A 200-carriage, iron ore freighter in sub-Saharan Africa is no place for a white wedding dress.
Two newlyweds looking for a honeymoon with a difference smuggled their way onto a cargo train in Mauritania.
Newly married Croatian travellers Kristijan and Andrea Ilicic felt like they had visited all the stereotypical honeymoon locations for work. Island escapes and Parisian hotels, which are the first thought of most couples, were not high on their list.
As travel influencers, they felt like they had seen it all before and were looking for something a little different. Between them they have visited over 150 countries. They settled on one neither had been to.
"We like to associate the honeymoon with a stereotype, sunsets over white sand, outlines of palm trees," they wrote.
"Such perfect postcard views can sometimes disappoint, but when you embark on a crazy adventure with no expectations… Well, you cannot be disappointed!"
The desert of northwest Africa is a harsh place to travel at the best of times. One of the few means of traversing the Sahara is on the back of heavy freight trains, carrying iron dust across the continent.
The highlight of their trip was a 700-kilometre journey in the back of a dusty cart, travelling from Zouérat to the Atlantic sea in Nouadhibou.
