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tracks Archive
Mining expedition in the desert of Brandberg West
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 10 CommentsI’m ready for another expedition on a very little used track into Damaraland. My visit of the old Uis tin mine is leading me to another mine, the Brandberg West […]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 […]Fantastic scenery around Lubango: Mucubals and Serra da Leba
Posted on May 11, 2014 | 10 CommentsThe mighty but tamed Serra da Chela mountain range is surrounding me in the small village of Catanda. I lost 1000 meters of elevation since Lubango and I have to […]Across columns of driver ants
Posted on February 20, 2014 | 1 CommentThe driver ants (also known as siafu ants, army ants) have been crossing crossing my dirt roads quite often, since West Africa. I am not sure exactly which species I have encountered, […]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 […]When the Chinese build the roads
Posted on February 8, 2014 | 3 CommentsThe bees are absolutely everywhere. It is with good reason that the rainforest is called until Lastoursville “la forêt des abeilles”, the forest of the bees. They stick to my […]Cycling through the Lope National Park
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 1 CommentThe inhabitants of Junkville didn’t spell a cast on us, and I didn’t hear a single story about “taper le diable”. The devil may be invisible, but the chief Daniel […]The forgotten land
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 3 CommentsHow is ICT taught at school in a village with no electricity? All the villages of the Bamoun region are Muslim. The dirt road starting from Foumbot and heading […]Into Bamoun country
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 6 CommentsSunday is church day, but this Sunday in Bamenda is super church day. The attendants of the cathedral walk in procession and sing cheerfully behind the priest on the main […]