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Yearly Archives: 2009
Crossing the Sahara
After a quick stopover in Atar to restock supplies and try to buy some more local currency, we set off across the Sahara Desert to the coast. With a GPS it was a breeze but I can only imagine how … finish reading Crossing the Sahara
Posted in Africa, Mauritania
Tagged ANU, Australia, bad, bird, car, city, desert, happy, love, Mauritania, national park, park, photo, road, tour
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Terjit Oasis
After a week of seeing nothing but sand, we could have easily mistaken the Terjit Oasis for a mirage. Mirage or not, the oasis is hidden in a long valley where the high rock formations channel water through a small … finish reading Terjit Oasis
Posted in Africa, Mauritania
Tagged beautiful, car, food, highway, life, lunch, Mauritania, night, road, tent, village, water
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Chinguetti and Ouadane
Every overlander coming down from Europe said we had to visit the towns of Chinguetti and Ouadane. They are both enclaves that cling to life in some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet. Both towns sit on top … finish reading Chinguetti and Ouadane
Finished grad school, now what?
Hello Everyone, Rasa and I have just finished graduate school at Australian National University and are back in the States until April 2010. I graduated with a master’s in Environmental Management and Development and Rasa with a master’s in Applied … finish reading Finished grad school, now what?
Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar
After the worst border crossing of our trip, which you can read about in Rasa’s Blog, we truly arrived in the Sahara Desert. We made a quick stop in Nouakchott, the capital, to restock and then headed deep into the … finish reading Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar
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Tagged Africa, beach, border crossing, desert, Europe, Famous, fish, fleet, happy, hospital, love, Mauritania, Middle East, night, Rasa, sky, sleep, sunrise, tea, tent, worst
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