Chinguetti – seemingly lost, amid the Sahara Desert on the high Adrar Plateau of Mauritania, is Islam’s 7th holiest city …
Shibam – Yemen
by Michael Robert Powell on 2005/09/07 in Middle East
Shibam, Yemen: the ancient, towering mud houses known as the “Manhattan of the Desert” …
Atacama Desert – Chile
by Michael Robert Powell on 2002/05/12 in Americas
Images from the driest desert in the world …
On the Silk Road – China
by Michael Robert Powell on 1994/08/08 in Asia
I travel the Silk Road across the Gobi Desert to the western-most end of the Great Wall to the mighty, Ming frontier fortress of Jiayuguan, Gansu, China …
2010 | now in … CHINA
the candy trail ... is Michael Robert Powell - a global nomad travelling the world, living out of a backpack, since 1988. He has visited 100+ countries ... and remains on the road today. Read more ...
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travel advice
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Travel Advice – What to take
Packing it all in – have it organized so it flows easy – best with side-zipping packs as opposed to top-loading …
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Travel Advice – Hitch-hiking
While hitching is usually to save on transport costs often it’s the only viable means of transport, especially so in remote developing world regions where you may ride on top of a cargo truck …
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Travel Advice – 101
Travel as light as possible: a heavy, bulky backpack will be your worse enemy … Besides: you can always buy cheaply and discard as you travel …