Destination: Timbuktu! A Niger River expedition
“I have been to Timbuktu” is the title of a book written by the French explorer René Caillié. He was not the first European to visit legendary Timbuktu in 1828, but the first who came back alive. All the predecessors of Caillié have been killed or died by... more
Tombouctoo
dusty and very brown. One of those destinations that calls out to be visited. I arrived just before sunset and the light was fantastic. Fantastic old centres of learning. more
