Were you there for fun, or research? What made you decide to visit in person?
From what I can tell, Mauritania is not particularly tourist-friendly. It has an active "Reconsider Travel" advisory with the US State Dept, and there was a coup there as recently as 2008.
How does one even go about planning the logistics of such a trip?
The "Reconsider Travel" badge has nothing to do with the nature of the large majority of people in a country. They can be as warm and welcoming as they want. But it's about the risk of terrorism, kidnapping and theft.
Sadly, "A few bad apples..."
From what I can tell, Mauritania is not particularly tourist-friendly. It has an active "Reconsider Travel" advisory with the US State Dept, and there was a coup there as recently as 2008.
How does one even go about planning the logistics of such a trip?