Backpacking in Mauritania🇲🇷: Riding The Iron Ore Train From Choum to Nouadhibou

“Runaway train never going back. Wrong way on a one way track” – Soul Asylum. Having watched many Michael Palin documentaries down the years, I always envied his journeys. He did them in mostly pre-internet days. Back thence, visas were tough and we needed to be embassy-loyal. Booking accommodation could, at best, be organised by…

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Friday's Featured Food: Katxupa De Carne in Praia, Santiago Island, The Cape Verde Islands

Friday’s Featured Food: Katxupa De Carne in Praia, Santiago Island, The Cape Verde Islands🇨🇻

Friday’s Featured Food: Katxupa De Carne in Praia, Santiago Island, The Cape Verde Islands I have been to a few islands off the coast of Africa down the years. Notably, Robben Island in South Africa (on the Nelson Mandela tour), and The Seychelles. April 2022 meant a first trip to the Cape Verde Islands. I…

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