UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2550 posts, RR: 33 Reply 2, posted (6 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3757 times:
aerdingus From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 2484 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (6 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 3537 times:
Me & MIAspotter having a few in Cafe L´arc in Girona, after the Corrfocs firework & demon display. I was a demon for the drink that night, having discovered it as only €1.50 for a glass of red wine...also amazing how I converse much better in Spanish when drunk...
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jetblast From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1198 posts, RR: 11 Reply 4, posted (6 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3510 times:
jetblueguy22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 2021 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (6 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3269 times:
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Me hopping around North Dakota a couple weeks ago!
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KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12025 posts, RR: 43 Reply 11, posted (5 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2918 times:
Quoting jetblueguy22 (Reply 9): Me hopping around North Dakota a couple weeks ago!
type-rated From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 4343 posts, RR: 20 Reply 12, posted (5 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2880 times:
Why is it we keep seeing pretty much the same people in this thread every month?
Fly North Central Airlines..The route of the Northliners!
type-rated From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 4343 posts, RR: 20 Reply 15, posted (5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2683 times:
I've contributed to these kinds of threads several times before, don't feel a need for additional exposure.
But thank you for asking.
Fly North Central Airlines..The route of the Northliners!
Braniff747SP From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 2618 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (5 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2562 times:
Not the greatest picture...
The 747 will always be the TRUE queen of the skies!
travelavnut From Netherlands, joined May 2010, 1380 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2492 times:
This is me (the one in the middle) and two friends in Mauretanië during a charity rally from Amsterdam & Antwerp to Banjul (going through Dakar) in Gambia. It took us 2,5 weeks and 7000 kilometers / 4400 miles of solid driving to get to the finish with our 2 1999 Renault Espaces (one of the rules was that the car couldn't cost more than a 1000 euro), we drove a week through the Sahara dessert, which was quite the challenge not having 4x4 But we made it, unfortunately we had to leave 1 car in the dessert after the engine broke down.
The map of our route below, and if you're interessent and can read Dutch, here is our report; http://www.loneriders.nl
A response we got often But we thought f*ck it, let's do this in the worst car possible and see if we make it
Mind you, all the electrics where fried at the end, before the start it already ran at least 260k in KM ( or 160k in Mi), but the engine was still going strong, as was the suspension. But next time I'd buy a 4x4, just so we can have fun in the dessert instead of 7 non-stop days of "are-we-gonna-get-stuck"-paranoia
sturmovik From India, joined May 2007, 264 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2408 times:
Quoting travelavnut (Reply 18): It took us 2,5 weeks and 7000 kilometers / 4400 miles of solid driving to get to the finish with our 2 1999 Renault Espaces (one of the rules was that the car couldn't cost more than a 1000 euro), we drove a week through the Sahara dessert, which was quite the challenge not having 4x4 But we made it, unfortunately we had to leave 1 car in the dessert after the engine broke down.
I don't have a picture to contribute to this thread, but that is just epic! Mad props to you guys, this is the kind of stuff I can only dream of! You should do a trip report (if you have done one already, I missed it)
Braybuddy From Ireland, joined Aug 2004, 5283 posts, RR: 35 Reply 23, posted (5 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1952 times:
Quoting travelavnut (Reply 18): This is me (the one in the middle) and two friends in Mauretanië during a charity rally from Amsterdam & Antwerp to Banjul (going through Dakar) in Gambia. It took us 2,5 weeks
Sounds an amazing trip, and would love to do it sometime. What's the political situation like in Mauritania now and how safe is it for travelling?
Now THAT is the picture of all pictures!
That is amazing!
Quoting travelavnut (Reply 18): This is me (the one in the middle) and two friends in Mauretanië during a charity rally from Amsterdam & Antwerp to Banjul (going through Dakar) in Gambia. It took us 2,5 weeks and 7000 kilometers / 4400 miles of solid driving to get to the finish with our 2 1999 Renault Espaces (one of the rules was that the car couldn't cost more than a 1000 euro), we drove a week through the Sahara dessert, which was quite the challenge not having 4x4 But we made it, unfortunately we had to leave 1 car in the dessert after the engine broke down.
Incredible road trip!
Did you write up a report or blog about this adventure? Would be great to read about that.
It's rare to hear about road trips in north Africa, especially coming from Europe.
Here is me and the infamous Sam Chui in Doha, Qatar.
Bring back the Concorde
25 Braybuddy: LOL! I'm hearing that in a Japanese accent. Look like you have little hard-on . . .
26 Superfly: Too much wasabi? No I'm just very big ... down there.
27 travelavnut: Actually very difficult to know for sure, we were told by officials "it was completely safe", but during our whole stay we were escorted by heavily a
28 Braybuddy: Hmmmm . . . it does sound a bit dodgy. At least you were esorted.
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