OK, I'm officially jealous.
I've done a lot of adventure travel in my day but I've been outclassed as an adventure traveler by an old friend of mine.
Thomas Tomczyk has just started out on a motorcycle tour of Africa, starting in South Africa and passing through 22 countries before ending up in Spain.
He says that he's past the stage of travel for travel's sake (I know the feeling) and so he's set up Africa Heart Beat, an online project to showcase various innovative NGOs he meets on the way. I've already blogged about his project here for Gadling, as well as the array of gear he's taking along to keep in touch with his Facebook page, his blog, and his YouTube channel.
Thomas is a professional writer and photographer, so you can expect some good stuff coming out of Africa for the next eight months.
I'm looking forward to hearing his insights on such projects as an AIDS theater group in Botswana, and a Muslim-Christian vocational center in Mali. I'm also hatching a plan to meet him in May or June of 2010, probably in Niger, Mauritania, or Western Sahara. Stay tuned. . .
Monday 30 November 2009
Riding across Africa on a motorcycle
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I think your friend is quite brave. I don't think a woman could do what he is doing. Best of luck to him and to you. Very interesting.
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