Christophe Vogt – The Mail & Guardian

/ 6 July 2006

Elderly adventurers go where many fear to tread

Simone Thibaudeau hates boring holidays and Claude Fievet loves Central Asia. So when they were invited on a package tour of Afghanistan, the woman of 73 and the man of 80 did not hesitate. "A trip to Afghanistan was so tempting that we decided to do it practically without hesitation and we have no regrets," said Thibaudeau.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 5 July 2006

The elderly go where many fear to tread

Simone Thibaudeau hates boring holidays and Claude Fievet loves Central Asia. So when they were invited on a package tour of Afghanistan, the woman of 73 and the man of 80 did not hesitate. In a Kabul hotel after three weeks in the north of a country that is more associated with war than tourism, they were tired but inspired.

By Staff Reporter