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dirt roads Archive
The D707, a fashionable notion of remoteness
Posted on January 27, 2015 | 13 CommentsIn Namibia more than in any other country, my first thought, as soon as I get out of the tent, is to squeeze my tires. And this morning again, my […]The Southern Namib
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 5 CommentsThis morning in the desert of the remote Sesriem is dedicated to bike maintenance. It’s not because I am so close to my goal now, with the hardest adventure and […]Solitaire
Posted on November 4, 2014 | No CommentsSolitaire is not solitaire as in “I am alone”, it is simply my next town in the Namib desert. But yes, indeed, it’s a remote lonely town. I tried to […]Dropping into the desert via the Spreetshoogte pass
Posted on September 30, 2014 | 4 CommentsSeptember 2014: I have already completed my cycling journey, safe and sound until Cape Town, but I didn’t finish blogging yet. It’s been two months since I left Windhoek and, […]The Himba of Namibia
Posted on May 23, 2014 | 2 CommentsMy break at the Kunene river lodge is like living another life. In a short week staying there, I enjoy delicious breakfasts over the Cunene river and I can blog facing […]Cunene, the last province of Angola
Posted on May 17, 2014 | 2 CommentsWhat will the dirt road look like after all the rain? Lightnings struck almost all night long. It was one of the most violent weather I have seen on my […]Beautiful Huíla and Southern Angola
Posted on May 14, 2014 | 1 CommentA mob of youngsters arresting me? That’s what’s happening for the same usual silly reason: the obsession with the control of papers of anyone in Angola. My shortcut […]Angola, where I am called Chinese all the time
Posted on May 2, 2014 | 2 CommentsOnce out of the main tar roads, Angola is a very pretty and quiet countryside. Luckily not spotted by anyone at my camping spot, I can enjoy a lazy morning. I […]The Abominable Cyclingman
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 3 CommentsThe worst conditions to apply new bandages on my ankles wounds are brought together this morning: sitting on a stone, holding my feet, I must fight with the chicken that […]Through a maze of cornfields
Posted on April 18, 2014 | 2 CommentsIt has already been 20 days in Angola and I haven’t even cycled halfway through the country. I knew it would be tough to reach Namibia within 30 days, and […]