We are Gaspard and Javi, two "cycling pirates" that now and then get 3 months off from work to cycle the world in an autonomous, adventurous style. This series of videos give a taste of our 2023 adventure crossing Africa from East to West. This video shows our cycling adventure across Zambia, spanning 1'071 kilometers... Continue Reading →
Song while writing: Koffi Olomide - Loi 16/09 - Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) to Livingstone. 20 km. As expected at the end of the party (see post #7), Javi wakes up hungover. We start analyzing by the pool of the hostel (Vic Falls, Zimbabwe) our next options: acccessing Namibia directly through the Caprivi strip (the famous... Continue Reading →
29/08 - Petauke - Sichiwende. 96 km, 727m+ After yesterday’s super hard day, we lower our ambitions for today and allow us to sleep until 7 (compared to the usual military time of 5:45). The bed was very bad, and on top of that we find many of our bags wet because of a ceiling... Continue Reading →
Song while cycling: Yo Maps - Aweah 23/08 - Mchinji border to Chipata, 34 km, 250m+ It doesn’t take long to arrive to Chipata, the main city of Zambia’s Eastern province. We have found a host via Couchsurfing, and we are happy to start making some use out of it now that it became paid.... Continue Reading →
Cycling Pirates 