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La Maison Rouge Mopti

BP 75, quartier du fleuve Mopti, Mali

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Mopti Again

A travel blog entry by phileasfarx

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... to 'make do and mend'; the fan belt (which is decidely important for keeping the engine cool in such a harsh climate) broke. Within 10 minutes, a replacement was fashioned out of, well, not a fan belt, and installed. Waste not want not. Alons-i!!

We had a day of rest and recouperation on Monday. I did some writing and also visited ...

Mopti, January 12, 2009 - Monday

A travel blog entry by the_wayfarer

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... in the hurry of all my fellow travellers, including myself. So no wonder that after the gruelling ride from Essakane she slept in.

But Ibrahima was there.

He made sure to be in my company throughout the breakfast and until the very moment when Guele would turn up. Whenever he would. If he would. Eventually Ibrahima and I exchanged addresses and phone numbers and that was yet another proof that language is a barrier only when people let it ...

Mopti, January 11, 2009 - Sunday

A travel blog entry by the_wayfarer

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... Marianne’s son even coolly lent a hand to the driver, holding the torchlight for him while the latter was inspecting the true nature of our latest break-down. To the collective sigh of relief, it turned out it was really just a punctured tyre.

They just can’t possibly have as many spare tyres at the ready as we had had them flattened. I don’t know if other vehicles that had been taking the same route fared roughly the ...

Voyage to Timbuktu: (the real adventure BEGINS)

A travel blog entry by zeeshanv

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... season than during the rains.

I asked Ali (as well as a bunch of other people) if it was possible to find a small pirogue that would take me to Timbuktu in 3 days. Given it was the dry season, he said if I was lucky I can get there in 4 days. Hmmm. It was already the 24th and I had to be on my way Ghana by the 30th (or 31st worst case scenario). I felt I had enough time and I really wanted to experience the boat trip. Even if it took 4 days I would have sufficient time ...

Mopti, January 6, 2009 - Tuesday

A travel blog entry by the_wayfarer

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... on to the truth that if they were to stand any chance with any westerner on any score, they had to be polite. So all considered, Mopti was much more pleasant so far than it was cracked up to be.

My day started off with a breakfast, just as usual. Ibrahima was there, friendly as ever, and as eager to develop our friendship as possible. He made sure to bear me company throughout the meal. Morning in Mopti was kind of fresh, rather cloudy, and tired as I was after a few ...

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