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Getting to The Gambia

[ Serrekunda, The Gambia ] Greetings one and all, and Ramadan Kareem! I’m writing you from Serrekunda, The Gambia, where I’ll be staying a few more

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Urban Life: Dakar

[ Dakar, Senegal] Bonjour Transglobalistes! Today is my 10th day in the capital–so far a fantastic experience. I have been piecing together places to stay

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Off the Map. At Last.

[ Saint Louis, Senegal] Late on the afternoon of March 25th I found myself in Diawling National Park, running out of daylight and boxed in by

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Take Shelter

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] The ride south from Atar into Nouakchott was…hot. The first day found me in a small oasis named Terjit, where I met a

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Not Far to Atar

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] The second day out of Choum was short but very sweet. A day of interactions and discovery, starting with finding a communal well

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Leaving Choum

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] It’s 3:35am, the train is gone, and I’m standing alongside the track alone, in the dark. My trusty Black Diamond headlamp picked this

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Riding the Rail

[ Nouakchott, Mauritania] After a full ten days holed up in Nouadhibou, the Grand Adventure into Mauritania’s interior began when I hopped one of the world’s

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Next Level

[ Nouadhibou, Mauritania] Unlike Morocco’s 90-day entry stamp, Mauritania issues a 30-day single-entry visa by default. My current plan is to use them all, unlike most

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Mauritania!

[ Nouadhibou, Mauritania] Hello All, and Greetings from… The Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA WooHOO! I arrived late yesterday afternoon at the border to No Man’s Land–a

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