Ridgeway Motel
Travel Blogs from Ridgeway
Day 39
... to the outskirts of Timbuktu and noticed their homes were simple and of lower class ranking. While we were traveling back into Timbuktu, we p************* group of camels resting on the side of the road. Tonight we are going to have a traditional African meal. W plan on staying another week or until the war ends before we head back to Tunis. We pray that Tunis is in good condition and that the society is healthy and ...
Day 23
... Religion. We learned some Bambara and Arabic. They taught us about their gods and goddesses. Later that night we went to a celebration and we got to play the drums and other instruments. Tomorrow we will start our journey to our final destination, ...
Day 16
Today we arrived at Tamedelt. We met a welcoming family that invited us to stay at their house during our visit. They offered us a free stay and free food, in exchange for helping their kids learn about different cultures. During the day, the kids showed us around Tamedelt. We got to see the the differences between the upper and lower class society's. We talked a long while about the differences between where they live and where we ...
September
Ben and I have finally made it to Timbuktu. We have journeyed here to pursue out goals of becoming a professor and a judge. Our first level of study will be in the Qu'ranic School. Where we will master the Arabic language and completely memorize the Qur'an. The next school will be of General Studies. We will learn grammar, mathematics, geography, history, physics, astronomy, chemistry, alongside ...
September 27 1520
We have finally reached Tlemcem. It took a week longer than expected because Ben's camel came down with the flu. But, Sparky, Ben's camel, is finally feeling better. Now that we arrived in Tlemcem we decided to stay in a hostel. We had 103 gold pieces but we are now down to 63 we plan ...