During our first visit to Mauritania in December 2010, much of the country was off limits. Needless to say, we were really excited to revisit 13 years later to see how much it had changed. The border crossing from Western Sahara into Mauritania took a tedious 7 hours and we were happy to finally get…Continue reading Mauritania
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Morocco
Morocco is an easy country to revisit and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing how much some of our favorite spots had changed since our last visit. Tangier helped kick off our Moroccan adventure and we marveled at the difference from 22 years ago – the incessant touts harassing tourists in the labyrinth medina are long gone…Continue reading Morocco
United Arab Emirates – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Liwa Oasis & Al Ain
When we heard that Madventure was going to be running their first ever Arabian Peninsula overland tour, we were intrigued and wanted to sign up immediately. The 64 day exploratory tour started in Dubai and ended in Cairo. The United Arab Emirates was our first stop on this epic adventure and we decided to fly…Continue reading United Arab Emirates – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Liwa Oasis & Al Ain
Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan
Tunisia. What an amazing country! We spent 2 weeks doing a whirlwind trip around this petite North African nation and had an absolute blast. After arriving and exploring Tunis, we visited Dougga, an ancient Roman city which is a UNESCO world heritage site and deservedly so. Next up was the Bardo Museum, one of North…Continue reading Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan
Namibia
Wonderful Namibia, how we love thee! We’ve had a marvelous time in tourist friendly Namibia, indulging in several adrenaline based sports such as quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, and hiking. In four weeks, we visited Ruacana Falls (magnificent waterfall straddling the border to Angola), Opuwo (a great base to see Himba tribes), Etosha National Park…Continue reading Namibia