We've been covering the turmoil in Mali for some time now. Three months ago, rebels in the north of the country took advantage of a coup in the capital to break away and set up the nation of Azawad. This new nation, as yet unrecognized by any other, was supposed to be a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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People Of Mali Fight Back Against Fundamentalists Destroying Their Heritage
We've been covering the turmoil in Mali for some time now. Three months ago, rebels in the north of the country took advantage of a coup in the capital to break away and set up the nation of Azawad. This new nation, as yet unrecognized by any other, was supposed to be a ...Are We Losing Timbuktu?
Nestled deep withing the arid sands of Mali, the city of Timbuktu is synonymous with being the end of the Earth. At the edge of the Sahara Desert and far off the well-trodden tourist track, Timbutku can, in its mystical and awe-inspiring unknown, be likened to being the ...Azawad: Africa's Newest Nation?
A Tuareg rebel group in Mali has declared the northern two-thirds of the country as a separate state.
The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) has kicked out government troops and declared the independent nation of Azawad. The region is marked out in ...Black Tomato launches Epic Tomato, an ambitious new adventure offshoot
For years Black Tomato has delighted old travel hands with its inventive, bespoke itineraries to various corners of the globe. The company is especially good at showcasing beautiful destinations not yet well-known to most travelers beyond the surrounding region. Among ...It's time travel writers stopped stereotyping Africa
Pop quiz: where was this photo taken?
OK, the title of this post kind of gives it away, but if I hadn't written Africa, would you have guessed? It was taken in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. This isn't the view of Africa you generally get from the news or travel ...Round the World in 80 Sounds: Blues, Bamako & beats in Mali
Welcome back to Gadling's new series on music around the world, Round the World in 80 Sounds. Blues. Rock 'n Roll. Two distinctly American styles of music, right? That's only half true, actually. In fact, some might say you also need to head to the West African nation of ...Stonehenge, Machu Picchu top 'most threatened' wonders list
U.K. travel magazine Wanderlust has released their second annual list of the world's most threatened wonders, with eight very popular attractions earning this dubious distinction for 2010.
Perhaps the two most eye catching destinations on the list are Stone Henge in the ...Preserving the literary treasures of Timbuktu
Mali has been getting a bad rap lately with the kidnapping of a French aid worker and travel warnings about the dangers of terrorism, all thanks to Al-Qaeda's local band of nutcases. But like everywhere else there are more good people than bad in Mali and they've been ...Gunmen kidnap another Westerner in Mali
Just days after the UK issued a heightened travel alert for Mali, gunmen have kidnapped a French national in the North African country. Pierre Kamatte, a 61 year-old malaria researcher, was working in the northeastern town of Menaka when he was kidnapped outside his hotel on ...The ultimate road trip: 12,500 miles across Africa on a motorcycle
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Thomas Tomczyk is serious about motorcycles. He's done three motorcycle trips across India, from the steamy southern tip ...Terror warning for northern Mali, Timbuktu
Timbuktu and northern Mali have long been attractive to adventure travelers, but now the United Kingdom is warning Westerners not to go there for fear of terror attacks. The travel advisory, which you can read here, states that the provinces north of the River Niger, ...Still traveling on $5-a-day budget, but switch dollars for euros
Back in September of 2005, Adrienne wrote about Leon Logothetis, the ultimate frugal traveler who travels on $5 a day and the kindness of strangers for his show Amazing Adventures of a Nobody. Three and a half years later, he's still at it, but he traded the $5 dollars for 5 ...From London to Timbuktu in a Flying Car
British adventurer Neil Laughton will begin a unique odyssey tomorrow. The former special forces officer will depart from London on his way to Timbuktu, located in the African country of Mali, and while a journey like this one is interesting in and of itself, it is ...One Day in Africa: Lives of six ordinary Africans
When I watched the trailer of One Day in Africa, the latest documentary of Brook Silva-Braga, the resonance of village and city life in most African countries was immediately evident. It's a resonance that often doesn't make headline news. It resides in the pattern of each ...Uncovering the history of African pop music
We love music here at Gadling, and we're always on the lookout for great new sounds to accompany our travels. Earlier this summer, Aaron posted an interesting feature on Asian music, a frequently overlooked source for some hidden pop gems. But for anyone who's hungry for ...Running the Sahara
How's this for ballsy (I filed this one under "hiking", tho that seems to be an understatement). A couple of guys decide to do their part to help the world, in this case to bring better water conditions to Africa and Africans, and look for what would seem an impossible ...Mega, as in the Biggest Ever, African Adventure Trip
Suppose you have time-lots of it. Let's say you have 44 weeks. Perhaps you'd like to go overland from Morocco to South Africa by way of Egypt. Here's a travel adventure that will take you through 10 game parks, various cultural and historical landmarks, and enough thrills ...Like the Blues? Check Out the Music of Mali
The New York Times is currently
featuring a fascinating article about
the music of Mali, a small country in Africa. Author Joshua Hammer toured various towns in Mali, from tiny
nightspots to wedding receptions, learning about the history of the music of ...Africa Travel: Mali
Being a big fan of cliff dwellings, caves, and houses made from the Earth's finer materials like clay and mud I decided to highlight Mali's Dogon country. It was long ago when I first read about the people and their pink sandstone villages nestled high above the lands in ...
