Mali Journal: Tracking Down the Tuareg
At sunset, the Niger River upstream from the city of Mopti in central Mali, with its gently sloping banks and stubbly greenery, looks just like the Russian countryside (plus longboats), especially given the drizzle. This is unexpected, but after nearly a week in-country wed gotten used to that feeling. After all, we never expected to be tracking down desert nomads by boat either, did we? </p>
// Feb. 05, 2013 - 05:11 GMT