NIAFUNKE: crossing #1:

it was worth the haggling and the $10 to get across the Niger River...as we thought the 'new' road awaiting us on the other shore was our ticket home...

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3-hour tour: Part III

January 8th 2006
Our ‘last’ few hours of adventure: Well, we thought we were quite the stuff, the first 20 kilometers out of Tomboctou on our Michelin-mapped road. Smooth, loose gravel road. Decent weather. New stocks of water and biscuits in our daypack, to last us the few hours we thought we had ahead of us. We made our first turn-off uneventfully, the road right where Mister Michelin told us it woul ... read more

Africa » Mali

The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in... ... read more

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