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RE: Biking from Marocco and follow the west coast down to Negeria

by iviehoff 14 May 2012

When worrying about personal security in W Africa, you need to worry also (at least) about Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. Liberia isn't at…
RE: Swiss woman kidnapped in Timbuktu

by Euridice 01 May 2012

The Tuareg are not a homogeneous group of people, just like most people in most countries do not all vote for the same political party…
RE: Swiss woman kidnapped in Timbuktu

by daviddaoud 16 April 2012

See this from AFP: Swiss Woman Abducted in Mali's Timbuktu http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-woman-abducted-rebel-held-north-mali-local-214508…
RE: Swiss woman kidnapped in Timbuktu

by flamejd 16 April 2012

Maybe you should look at what the MNLA already prevented from happening: http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20120416-mali-plusieurs-occidentaux-ex…
RE: Swiss woman kidnapped in Timbuktu

by markharf 16 April 2012

That's a very black-and-white view of things you've got. After the previous incident (attack on tourists in a café in Timbuktu) did you…
RE: Lucky Escape For Brits in Timbuktu

by flamejd 10 April 2012

Good for them...
RE: Lucky Escape For Brits in Timbuktu

by witek35 08 April 2012

Yes,the only thing that is not good is that this information confirms that the bandits from Aqim have the control of the center. But I…
Re: Team of US Troops Remain in Mali, as Stability Continues to Deteriorate

by owadavid 06 April 2012

Bit of an error in that article....it says: The leaders of the military coup are holding onto power in the south – even declaring sharia…
RE: Lucky Escape For Brits in Timbuktu

by katonatours 06 April 2012

Thanks for the story Owadavid. I think it is better that the british embassy flys them back home. Thanks to the National Movement for…
Lucky Escape For Brits in Timbuktu

by owadavid 05 April 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9186987/British-couple-in-dramatic-Timbuktu-escape.html
Live from Timbuktu

by amandab33 04 April 2012

Having been inspired by Guy at Sleeping Camel's live blogging from Bamako, I just helped a friend in Timbuktu set up a blog so he can…
Re: Blogging on situation in Mali

by Nassy 02 April 2012

I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu and festival au desert. Though recent events make me wonder if Mali will ever be safe enough in…
RE: Crossed Crocodiles: Analysis of the Coup in Mali

by daviddaoud 02 April 2012

rforensky, I just found this at AntiWar.com: Tuaregs Seize Timbuktu as Mali Junta Scrambles http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/01/tuaregs-s…
RE: Travel related ... I know.

by Spellmistress 01 April 2012

Timbuktu, probbers. Or Alaska. Or Iceland. One of those, I'd say.
Re: Travelling in Mali

by aminata 01 April 2012

I don't think it is possible really to make any plans about Mali at the present moment until we see which way the country is headed after…
RE: Who is the LP user?

by travelinstyle46 27 March 2012

Ah mattyboy, there is a saying, +"you can't get there from here"+ and sometimes it is changed to +"you can't see there from here"+. Origina…
RE: I Just Won $US900,000

by Ozziegiraffe 24 March 2012

But Daycat, if I get stranded in Timbuktu, I am hoping you will be the first to help.
RE: Names

by Usher73 22 March 2012

Bumpass, Virginia I've already been to Kalamazoo, I suppose I should to go to Timbuktu too.
RE: Travelling in Mali

by DogonCountry 21 March 2012

Hi clinthanna, You should check out this site for your trip to Mali: http://www.dogoncountry.com/ The site tells you everything you…
RE: Names

by DaBaba 20 March 2012

I've always wanted to go to Ougadouguo and Timbuktu. Vladivostok is on the list. Tashkent, Samarkand, Urumqi. Tromso and Punta Arena…
Re: Mali! Mali!

by Margot_rj 19 March 2012

Hi all, I also went to Festival Sur Le Niger and Dogon Country this year.. And I totaly fell in love with Mali too... @kaialay, I wil…
Travelling in Mali

by clinthanna 17 March 2012

I will be travelling to Ghana this summer for a project with my University. After spending several weeks in Ghana, I would like to do…
RE: Going to Mali in 2 days...too dangerous?

by DogonCountry 14 March 2012

Hi nbasham, There has been a bit of trouble in the northern regions of Mali, but the rest of the country is quite safe as long as you…
Going to Mali in 2 days...too dangerous?

by nbasham 13 March 2012

All the warnings and articles about Timbuctu has been making me wonder about my trip to Mali. Could anybody who has been there recently…
RE: Timbuktou

by linders67 10 March 2012

Sheffield on a friday night is far more dangerous than anything I found in Mali. We went to Timbuktu in January 2012 when many other tourist…