March 9, 2026 – Dakar / Abidjan Arrived from Dakar. The only toubab on the plane.Visa-on-arrival procedures: nearly two hours. Riad,…
Hello everyone, Yes, I’ve been on a break for a few months. But the restart is coming soon. I’m…
This can be summarized in only one thing: get back to nomadic life for a while and lead a…
Note: I’m currently updating my website, which is generating several re-posts and, as a result, quite a few newsletters.…
Following an accidental fall that damaged my previous AGV helmet, replacing it became unavoidable.My choice fell on the Schuberth E2,…
A somewhat clickbait title… but not without a certain grounding in reality. The mythical Senegalese city of Saint-Louis — home to…
On arriving in Ngaparou, there is a roundabout. Wide, open, uncluttered.A clean circle bordered by recent buildings, where balconies…
Yesterday, on Facebook, a post by a motorcyclist recounting being attacked by Kangal dogs in Turkey took me back…
Here is the story of Oskar Speck, a German who paddled from Germany to Australia in the 1930s. Since…