Some of the images from my trip to Timbuktu during the autumn of 2001.
Mauritania, Senegal and Mali.
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- Roads Mauitanian style
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- The land that tarmac forgot
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- Nouâdhibou harbour
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- Nouâdhibou rail station
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- Mauritainian children
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- Riding the empty ore train
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- Economy class travel
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- Choûm
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- Iron ore dust everywhere
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- Crossing the Sahara on bike
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- Some of the better parts
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- Two fellow French travellers
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- Goats in the distance
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- Nomads in the desert
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- Soft sand
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- What a contrast!
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- On my own now
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- Early morning traffic
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- Shop in Nouakchott
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- Basic accommodation outside Nouakchott
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- Typical road vehicle
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- Waiting to cross into Senegal
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- What! no camels
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- Typical village scene on my arrival
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- My host for the night
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- Senegal village scene
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- Happy and colourful villages
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- Senegal market day
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- Mobile shop!
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- River activity
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- Boabab tree
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- Village chief
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- Delvelopment in progress
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- Senegal village
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- Women at work
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- Cattle at water-hole
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- Washday queue
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- At the head of the queue
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- Three young goat-heards
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- Wildlife - Baboons
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- Young boabab tree in flower
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- Crossing the border into Mali
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- River scene at Kayes
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- Into the unknown
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- Getting worse
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- Work in progress
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- Taking the train
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- A bit chaotic
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- Big river on route to Bamako
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- View from the train
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- Train station in Mali
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- My fellow travellers
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- Bamako train station
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- Cotton harvest in progress
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- Mali village scene
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- Dogon village
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- Construction site Mali style
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- River traffic at Mopti
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- River Niger
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- River transport on R. Niger
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- Bike lashed to top of pirogue
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- Arrival at Timbuktu
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- The main entrance to Timbuktu
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- This is a road
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- Timbuktu
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- Looking smart in clean white shirt
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- Made it!
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- I'm here
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- Looking the part
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- Main Street Timbuktu
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- Busy traders
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- Not much to write home about
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- View from the hotel
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- Posing on hotel roof
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- Ferry out of town to cross R. Niger
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- Drive into the river.
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- Watch out for crocs
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- Mopti - bike on top of bus
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- Preparing bike for aircraft
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- The only wrapping machine in Mali?
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- Supportive family