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Sahara

Day 53: Timbuktu

The road ends at Timbuktu, so I'm getting in some camel practice, and making my first acquaintance with the Toureg, the 'veiled men' of the desert who founded Timbuktu 800 years ago. My Lawrence of Arabia pose slightly spoiled by suspicious mess to the right of my camel.

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Start reading the book Introduction Day 1: Gibraltar Day 2: Across The Strait Day 3: Tangier Day 4: Tangier to Chefchaouen Day 5: Chefchaouen to Fez Day 6: Fez Day 7: Fez Day 8: Fez to Marrakesh Day 10: Marrakesh Day 11: Marrakesh Day 12: Marrakesh to Ouarzazate Day 13: Ouarzazate to Tinfou Day 15: Smara Refugee Camp Day 14: Tinfou to Tindouf Day 16: Smara Camp Day 17: Smara Camp Day 18: Smara Camp to Tfariti Day 19: Tfariti Day 20: Tfariti to Mejik Day 21: Mejik to Zouérat Day 22: Zouérat Day 23: Zouérat to Azougui Day 24: Azougui to Atâr Day 25: Atâr Day 26: Atâr to Chinguetti Day 27: Chinguetti Day 28: Chinguetti to Nouakchott Day 29: Nouakchott Day 30: Nouakchott Day 31: Nouakchott to St-Louis Day 33: St-Louis Day 34: Dakar Day 35: Dakar Day 36: Dakar to Bamako Day 37: Dakar to Bamako Day 38: Bamako Day 40: Bamako Day 41: Bamako to Djenné Day 42: Djenné Day 43: Djenné Day 44: Mopti to Dogon Country Day 45: Tirelli Day 46: Tirelli Day 47: Tirelli Day 48: On the Niger Day 49: On the Niger Day 51: Timbuktu Day 52: Timbuktu Day 53: Timbuktu Day 54: Near Ingal Day 55: Near Ingal Day 56: Ingal Day 57: Ingal Day 58: Agadez Day 59: Agadez to Tabelot Day 60: Tabelot Day 61: Into the Ténéré Desert Day 62: The Ténéré Desert Day 63: The Ténéré Desert Day 64: The Ténéré Desert Day 65: The Ténéré Desert Day 66: The Ténéré Desert Day 67: The Ténéré Desert Day 68: Out of the Ténéré Desert Day 69: I-n-Guezzam Day 70: I-n-Guezzam to Tamanrasset Day 71: Tamanrasset to Assekrem Day 72: Assekrem to Hassi-Messaoud Day 73: Hassi-Messaoud Day 74: Hassi-R'Mel Day 76: In Aménas Day 77: On the Libyan Border Day 79: Tobruk Day 80: Tobruk Day 81: Tobruk to Benghazi Day 82: Benghazi Day 83: Benghazi to Sirte Day 84: Sirte to Tripoli Day 85: Tripoli Day 87: Djerba Day 88: Djerba Day 89: Djerba to El Haddej Day 90: El Haddej to Sousse Day 91: Sidi Bou Said Day 92: Sidi Bou Said Day 93: Tunis to Algiers Day 94: Algiers Day 95: Algiers Day 96: Algiers to Oran Day 97: Oran Day 98: Ceuta Day 99: Ceuta to Gibraltar Afterword Acknowledgements

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PALIN'S GUIDES

• Series: Sahara
• Day: 53
• Country/sea: Mali
• Place: Timbuktu
• Book page no: 159

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