Originally Posted by
gauvins
Was it worth it or do you wish you'd taken a different route?
It was highly worth it. The security aspect added to the adventure. I guess you could call it a dark adventure. You need the correct personality for it though. Some people may be freaked out.
The riding itself was also brutal. Massive desert. Big head winds, big sand storms. I love that kind of thing. Your milage may vary.
The cultural aspect, it was still there, but you could tell it was being massively wiped out in front of your eyes. Sad. I'm glad I could go when I did before it disappeared forever.