seeking cameltrains...
hi, have read the sections in the book and numerous websites about still existing cameltrains. in all articles it states that "a handfull" of these functional cameltrains still exist, in attempting to find out where these are, i have come across the two travelled by Alistair Bestow (great name) i.e.timbuktu-taoudenni and agadez-bilma, i have heard of a previous route timbuktu-nioro, does anyone know if this still exists?
I speak french and arabic (MSA and Egyptian) but have never had any experience of Hassaniya dialect, has anyone got any tips for good books relating to the languages spoken in these areas? Any relation between Hassaniya and Morrocan arabic?
sorry for the random questions, but it seems hard to find answers anywhere else!
also, can anyone advise on the idea of traveling by camel across borders? am looking at nema-timbuktu, does anyone have info regarding wells in this area? is it possible to attain camel-passports?  anyway, any information would be a help, if not interesting!
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