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RTS: No place to stay, part II

Extraordinary adventures from long drive back from Festival au desert in Timbuktu to Sévaré, a ride across half of Mali. Starting early in the morning and arriving late in the evening to find there is no place to crash. What would you do?

RTS: La Maison Rouge, Mopti

When you think you really know the place is when you get surprised the most. Mopti in Mali, one of the poorest countries on earth has unearthed a gem of a place. Knowing the city inside out I somehow managed to miss a hotel called La Maison Rouge that has charm, friendliness and uniqueness in abundance. And is topping it all with excellent cocktails and rooms with a view of a million stars in place of a roof. Beat that if you can. I know I can’t and was taken over…