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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis
The main requirement is a map preferably with at least 1:1m scale. IGN does maps of most of the countries you are visiting. Mauritania is at 1:2,5000,000 but all you need to do is follow the main road.
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Originally Posted by ta-rider
Not if you have to find embassys to apply for Visa or want ot find a special place in a big city etc...
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You learn to make do with what is available. When I first rode to Africa on a motorbike in 1972 there were no downloadable maps, no GPS units, no tourist guidebooks. If you needed to find something, you stopped and asked someone.
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