Timbuktu, one of the most exotic destinations in the world for adventure travel, is deep in the heart of the southern Sahara Desert. George travels overland to explore the hot dry area that spawns the dust storms that can spin off from Africa into the Atlantic and morph into the tropical hurricanes that can cross the ocean to threaten the Caribbean and USA. While searching for Timbuktu's dust storms, he also finds adventure in the unique landscape and culture of West Africa.