Originally Posted by
deovrat
Another great report DanielW
I've run out of words this time to fully express how wonderful these are.
P.S.: Have you visited India yet? I tried to wade through your posts but gave up after a while.
Many thanks,
deovrat. India was actually my first trip somewhere interesting. I went for 3 weeks back in 2003 for a friends wedding to be the bestman. Went back again in 2010 for his brother's wedding. Just a pic outside the wedding hall waiting for the groom to arrive (apparently the groom is supposed to arrive after the bride(?)):
Originally Posted by
hauteboy
Forgot to mention at the border crossing from Mauritania... they wanted to know how much money we had on us, and actually wanted to see it. I wouldn't let them touch it as one of the bills was likely to disappear.
Yes, definitely added to the stress at the border, although some how we managed to walk away with our wallets unscathed
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Originally Posted by
mad_atta
Another magnificent photo report - thanks DanielW.
Of course I was secretly hoping that while in Chad you had found time to visit the absolutely stunning looking Ennedi Plateau... though I suppose in these turbulent times, venturing into the far desert reaches of Chad might be beyond even your risk tolerance! Still, I can imagine what marvellous photos you would take of it
Thank you,
mad_atta. Yes, would have loved to see a bit more of the country, especially the north. Jordan's original plan was to see more of Chad, flying into N'Djamena and out of Niamey. The price can be quite high (~600 euro's per day) since they need two 4WD's while travelling across the desert in case one gets stuck/broke. OK for 6-8 people but expensive for 1-2 people.
Not sure if those tours were going ahead either with the security issues:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/afric...cancelled.html