Travels in Mauritania

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Peter Hudson

When Peter Hudson set off for Mauritania, he knew it only as a big blank space on a map of Africa Travelling from the capital, Nouakchott, hardly than a desert encampment, he found among the oases and ancient caravan towns a people in harmony with their harsh surroundings, and began to understand something of the emerging nation s confrontation with the modern world.Progressing by foot, camel and donkey, rarely by road, Peter Hudson came face to face with the reactionary side of Islam, with the unsuspecting power of Aid food, with the bitterness of downtrodden black Africans and with the ever encroaching Sahara.He found a bitter sweet, sad yet happy land, a land that seeped into his veins. Download Travels in Mauritania – kino-fada.fr Once I accepted the fact that this book wasn t going to be an adventure story but rather an excellent narrative about Peter Hudson s trek through Mauritania, I settled in and really liked the book It contains great snapshots of the people, culture and customs of this African desert country I love Hudson s attitude the reader can feel his genuine interest in the people and their lives I learned about the friction between the Moors and the rest of the country There were humorous episodes, in Once I accepted the fact that this book wasn t going to be an adventure story but rather an excellent narrative about Peter Hudson s trek through Mauritania, I settled in and really liked the book It contains great sna...It isusual that where Mauritania features in a book, it is one of the Saharan countries travelled through as a group This book isunusual, in that the author travels extensively through Mauritania, and writes about this country only.And this books covers a lot of ground The author visits many towns and villages, and he doesn t rush, spending several days in a village that seems to have about a days worth of things to see Because of this, the book is largely about people and relatio It isusual that where Mauritania features in a book, it is o...My reading year almost stalled out on this book As I slogged my way through this read, I felt as thought I might have felt journeying through the desert on the back of a camel Will this never end In fairness, this book is not terribly written, nor would it be all that boring to the reader who loves sand Hudson has marvelous descriptive abilities and is able to draw out interesting tidbits from that which is rather dry and sandy But I am not so long suffering when it comes to this type of wri My reading year almost stalled out on this book As I slogged my way through this read, I felt as thought I might have felt journeying through the desert on the back of a camel Will this never end In fairness, this book is not terribly written, nor would it be all that boring to the reader who loves sand Hudson has marvelous descriptive abilities and is able to draw out interesting tidbits from that which is rather dry and sandy B...Travels in Mauritania is an enjoyable read Not much happens for the reader anyway , but it is not what Hudson does, what he sees, or even where he goes that make the book entertaining It is the people and animals he meets along the way that give the book its color and bring it to life Hudson has a way of making friends and through these friends and the author s adventures you get a good look at Mauritania s history and culture I appreciated that he stayedthan one day in most vill Travels in Mauritania is an enjoyable read Not much happens for the reader anyway , but it is not what Hudson does, what he sees, or even where he goes that make the book entertaining It is the people and animals he meets along the way that give the book its color and bring it to life Hudson has a way of making friends and through these friends and the author s adventures...Travels in Mauretania er en traditionel rejseberetning fra et utraditionelt rejsem l En overraskende god l seoplevelse for den, der er i stand til at opgive kravet om ydre handling og i stedet l ne sig tilbage og nyde Peter Hudsons rolige tempo, mens han rejser gennem rk...Back in the early 90s, Peter Hudson traveled to the African Sahara and journeyed for an extended period of time through the seldom visited land of Mauritania, then being ravaged by desertification He finds a lot of interesting surprises.I was very glad I had stepped outand had the opportunity to share some little bits of other people s lives ,, 23 April 2015 This review is from Travels in Mauritania Flamingo Paperback Read as part of global challenge , this is a really well written travel book First published in 1990, the author describes his exploration of this largely unknown country from his arrival in the capital, Nouakachott, with the encroaching sand to the Moorish peoples of the desert He visits a ruined c I was very glad I had stepped outand had the opportunity to share some little bits of other people s lives ,, 23 April 2015 This review is from ...Been a while since I read any travel writing This one about this little known West African was a very enjoyable trip back to the genre The author travelled much of the country, taking side trips into the desert to visit small camps and villages...TRAVELS IN MAURITANIA, Peter Hudson..a very interesting travelogue throughout this Saharan countrythe focus was on his interaction with a variety of native peoples he befriended on his journey.

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22 February 2018

Peter Hudson