Take a minute and visit Paula at Constant Trek – in 2004-5, she walked from London to the border of Mauritania. This year, she’s walking through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Libya and Egypt. Here’s a bit from her latest blog entry:
“Firstly, I have just had a great two weeks, through 400km of the most dramatic, remote (and difficult) desert terrain I have ever seen. I am here in Tidjikja (if you find it difficult to say don’t worry – I still have to think about the spelling, and I’ve been walking to it for a fortnight) for three days, solely for communication purposes – but I have to admit that I am grateful for the chance to recuperate a little before the next push to ‘Aayoun el Atrouss, 500km away. And when I get there – I am two thirds of the way to Tombuctou!”
Maryam in Marrakesh
December 8, 2006 at 10:11 am
How utterly amazing. In my next life….
degan
December 8, 2006 at 2:06 pm
*wow*
eatbees
December 8, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Thanks for the tip. I’ve often dreamed of doing something similar, and I respect her for going ahead and doing it. (Did she walk across the Straits of Gibraltar? That would be something!) My plan however is to do a walk from Istanbul to Kabul. In other words, crossing Iran. As you can see, I’ll be waiting a while.
Felix
December 9, 2006 at 1:32 am
Let me know when you’re going – that is, if you’re the sort that likes company… I’d like to see some of the Persian Empire too!
eatbees
December 11, 2006 at 1:34 am
Be glad to have you along, but we should probably wait until the possibility of U.S. attack on Iran cools down a little (once Bush-Cheney and Ahmadinejad are out of office).
P.S. Would you like to help me wipe Israel off the map? It’s easy, it’s a wet-erase map….
Felix
December 11, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Yes, I suppose we should hold off – but the planning is half the fun! Don’t get me started on Israel, I just got done arguing with the evangelists, I don’t need rabid Zionists here too, LOL.