Meet The Monsooners To Syria!
No matter what happens, I am grateful to know I live in a world where even if I'm heading to a place like Syria, a wonderful group of great people would join me.What is life when 16 exceptional, self-actualized, forward thinking, culturally competent, and socially...
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“Nouakchott” Of Making It Out If I Miss My Flight! | Flying United Polaris (1-2-1 Config on the 787-10 From Brussels to NYC)
Not gonna lie, as punny as our blogpost title is today, it did jinx me: Royal Air Maroc just cancelled one of my flight legs home, so I had to rebook at the last minute via a Turkish Airlines alternative thanks to satellite internet...but hey, that comes with the...
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Missing You From “Atar” – Into the White Valley!
After an early breakfast in Ouadane we departed another drive out into the desert for Agrour to see some pre-historic paintings left there more than 6000 years ago. Do you see the imprint of the human hand underneath the sun?Humans? Aliens? After 20 minutes here, we...
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Not A “Ouadane” Soul In Sight!
After exploring Chinguetti early this morning we then headed off for a 1-2 hour drive into the Adrar region of Mauritania, stopping at isolated and lost cities of the Sahara where empires were founded and felled. Once upon a time these were important stops of the...
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Let’s Get “Chinguetti” Wit’ It, Na Na Na Na Na Na!
After disembarking from a train journey of a lifetime, we drove out towards a campsite outside of Choum by 1am and spent the rest of the night in our tents. The stars here are unbelievable. When the sun rose at 8am, we woke up to a picnic breakfast. After packing...
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MAURI-TRAIN-IA: The Ultimate Train Journey | The Mauritania Railway (“Backbone of the Sahara”, The “Iron Ore Train”, or “The World’s Most Extreme Railway”) | All Aboard the Choo-“Choum” Express!
(This post currently is still being updated as the internet improves here in Mauritania, check back for more videos and media!) Today we did a thing: We began in Nouadhibou where we picked up some supplies for the epic train journey ahead.If you're serious about...
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“Nouadhibou”-d Idea to Cross Over From Western Sahara to Mauritania!
After relaxing in Dakhla for 2 night, we drove to the border of Morocco and Mauritania early this morning. About an hour into the journey we suffered a flat tire, which luckily took about 30 minutes to sort out thanks to a friend of the driver's brother that was...
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Is There A “Dakhla” in the House?
A path lined by ghost towns, yet all filled with life. After 2 nights in Layounne we hit the road for Dakhla City at 9am. We stopped briefly at the one hour mark for large herd of wild camels to pass us: And about 3 hours into the drive we took a quick...
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Where Are We Next?
