Between a rock and a hard place in the mists of time

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April 21st 2024

Published: May 2nd 2024

It is very hard country. Dry country. Stony country. Arid country. Barren country. A barely hospitable landscape. Sand and grit, rock and pebble. Desert mountains and empty seaward lowlands. Not semi-arid. For vast tracts there is no vegetation. A single very hardy thistle of spiky grass, or rare cactus, startles. It is so ugly it is almost beautiful. The Peruvian desert, that includes most of ... Read Full Entry

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I have crossed all the continents, bar the Antarctic, from coast to coast, on land and water-based public transport. South America was east to west to east in the previous millennium. Now a tip to tip ramble, bottom's up, from Tierra del Fuego, north. For a glimpse of two years across Asia and Africa, see (not available on mobile devices) ... http://v2.travelark.org/travel-blog/the-rambler/hk_to_cape_town ... full info

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