1.0Jef le Saltimbanquehttps://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/en/JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanquehttps://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/en/author/lesaltimbanque/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eudl0VsOSl"><a href="https://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/en/2019/04/04/travel-invitation/">Travel Invitation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/en/2019/04/04/travel-invitation/embed/#?secret=eudl0VsOSl" width="600" height="338" title="“Travel Invitation” — Jef le Saltimbanque" data-secret="eudl0VsOSl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://jef-le-saltimbanque.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/010219_CAMEROUN.jpg1280960This is the translation of one article published in France in the N°51 of Road Trip Magazine. I wake up with a start. All senses on the lookout, I listen at night. At such moments you can hear his heart beating and I have to wait a moment for him to calm down. Slowly, I grab my knife, which I always keep handy when I camp. The same one I found on the ground along the banks of the Zambezi River, not far from Victoria Falls 15 years ago. I usually joke that its former owner must have been eaten by crocodiles abounding there. But for the time being, my mind has little time to lose itself in memories. A hoarse breath fills the night. The animal, the beast is big. It was the food left in my bowl not far from the tent that attracted him. A branch cracks right next to me. It must be less than 1 meter away. I had hoped for a big dog, but the way it moves leaves little doubt in my mind: it’s a bear. Only the thin canvas of my tent separates him and me. I plague: apart from my knife, […]