"A visit to the semi-mythical African town of Timbuktu proves that real travel is all about the journey and the destination.Through the heart of Mali, a land-locked nation set inside the jutting rump of west-Africa, there is a delta. A..."
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About Mali
Our Mali travel guide brings together a collection of featured boutique and luxury hotels in Mali along with a selection of the best travel writing, to help you decide where to go, what to do and how to get there.Articles About Mali
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Timbuktu: A Living Legend
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Greg Cook
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
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A Brief History of Timbuktu
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Barnaby Rogerson
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
"Timbuktu is a Sahelian city constructed of one part history and two parts myth. It stands just15km north of the Niger river, surrounded by the Sahara desert. It first sprung into the consciousness of the world in the fourteenth century, when the..."
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Mali's Festival in the Desert
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Amar Grover
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
"As the sun fades behind a pale gauze of haze and wind-blown dust, campfires flare and little teapots bubble. Veiled men lounge beside workaday hide tents as women chatter and scold restless children. More groups ride in across rippled dunes on..."
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Mali Passing Through
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Jasper Winn
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
"The Bittar Transport coach trundling across Mali towards Mopti had once been a German city bus. Inside it still had signs telling us that rauchen was verboten and counselling against hinauslehnen. But outside, above the..."
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To Timbuktou
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Barnaby Rogerson
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
"I was slumped on a reed mat that overlooked lush marsh pasture surrounded by dozens of herdsmen. I was being offered what looked like a selection of donkey droppings while my driver, Ousmane, was looking out over the flooded landscape dotted with..."
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