers, or other mechanical aids, would be employed: ...

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Africa: North to South, Part 2: Mali and Niger

Mali We crossed the border having checked out of Mauritania the previous day, there was nothing to mark it, and continued on to Nara, giving a lift to a local man on his way to the market for the ...

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Mali stopover

http://www.markspark.com/ One final spine-shattering ride across the border of senegal and into the western most part of Mali - Keyes (known as the hottest town in Africa). Over-exposed to heat an...

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1992 Diary - Africa (Part 1)

On the evening of Sunday 26th January my best mate, Mark, drove me from London to the port of Felixstowe, where I was scheduled to begin my 9 month Trans Africa expedition! I entered the P&O Pa...

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Bamako, Mali 29 November 2000

We diced with death on the road leading down to Dakhla and the border. Single track for long stretches it's a case of who has the biggest car and the strongest nerve when you meet oncoming vehi...

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