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Wildlife in Mole National Park: Video of the Week

Brendan van SonApril 28, 2013

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

Brendan van SonApril 26, 2013

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...

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F**cked in Franceville

Brendan van SonApril 22, 2013

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...

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West Africa: A Budget and Spending Summary

Brendan van SonApril 12, 2013

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...

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The 1500 Train to Franceville

Brendan van SonApril 7, 2013

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...

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Lope National Park: Bad Business or African Business?

Brendan van SonApril 5, 2013

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...

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Mefou National Park: Ape Action Africa

Brendan van SonApril 3, 2013

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...

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The Africa Scooter Rally: I Made the Halfway Mark

Brendan van SonMarch 24, 2013

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...

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Getting Back Up on the Horse, Or Anne Murray

Brendan van SonMarch 20, 2013

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...

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Mount Cameroon is a Big Bastard

Brendan van SonMarch 18, 2013

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...

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Anne Murray’s Big Crash

Brendan van SonMarch 15, 2013

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...

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Driving into the Heart of Africa

Brendan van SonMarch 8, 2013

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...

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Afi Drill Monkey Sanctuary

Brendan van SonMarch 6, 2013

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...

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Entering Nigeria: When Pre-Conception Creates Fear

Brendan van SonFebruary 28, 2013

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...

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