My Mercedes is Not for Sale : From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara (Paperback)

from Petrolhead

My Mercedes is NOT for sale. Travel adventures driving a Mercedes 190 D from The Netherlands into Africa

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

In which an adventurous and enterprising Dutchman undertakes driving an old car across the Sahara to sell in West Africa. Driving across the Sahara is apparently not what it used to be; he was rarely off-road. This book nonetheless is as good as any at local color and odd encounters with the myst...

from kaitanya64

I have read other Sahara/travel books and enjoyed them, so I picked this up. I gave up because the style didn't engage me, and the writer seemed to be stalling for time, dragging out the opening. First, a long summary of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," apparently connected to how he ...

from gonzobrarian

I find that travel writing is one of the best ways to attune to one's inner gonzo. Perhaps it's best explained by the saying truth is stranger than fiction. Indeed, the mere experience of finding yourself in sand-swept Nouakchott, Mauritania, just after leaving a comfy flat in Amsterdam can hamme...