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African Cycling Travelogues

  • Better Life Cycle Dan Harrison is cycling from England-Cape Town along the east African coast.
  • Kapp2Cape Peter Mounfield rides from Norway to Cape Town on a £60 bicycle.
  • Korea to Cape Town A cycling adventure through the Axis of Evil.
  • Listen to Africa Huw Williams and Bex Sumner are cycling through Africa and recording its sounds.
  • Take on Africa: Helen Lloyd is cycling solo through Africa with a similar route to mine.
  • The Slow Way Home The chronicles of an Irishman cycling west Africa.
  • to-adi Adrian Guggisberg cycled through Africa with an adventurous route that included the DRC.
  • World Biking Eric and Amaya circumnavigated Africa on their bicycles.

    • Other Bicycle Adventures

  • Biciclown Alvaro Neil is a Spanish cyclist, aka the ‘Cycling Clown’, on a 10-year World tour.
  • Cycling Around the World Dutch couple with many years cycling experience.
  • Cycling Home From Siberia Rob Lilwall’s 3-year tour. If you like the website then read the book.
  • Cycling the Americas Former World Record Breaker cycling the length of the Americas.
  • Cycling to the Ashes An Englishman cycling to Australia in time for the next Ashes Cricket series.
  • Cycling the 6 English Doctor on a 5 year World tour.
  • Daisukebike Japanese cyclist Daisuke Nakanishi has been on the road for over 10 years.
  • Down the Road Tim and Cindy Travis have been on the road for over 7 years and have written two books.
  • Family on bikes Follow the Vogel family as they cycle the Americas.
  • Globecycle James Bowthorpe currently holds the World Record for cycling around the World.
  • Heinz Stucke The Grandaddy of cycle tourers. A remarkable story – and he’s still going!
  • Janne Corax Hardcore cyclist with a passion for high mountains.
  • Solar Cycle Diaries Trio of cyclists on a 12,000 mile World tour.
  • Revolution Cycle Two Irishmen on a World tour.
  • Ride Earth Stories from Tom Allen and Andy Welch cycling the World.
  • The Argonauts Scott Stoll is an American who spent 4 years on the road and wrote a book about it.
  • The Hungry Cyclist Englishman cycling in search of the perfect meal.
  • Tour Tk Dutch/Australian couple on a 5-year World tour. Very comprehensive site.
  • Travelling Two Andrew and Friedel Grant. Well organised and informative website.
  • Viking Biker Norwegian Rune Monstad is touring the World.
  • While Out Riding Cass Gilbert has a photographic treat of cycling through the Americas.
  • World Travellers Nicolai Bangsgaard is a Danish cyclist on a 4-year World tour.
  • Yaksite Some great photos here from Swiss cyclist Claude Marthaler.

    • Cycling Resources

  • Cycle Chat A lively and useful forum.
  • CTC Forum Another great source of information.
  • Lonely Planet Forum Travel related information and advice for cycle touring Worldwide.
  • Cycle Tourer Well organised and detailed site dedicated to many aspects of cycle touring.
  • Bicycle Touring Pro Information and advice for bicycle tourers.
  • The Bike List Useful site if you’re looking for a new bike.
  • Warm Showers Organisation providing hospitality for travelling cyclists.
  • Fully Loaded Touring Great photo gallery of touring bikes.
  • 21 bikes Another photo gallery of cyclists with their bikes.

    • Cycle Touring Directories

  • Crazy Guy On A Bike Wonderful directory of cycle touring journals, including MINE.
  • Trentobikes Another great directory of cycle touring journals.
  • Bike China Website containing travelogues of cycling in China.

    • African Links

  • Africa Overland Network Directory of websites about overland travel through the continent.
  • Grace Secondary School Project to rebuild a school in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan.
  • Leone Cycle For Africa Community based cycling organisation in Uganda.
  • Vagabon Tribe Beautiful music from West Africa.

    • Other interesting adventures

  • Alaistar Humphreys Spent 4 years cycling around the World. This website documents his recent  and forthcoming adventures.
  • Walking the Amazon Ed Stafford is attempting to walk the length of the Amazon river.
  • The Goliath Expedition Karl Bushby is walking an unbroken path from the southern tip of the Americas back to England.
  • Daniel Martin Dan is attempting a World triathlon, which involves swimming the Atantic, cycling from France to Siberia and running across the states!