(Ref. Code. ISBN 1 873756 76 3)
Trailblazer Sahara Overland a Route and Planning Guide. Fully revised and expanded 2nd edition. Looking beyond the romance of shimmering oases and magical dunes, this is the 2nd edition of chris Scott's comprehensive handbook to understanding and exploring the world's most facinating and mysterious wilderness.
Over 70 GPS routes and detailed itineraries - 25, 000km in nine different countries. Whether you're planning a week's excursion in morocco or a two month trans-saharan expedition this guide offers all the advice, background information and the inspiration to complete your journey safely.
All you need to plan the adventure of a lifetime...
- transport; review of the choices available for travle by 4WD, motorcycle and bicycleplus extended section on travel by camel
- documentation; what you need and where to get it
- preparing your vehicle (without spending a fortune) and improvising repairs in the Sahara
- trans-Mediterranean ferries
- desert driving techniques
navigation and survival - what to do when things go wrong
- background information; saharan peoples, pre-historic art and land forms
- tough hard-back cover and sewn binding
- over 300 b&w and 30 colour photos
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