‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara
Living among nomads and camels has given the writer rich insight and amazing experiences but he’s also had to evade banditry and anti-western feeling
September 2015
Mauritania: a family adventure in the Sahara
Few places in the world are as otherworldly and untravelled by outsiders as the Mauritanian Sahara, yet a family holiday is surprisingly affordable, and full of magic and adventure
October 2006
Mauritania: essential information
The stark landscape of the Sahara, its remote oases and historic caravan trading posts also make the wilderness of Mauritania a fascinating destination for adventurous visitors.
April 2006
Hot shot
Hand of Fatima
January 2006
Caravan holiday with a difference
A journey across the shifting sands of the Sahara in Mauritania is like a trip to the moon - by camel, writes Jim Whyte.
