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The Kindness of Strangers: What Traveling Taught Me About Hospitality
I traveled for mountains, ancient cities, and deserts. But from a taxi driver in Pakistan to a friend in Mauritania and a…
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Mauritania
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From Mauritania.
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Bonds Across Borders: The People Who Made the World Feel Smaller
I traveled through North and West Africa looking for adventure and found something more interesting along the way. From a new friendship…
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From Morocco to Senegal Without Flying: Six Weeks on the Road
Six weeks, three countries, and a remarkable amount of time spent getting from one place to another. From Morocco's medinas to Mauritania's…
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Twenty Hours on a Pile of Iron: Riding Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train Across the Sahara
Twenty hours, hundreds of kilometers of Sahara Desert, and a freight wagon full of iron ore. My journey across Mauritania involved a…
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The Water That Wasn’t There
Somewhere in the middle of a 21-hour bus ride through Western Sahara, I spotted a lake that didn't exist. What began as…