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military Archive
Into South Africa, the last country
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 7 CommentsSouth Africa, my last country! I almost made it! I am only 700 km away from Cape Town, at the bottom of the continent. But let’s not celebrate yet, since […]Last days in the Namib desert: railway stations and wild horses
Posted on March 9, 2015 | 4 CommentsWhat I like about the Namib desert and the Sperrgebiet is that, since nobody would want to live there for the lifestyle, every man-made structure carries a part of the […]Ovamboland, the boring road
Posted on May 26, 2014 | 5 CommentsMore than half of the entire Namibian population lives in Ovamboland, on just 6% of the territory. The Ovambo are by far the country’s largest ethnic group, and the term […]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 […]Tough roads and police in the Dembos hills
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 2 CommentsScritch scritch scritch … I heard those noises all night long. It was the mice eating the newspapers used to decorate the walls of my rudimentary house. I slept very […]Along the coast of the Zaire province
Posted on March 30, 2014 | No CommentsBernardo says that the smoke from the gas flares killed all the food in the area. But luckily, he has access to drinking water with the solar-powered pump/tank system installed […]Franceville, following in the footsteps of Brazza
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 1 CommentThe French consul takes us to the consulate of Congo in Franceville, and applying for a visa when he sits next to us becomes much easier: the usual requirements and […]The Ring Road (2/2)
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 3 CommentsThe northern part of the ring road is the toughest but is worth it for featuring the deadly Lake Nyos. After leaving Ndi Roland and Irene in Binka, I quickly […]Togo
Posted on October 24, 2013 | 3 CommentsHow does a plate of beans with flour on top sound for breakfast? It is strange but good for a change. The morning is rainy again. I head north so […]Into the Ashanti kingdom
Posted on October 11, 2013 | No CommentsGhana is one of the countries dubbed as “Africa for beginners“, where people are nice and where it is safe and easy to travel. It seems true so far, the […]