From A2A Expedition:
We take a 4×4 trail from Merzouga through the Sahara desert to Sidi Ali and then onto Tinghir. It was a dusty, long but fantastic trail!
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Karin-Marijke Vis and Coen Wubbels of Landcruising Adventure:
Saturday morning Maxim, Anastasia, Alexey,ย and Irinka caught up with us, finding us camped on a cliff enveloped by a thick mist that blocked any view of the spectacular bay below us. After having spent five days in the classroom learning Russian with the sun was out in full force, the mist and drizzle decided to dominate for the coming week.
To return to the main road, we had to ascend the trail we had descended the night before. Here deep ruts with splashed-around mud now served as a memory to where we had struggled for an hour with the MaxTrax to get out.
Our heavy truck drove in the middle so if stuck again, weโd have options on both sides to be pulled out. But, more alert this time, Coen gunned it where necessary and we jumped up the hill over rocks, fishtailed through the muddy section and returned to a bumpy rocky section once more. We were out.
Read the whole blog post by Karin-Marijke Vis at Landcruising Adventure
From the Wall Street Journal (2016)
For the past weeks, 22-year-old Michael Inuarak has been preparing for the gruelling, annual weeklong Nunavut Quest traditional dog sled race where competitors traverse an unforgiving sea of ice and tundra.
This year, the race starts in Inuarak’s hometown of Pond Inlet and ends more than 300 kilometres away in Arctic Bay.
Kieran Oudshoorn, writing for the CBC:
“I love the race. It’s a very exciting time,” said Inuarak.
“There was one time when my dogs were running after a polar bear and I had no rifle. So I was sweating and trying to avoid the polar bear as much as I can.”
The last three times Inuarak participated in the Quest, he placed third โ an impressive feat for such a young musher.
Inuarak is proud of how well he did, but hopes he will do better this year.
“I’m not worried. I’m just a bit nervous because of all the fast racers who are going to be ahead of me. And I’m not using as [many] dogs as I normally do.”
Through all phases of life, Canada and Scandinavian countries treat their citizens well, according to US News.
- Canada
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Finland
- Australia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Germany
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
- Japan
- Luxemburg
- Ireland
- France
- USA
- Singapore
- Portugal
- China
- Spain
- Italy
- South Korea
- Poland
- Czech Republic
More info at US News
Reference: Living 2.0
According to CEOWORLD Magazine:
1.๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
2.๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
3.๐ณ๐ด Norway
4.๐ง๐ธ Bahamas
5.๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg
6.๐ฏ๐ต Japan
7.๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
8.๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong
9.๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
10.๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
11.๐ซ๐ท France
12.๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
13.๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel
14.๐ง๐ช Belgium
15.๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
More interesting world ranking stats here.
Leigh and Steph from GrizzlyNbear Overland get invited to watch a game of Kok-Boru, ย a traditional game in Kyrgyzstan.
Advisory: The subject matter and some of the images may be disturbing for sensitive viewers.
Wiebe Wakker has just completed his 3-year drive from Amsterdam to Sydney, Australia.
The adventurous Dutchman drove his converted VW electric car about 95,000 km (60,000 miles) across 33 countriesย to demonstrate the capacity and reliability of electric cars, in order to promote them as a way of tackling climate change.
Wakker left Amsterdam in March 2016 and relied on donations of electricity to complete the journey.
Turkeyโs Black Sea coast: food to drive for by Caroline Eden, The Guardian
Monasteries, mountains, and lakes offers a highlight a superb culinary road trip. Sounds delicious.
- Destination > Turkey at AdventureTrend.com
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 5 and end on June 4, 2019. Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.
If travelling during this period to a country with a Muslim community, take time to learn about Ramadan to ensure you respect religious and cultural sensitivities, rules, and customs.
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