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...
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...
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!
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 this experience, you should definitely pack goggles, warm blankets, scarves, some sort of...
“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...
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...
Daayyum, They’re “Laayoune” It Down On Us! (Reaching Western Sahara From Morocco)
Our plan yesterday: Why it's controversial (more on that later): Even more controversial? Our last night in Agadir . . . After nursing our hangovers and saying our goodbyes to Crystal, sorrowfully dropping her at the airport to...
Get Da Fuq “Agadir”!
After 2 days trying to give Marrakech a second chance and nearly giving up, this morning we drove on south to Agadir, with a one hour random stop at CrocoPark, a crocodile-themed park just outside of Agadir. Amusingly we took on an...
We Wish You A “Marrakech”-mas! (or Marrakech Me Outside and Marrakech My Ass!)
From Casablanca, we arrived into Marrakesh, Morocco’s third largest city that continues to teem with sights and sounds that emanate from its historical medina. Although a frustrating place to explore for many travelers as if the rest of the country learned its...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
