Roadtrip are the travels and vacations with all or part of the distance covered on the road.
Well this is a long overdue update. Apart from the fact that we wanted to reach our destination as quickly as possible, this meant drive, drive and drive. Internet connectivity was also an issue. So finally here is the update…
After some consideration I am presenting the journey from Paderborn to Nouakchott in three stages, viz.
So the three stages are:
Met up a group of intresting group driving all the way frim Antwerp to Banjul for some humanatarian works there, check out a pic of their cars…
Check out their site here…
We have travelled about 1650 kms driving for about 16 hrs. This is just a short update, a detailed one might follow when we actually get a bed to rest.
Meanwhile here is a pic…
This is the gas station we are taking a break now… Inshallah we still have about 960 kms to the tip of Spain approx. 9 hrs. And we hope to get on the ferry some time forenoon today…
Slept like a baby, and was waken up to a very tasty “Kelle paca” – that is Turkish soup of Lamb head, and warm bread.
Will a pic of the restaurant soon…
Update:Here is the pic of the restaurant
Lamb head soup here…
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All set to go now… Just stepped out of house…
Well, just a few hours left… very excited…
Inshallah, it should be fun that I expect, and a safe journey to and back…
The only thing I will be missing the most for the 10 days will be my family, first vacation with out them…
Allrighty! then, last packing to do, sleep (hopefully), and fresh for the drive.
Desert – the vast expanses of sand, is some thing which has always fascinated me. Finally, my dream of visiting such a desert and to top it all – Sahara, is, Inshallah about to be realised. To add to the spirit of adventure, it is a road trip!
The plan is to drive down south to the southern tip of Spain, hop on to a ferry to get across the Strait of Gibraltar. And for the final leg of the journey (which I thing would be the most interesting one) drive further south Morocco into Mauritania.
Details of the plan is highlighted below, updates of the journey will follow as it unfolds which will come in individual posts, so stay tuned…
From: Paderborn, Germany (Saturday, October 6, 2012)
To: Nouakchott, Mauritania (Monday, October 8, 2012)
Mode of transport: Car
Total distance:
Plan according to google maps: ≈5500 km
Actual distance travelled:
Drive duration:
Plan according to google maps: ≈59 Hrs
Actual drive duration:
Hours it took:
Travellers:
Rashid Ahmad
Abdallahi Ould Cheikhna
Murad Güven
Countries passing through:
| Country | Dialling code | ISO country code |
| Germany | +49 | DE / DEU |
| France | +33 | FR / FRA |
| Spain | +34 | ES / ESP |
| Morocco | +212 | MA / MAR |
| Western Sahara | EH / ESH | |
| Mauritania | +222 | MR / MRT |
Route:
The journey which will get me back to my family (which is THE thing that I will miss the most) and to the work is a relatively simple one – hop on a plane.
From: Nouakchott (International Airport), Mauritania (Monday, October 15, 2012)
To: Paderborn, Germany (Monday, October 8, 2012)
Via:
Tunis–Carthage International Airport (Tunisia)
Flughafen-Düsseldorf (Germany)
Mode of transport:
Flight (Tunis Air) (NKC–TUN–DUS)
Train (Deutsche Bahn) (DUS–PAD)
Total distance:
Duration:
Travellers: Rashid Ahmad
Route:
Oh, yeh almost forgot to point out here – Visa’s. A German national does not need any visa to travel across Europe, Morocco as well as Western Sahara. But one needs visa for entry into Mauritania, which was duly applied and granted from the Mauritanian Embassy in Berlin. Postal application takes about 3-4 working days.
Rashid Ahmad 