http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog Julian rides from Germany to Cape Town Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:54:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had heard a lot about corruption and lawlessness in Guinea and I was somewhat anxious about entering the country. Recent events had not been exactly reassuring, but contacts on the internet assured me it would be alright, as long as I exercised come caution. The border crossing then surprised ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/06/30/guinea/ Immediately after crossing into Mali villages looked different, instead of rectangular huts or tents people here built round mud huts with pointy straw roofs. People were very friendly and curious, I pumped water at the communal well, so I would have enough for a night of bush camping. I have ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/06/29/mali/ I had heard stories about the Moroccan-Mauritanian border, deep sand, mines, crooked officials and I was about to meet two of them. The Morocco side was easy enough, grumpy officials but proceedings were somewhat straightforward and I was soon in the no man's land. Nobody really maintains the 2km stretch ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/06/01/mauritania/ So I finally set foot on African soil. I took the ferry from Spain and went through the chaos of Moroccan customs I had heard so much about. There were guys running around with official looking cards around their necks and when one of them shouted at me I did ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/05/17/morocco/ I finally left two weeks ago on March 30, but then had to turn around after only a few minutes because the clutch lever constantly got stuck. It also turned out that the spare tire I carried was a little too close to the exhaust and the chain guard needed ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/04/12/europe/ So I've decided to ride a motorcycle from Germany to South Africa. I've got a bike, the necessary documents and some money. In a couple of hours time I will finally start my big trip, riding through chilly and rainy Germany to Lille in Northern France, where I have a friend ... http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2010/03/30/the-plan/ Check out the new map integration: See my position in Google Maps Open it in Google Earth http://www.julianusafricanus.com/blog/2009/11/21/maps/