From Nouakchott via Otherworld to Senegal

Many years ago I read a book called “Otherworld” by Tad Williams. I picked it up at an airport and I got hooked. It is a four-volume long novel that takes place mainly online in a system that’s used to take over the world. Towards the end of the novel action takes place in the […]

Chinguetti to Nouakchott: where sand eats your soul

Noaukchott is full of sand. Chinguetti in the desert was obviously full of sand. The train to Choum was full of sand. The road from Atar to Nouakchott was full of sand, at times I was wondering what the driver can see in front of us, there was only a milky creamy nothingness ahead. A […]

Visa no. 3: Mali in Nouakchott

Single visa for Mali in Nouakchott costs 650UMR and takes 30mins to obtain. There are 2 locations for the embassy on Google Maps, go for the one in English. The one on N2 Nouadhibou route is no longer valid. You need 2 photos and a photocopy of your passport and they ask for point of […]