by Trips Of Our Life | Aug 9, 2023 | Africa, Mauritania
One of the main reasons I wanted to visit Mauritania was the ancient city of Oualata. This legendary caravan city is still unknown and receives very few tourists annually, mainly due to its position on the country’s map. It is completely isolated, located almost...
by Trips Of Our Life | Apr 5, 2022 | Africa, Mauritania
What is it like traveling as a solo, blonde woman, for 20 days to a Muslim country in West Africa, which is still considered as a high risk area because of Al Qaeda? The first words that come to mind are certainly difficult, dangerous, impossible! And yet, my 20-day...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 3, 2022 | Africa, Mauritania
Africans call it the “Snake of the desert”, and it is known as the largest cargo train in the world! Almost 3km long, with only one passenger wagon, the train carries iron ore from the mines of Zouerat in the middle of the Mauritanian Sahara, to the...
by Trips Of Our Life | Apr 1, 2020 | Africa, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara
When I started searching for my trip to Mauritania a few months ago, my eyes fell on the name “No Man’s Land”. I couldn’t understand exactly what this place was, since it can’t be found on a map or any official website. Looking for more...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 23, 2020 | Africa, Morocco
You like nature? would you like to stay in the middle of nowhere in a tent, but you hate camping? Do you want your bed, your private toilet, your shower and your tranquility, but at the same time the feeling that you’re in the middle of nowhere, away from the...
by Trips Of Our Life | Mar 25, 2019 | Africa, Egypt
Giza is the third largest city of Egypt, built in the west Nile shore, about 20km southwest of Cairo. Giza plateau is well known for the archaeological site of Giza Necropolis, with the famous Egyptian Pyramids and the Great Sphinx. At its suburbs, there is another...
