World Biking Africa

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World Biking Africa (Travelogue)
Eric and Amaya pedalled 55,000 kilometers and traversed 55 countries (37 in Africa) when they cycled from France to Cape Town via West Africa and then back to France via East Africa and the Middle East between 2006 and 2009.
Countries visited: France,Spain,Portugal,Morocco,Western Sahara,Senegal,Gambia,Mali,Niger,Mauritania,Burkina Faso,Ghana,Togo,Benin,Nigeria,Cameroon,Gabon,Congo,Rwanda,Tanzania,Uganda,Burundi,Malawi,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Botswana,Namibia,South Africa,Lesotho,Swaziland,Mozambique,Kenya,Ethiopia,Sudan,Egypt,Jordan,Israel,Palestine,Syria,Lebanon,Turkey,Bulgaria,Serbia,Kosovo,Macedonia,Albania,Montenegro,Croatia,Bosnia,Slovenia,Italy,Switzerland

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Table mountain and arrival in Cape Town after 17 months and 30000km.
Table mountain and arrival in Cape Town after 17 months and 30000km.

Flooded road in the Republic of Congo. You'll have to go to their website to find out the solution !
Flooded road in the Republic of Congo. You'll have to go to their website to find out the solution !

Giraffe crossing ahead.
Giraffe crossing ahead.

Everybody's in an uproar because two foreign tourists have arrived.
Everybody's in an uproar because two foreign tourists have arrived.

A stop for morning tea.
A stop for morning tea.

Hammering on through the vast Western Sahara...camel sightings aren't uncommon.
Hammering on through the vast Western Sahara...camel sightings aren't uncommon.

Camping in Mauritania as we approach the end of our epic Sahara ride.
Camping in Mauritania as we approach the end of our epic Sahara ride.

Some nasty roads, something we probably wouldn't have bothered to take a picture of six months later since potholes and red earth roads had become so 'normal'.
Some nasty roads, something we probably wouldn't have bothered to take a picture of six months later since potholes and red earth roads had become so 'normal'.

A 'shortcut'.
A 'shortcut'.

We met these boys in Mali. They had just been circumcised and were being kept with a sort of shaman who was protecting their spirits.
We met these boys in Mali. They had just been circumcised and were being kept with a sort of shaman who was protecting their spirits.


The next stage of their expedition beginning in June 2009 will take them across the USA and then through South America all the way to its southernmost tip, Ushuaia. Lots of photos, tales of their adventure plus touring tips, practical information and gear reviews.

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