Assamakka, Niger - Blogabond

Birds

Hovering, waiting, grabbing at this or that, the birds over Assamaka and some of the people living there share a certain sensibility. A flock of kids greet you approaching the town from the desert, looking for something, anything really, that they can extract from the newcomers. “Donne-moi une...

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roel krabbendam on February 9, 2007 from Assamakka, Niger

from the travel blog: Harmattan

Sahara Landscapes

Camping between Tamanrasset and I-n-Guezzam. Obviously I had too much time on my hands:

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roel krabbendam on February 8, 2007 from Assamakka, Niger

from the travel blog: Harmattan

Border

The crossing from Tamanrasset took 2 days. Tire pressure was the chief concern, avoiding “fesch-fesch” (particularly fine and voracious sand)a priority, and keeping dust out of the truck an impossibility. We ate a lot of sand. I've been away too long... Late in the first day we...

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roel krabbendam on February 8, 2007 from Assamakka, Niger

from the travel blog: Harmattan

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