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EP3: 'Please, Lord, Give Me Milk !'
Chateau d If:
According to Slowhatch's cool map of BF in Maps^3 the Voie Ferrée (means railway) was planned to extend all the way up into Touareg Provence and end somewhere around the town of Markoy. The map is kind of old. The website is dated 2005. So maybe this track is a reality now.
Trains all-the-way ;D
gingerman28:
Another possibility and used quite often by TPTB is charter flights. There are airports with charter companies in Dori and Gorom Gorom.
apskip:
--- Quote from: gingerman28 on November 15, 2007, 03:38:01 PM ---Another possibility and used quite often by TPTB is charter flights. There are airports with charter companies in Dori and Gorom Gorom.
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Yes, the runways are 5085 feet for Gorom-Gorom and 3937 feet for Dori. That is not up to international standards, but it's quite adequate for landing a small charter plane.
apskip:
--- Quote from: Chateau d If on November 15, 2007, 03:36:32 PM ---According to Slowhatch's cool map of BF in Maps^3 the Voie Ferrée (means railway) was planned to extend all the way up into Touareg Provence and end somewhere around the town of Markoy. The map is kind of old. The website is dated 2005. So maybe this track is a reality now.
Trains all-the-way ;D
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Chateau, we'll see. However, planned railroad projects have a way of not getting built in Africa. They just managed to pave the road from Dori to Gorom-Gorom last year. Why would they be more timely in completing a rail line extension? I have examined a lot of information about railroads in Burkina Faso and I have not since a single word about what you mention.
The line on Slowhatch's map goes to Markoy by skirting Gorom-Gorom. Markoy is equally a center of camels and would be feasible from that perspective. The question is whether being that much farther from Niamey is a good idea. There is no paved road back from Markoy to Gorom-Gorom to get to the main road from Dori to Niamey.
georgiapeach:
Just walked in the door and haven't had time to absorb all this wonderful new research yet but have two things to add quickly...
Apparently Bobo is the music center of BF and particularly for drumming/street drumming...
And
--- Quote ---Keep in mind that July 14 will be Sunday morning,
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apskip not sure it makes any difference in your travel arrangements...but July 14 was a Saturday.
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