Wildlife in Mole National Park: Video of the Week
It's been a while since I posted a video of the week. Actually, it's been a while in general since I posted a video to my youtube travel channel. The trut... Read More...
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Damn you Sand! From Gabon to the Congo Overland
Overlanders talk about the road from the Gabonese border into the Congo as the worst road in Africa. So I obviously wasn't too keen on the fact that my day was... Read More...
F**cked in Franceville
Lope quickly became a distant memory. I took the train to Franceville and hoped to add regain some positive energy after my bad experience in Lope National Par... Read More...
West Africa: A Budget and Spending Summary
Although it probably shouldn’t be a surprise, the one thing I have been asked more about travel in Africa than anything is the cost. Well, the truth is th... Read More...
The 1500 Train to Franceville
Through the bars I see Anne Murray parked in the dark confines of a storage room. She has a brace tied to her wheel and a tag wrapped around neck. A series of... Read More...
Lope National Park: Bad Business or African Business?
I've been hearing for years now that Gabon is fixing on becoming the next big eco-tourism destination. Parks full of gorillas, mandrills and wandering elephant... Read More...
Mefou National Park: Ape Action Africa
After escaping the chaotic grasp of the traffic on the outskirts of Yaounde, I skirted Anne Murray some 50km towards the border of Gabon. Along the highway is ... Read More...
The Africa Scooter Rally: I Made the Halfway Mark
You know, it’s funny. I remember leaving the coast of Ghana, and heading for Togo, thinking to myself how the trip had been too easy thus far. I had these gra... Read More...
Getting Back Up on the Horse, Or Anne Murray
I’m not easily rattled. I’m not one to be shaken off his goals and dreams without a good fight. But I’d be lying if I said getting back on Anne Murray after o... Read More...
Mount Cameroon is a Big Bastard
I can hear the alarm clock on my desk across the room singing its creepy song. I must have accidentally chosen the ghost alarm tone. It’s fitting. I roll my b... Read More...
Anne Murray’s Big Crash
African roads are a lose/lose situation. When they are bad, potholes, 3-foot deep mud puddles, and jaggedly protruding stones make journeys slow, bumpy, and pa... Read More...
Driving into the Heart of Africa
During my scooter trip down Africa, I haven’t written much about what it’s actually like to be on the road with the scooter. Thus, I thought rather than writin... Read More...
Afi Drill Monkey Sanctuary
The pink and purple-bottomed alpha males roam around the grounds carefree searching for the best place to scavenge the food scattered on the rain forest floor. ... Read More...
Entering Nigeria: When Pre-Conception Creates Fear
I sit on the foot of my bed. The soles of my shoes swing carelessly inches above the dusty tiled floor of my Beninese hotel room. “Shit” I say to myself loo... Read More...