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Hello Kenya

March 8, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

We crossed the border at Moyale, into Kenya. This was again a simple procedure of signing out and signing in. No visa required for South Africans to enter Kenya. We […]

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Money Money Money

March 3, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

After a long month in Ethiopia, I am glad to say goodbye and look forward to what Kenya has to offer. The few things I’ve learnt on my travels through […]

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Bananas & Rastas

March 3, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

Shashemene, the capital of Rastafarianism in Africa, was on route to the Kenyan border. I took the opportunity to check out the Banana Gallery and chat to a few of […]

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The Capital

February 27, 2014by africa4ways 5 Comments

Our route to Addis Ababa was a long 5 day section which was topped by crossing the Blue Nile Gorge on day 3. For the cyclists, this involved a 20.05km […]

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Bahir Dar

February 18, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

Well, two rest days have past but unfortunately due to an inevitable bout of food poisoning I was in fetal position during our last rest in Bahir Dar and thus […]

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Ethiopia

Lalibela

February 9, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

The 4 day route to Lalibela has been grueling with over 9000m of elevation up rocky winding switchbacks. The scenery has still been incredible and changed noticeably to a more […]

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Sticks & Stones

February 4, 2014by africa4ways 1 Comment

We have spent 3 days cycling through the Simien Mountain range of Northern Ethiopia to the ancient capital of Axum (allegedly home to the Ark of the Covenant). There have […]

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia

January 30, 2014by africa4ways 1 Comment

We have arrived in Ethiopia at long last. The border crossing went without a hitch as we signed out of Sudan, crossed the bridge to Matema and signed in to […]

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Hot as Hell!

January 26, 2014by africa4ways Leave a comment

It’s been an incredibly tough 6 days off-road across soft sand, dirt, mud and canals. Temperatures have been nothing short of 44-45 deg and 38 in the shade (if you […]

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Dongola to Atbarah

January 19, 2014by africa4ways 2 Comments

4 Consecutive days of desert, wind and 40 deg heat. The bum is adapting and the legs have doubled in size. We passed a few interesting sights including pyramids outside […]

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  • Hello Kenya March 8, 2014
  • Money Money Money March 3, 2014
  • Bananas & Rastas March 3, 2014
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