On a caravan, with one of the Sahara's last European explorers
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IN THE SAHARA, Mauritaania: Climbing into the saddle, he adjusts the scarf protecting his head from the sun and, with a tap on the camel's back, the caravan sets off.
Thierry Tillet is again off to explore the vast Saharan desert, at the head of a nine-camel convoy with three other riders.
At 68, the Frenchman is one of the last European explorers since the end of the 19th century to dedicate much of his life -- 47 years -- to crisscrossing the Sahara.
This expedition, which began before the coronavirus epidemic, starts and ends at two desert jewels in central Mauritania.
From Tichitt, the convoy is headed east to Oualata, 300 kilometres away, travelling in single file over a sandy, rocky landscape.
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- French archaeologist Thierry Tillet has spent nearly 50 years exploring the Sahara.
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