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 captures our cycling journey through Malawi, covering 940 kilometers... Continue Reading →
Song while writing: Hermanos Gutierrez - Dorado Valley 09/10 - Otjiwarango - Musterland Camp. 105km, 300m+ Today is meant to be an easy day, as all road is tarred until our expected destination, a camping 100 km away, and we count with back wind for the first 60 km of the journey. We leave Otjiwarango... Continue Reading →
Song while writing: Erna Chimu - Hai Serute 3/10 - Buitepoos border - Gobabis. 113 km, 410m+ We say bye to the friendly people working at the gas station where we slept in the Botswanan side of the border. It’s 7 AM and they are all working again: the security guy, the restaurant girls… As... Continue Reading →
Song while writing: Shay Unsane - African Swing 26/09/23 - “Rest” day in Maun. Safari in Moremi National Park As expected, the bare 6 hours of sleep are not enough and we wake up pretty tired at 3:45. We prepare the sandwiches for the day, and get relieved when the taxi driver is telling us... Continue Reading →
Song while writing: Amoya - Nweti 18/09 Livingstone (Zambia) - Kasungula (Botswana) {… continued from post #8 }. Botswana is the 3rd country in the world with the lowest population density. There is 2.5 million people in a country twice the size of Poland (yes, I am wild guessing). This means multiple things. 1st, there... 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 →
song while writing: Men at Work - Down Under 7/09/23 - Siavonga (Zambia) to Musango Camp. 33 km, 530m+ Although the day starts as usual, with a beautiful sunrise and peanut butter, the border crossing of today makes it special and we are a bit nervous about what to expect in Zimbabwe. It takes us... 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 →
Song while writing: Dub Libitum - No money no fame 16/08 - Mzuzu - Nkhata Bay. 48 km, 400m+ As expected in an Italian camp, the day starts with espressos and capuccinos. We know we have mostly a descent ahead, so we start relaxed, exchanging words now and then with our friendly Italian hosts. They... Continue Reading →
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