aerdingus From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 2485 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (6 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3550 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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Braniff747SP From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 2625 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (5 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2575 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 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2505 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 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2421 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, 5285 posts, RR: 35 Reply 23, posted (5 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1965 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.
travelavnut From Netherlands, joined May 2010, 1380 posts, RR: 5 Reply 27, posted (5 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2000 times:
Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 23): What's the political situation like in Mauritania now and how safe is it for travelling?
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 armed "Gendarmerie". So that took a bit away from the officials credibility
I must say in the beginning I was bit apprehensive, but apparantly you can get used to just about everything. Even being escorted by some AK-47 and RPG waving idiots...
We stayed away as far as possible from the current politics (with the president being shot only days before our arrival), which wasn't that difficult as wel slept most of time in the Sahara
Quoting Superfly (Reply 24): Did you write up a report or blog about this adventure?
Actually I did, and from what I've heard from the readers it was even a bit funny. Unfortunately it's all in Dutch, but the Google Translate versions are pretty decent (especially part 2);
PS: the first translated line from Part 2; Here I am, I finally have a little man to feel, at the edge of the pool...". No I wasn't glad I could finally touch up a dwarf, it should have read; Here I am, finally feeling human again
Braybuddy From Ireland, joined Aug 2004, 5285 posts, RR: 35 Reply 28, posted (5 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1949 times:
Quoting travelavnut (Reply 27): 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 armed "Gendarmerie". So that took a bit away from the officials credibility
I must say in the beginning I was bit apprehensive, but apparantly you can get used to just about everything. Even being escorted by some AK-47 and RPG waving idiots...
Hmmmm . . . it does sound a bit dodgy. At least you were esorted.
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