Saturday, January 19, 2008

Mali 2007/08

Finally - the trip is here. After much argy-bargy, cancelled trips, switched operators, changed flights...West Africa beckons.

The trip I'm on is called "Journey to Timbuktu", operated locally in Mali by Cheche Tours, but booked through Intrepid Tours in Melbourne.
While the title plays on the cache of the fabled city, in fact there's much more to attract one to the country.

So over the next few entries I'll try to share some of the experiences...more through pics than text, no doubt. (I'm not a veteran blogger.)

At any rate, come along and join me....













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Biography

An inveterate traveler, who has explored all seven continents, Neil centres his freelance writing today on travel.
Published work includes travel writing in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Buffalo News, Travel Scoop and The Wonderful World of Budget Travel. Featured destinations include: Toronto, Ontario; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Qufu, China; Oaxaca, Mexico; Jersey, Channel Islands; Trans-Siberian Express.
Neil’s photography focuses on finding images of the worlds he visits that capture the essence of “place”. Whether photographing landscapes, archaeological sites or locals, the goal is to make a picture emotive of what brought one there.
Photography has been published in Camera Canada, Foto Flash, Minolta Mirror and travel publications, as well as displayed at gallery exhibits in Toronto.