#capetocairo

@MorningLiveSABC..Celebrating South Africa Heritage Month, #TheSwahiliExpirience Introducing AFRICA to AFRICANS... #ThePanAfricanCulturalExperience,... Going back to our roots,..introducing authentic SwahiliExperience, BUI-BUI LA NYUZI...Designed by @nahydaz from #Zanzibar the Mother city of Swahili Culture!! #ZanzibarHeritage....#Capetocairo#ZanzibartoCassablanca..African child!!! Own your story, FOCUS!! The streets ANGER and HUNGER are real (we have a problem as a family)but lets teach our youth to embrace, understand and appreciate HUMANITY before any social identity, its time to find solutions to our own problems, #InvestInYouth #DIRA101Africa. #SelfMastery is key!!#OneLoveOneAfrica!! (at Sabc Tv Centre Auckland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Y4egKjFJt-G7o6Wg2Ms76OFHCL8ius0H3vV00/?igshid=1waamr8tafwgi

Reads much better in Spanish. But my best effort at an English translation below. El Ciclista: Va en silencio como en sueños, más despierto que los demás. Va liviano, va sin techo, ni puertas a los costados, ni vidrios que levantar. Huele, escucha, se ventila, gira, esquiva, se menea, atraviesa torrencial Mide y frena el horizonte, se para airoso en el aire, camina sobre el pedal. Tiene el motor en la espalda y el corazón en las piernas, bombea petróleo venal. Va en silencio como muerto, va más vivo que los demás. The Cyclist: He goes in silence, like in dreams Slower than the rest. He goes light, he goes homeless Without doors on the sides Without windows that raise. He smells, listens, and it ventilates him He turns, he dodges, he weaves, he crosses storms. He measures and brakes the horizon, stops gracefully in the air, he walks above the pedals. He has the motor in the back and the heart and the legs, pumping gasoline through his veins. He goes in silence, like death... He goes more alive than the rest. Photo cred to @maya #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike #cycleuguanda #adventurebybike #worldbybike https://www.instagram.com/p/BuDhTocg95E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iulucokpza86

So, my 2019 New Years resolution might actually be to exercise less. Of my route in the past 2 years, I've cycled I'd say 98% of which, bar the odd bus, or police escort, or hitchhike due to safety, road condition, irreparable bike breakdown or misc. It should go without saying that I find cycletouring a highly rewarding means of travel and do it under my own volition. Yet, I'll openly admit that sometimes there are stretches that I don't enjoy or gain as much as other parts. Taking transport involves trust and sucking up my pride/stubbornness. But, having already cycled the circumference of the globe on bike trips, I've since lost the need to prove anything to myself or anyone else. This next year up to Europe and across the Silk Road, I may (and may need to) selectively take more transport. Overall, I choose to ride, I wont force myself to... And I bike to travel, I don't travel to bike. So, looking forward the another exciting year of biking adventures, but all the while opting to keep a more open mind about the decisions to be made on the road ahead. Happy New Years everyone! 🚵🏼🍾🤘 #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike #adventurebybike #worldbybike https://www.instagram.com/p/BsF-VFFloLS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oebz6v2v0706

Cycling isn't about the gear. Amir here is a testament to the spirit of bike travel sans professional equipment. He was backpacking and expressed interest... Two trips to the market, 24 hours, food bucket panniers, and some $100 of China bike and China parts later he was ready to go. The Flying Pidgeon performed adequately for 3 days. We rode up the Nile and had the opportunity to visit several less visited temples. Amir was fairly well versed in Egyptian mythology and proved a sufficient guide as any. The first night we were able to camp and swim by the Nile, but the following day, and for the remainder of the trip we attracted police escorts. This made Amir change his decision to bike Egypt, and eventually mine as well... Which I'll explain in a post soon. #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike (at Aswan, Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brrh1rQFmmt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k7tv197dk2u

Here's to Africa! From Capetown to Cairo. Exactly 8 months and around 14,000km prior, I was clueless as to how this journey would unfold and looking at an unfamiliar map, was unsure of what each country would present. All I can say is it's been a whirlwind of extreme experiences and each country left me with incredibly distinct and emotional memories that will stick with me for my lifetime. There were the punk rock shows in Capetown. I lost my mind in the Namibian desert. I rode alongside giraffes and elephants in Botswana. Got soaked by Victoria falls in Zimbabwe. Encountered some of the friendliest people in Zambia. Partied my face off on lake Malawi. Got spoiled to a luxury hotel on the island of Zanzibar. Bribed our way out of arrest exploring lava caves in Rwanda. Rafted some class 5 rapids at the source of the Nile in Uganda. Met indigenous tribesman in Kenya. Had fist sized rocks hurled at me in Ethiopia. Experienced endless hospitality by the people of Sudan. And in Egypt gained some 24/7 police popularity and explored the pyramids escorted with armed security detail. To name a few... A bit reflective and pensive as I cross out of Egypt tonight... But excited and curious for what lies on the road ahead 🤔🚴🏼 #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike (at Giza) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYEVYbFydf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k3zyoitq3k8j

Who said that desert riding needed to be hot? #feelingbikeurious #sudan #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike (at Bayuda Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqzsugZlUMG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iafxqvimt6q5

Had some brief riding company the other day... But some slow fuckers just can't hang. #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHwTkSFEMI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16i6hl1nj8h9p

Stopped to watch a parade in some village, but as it happens, the parade stopped to watch us 😂 #feelingbikeurious #cycleafrica #bikewander #capetocairo #biketravel #cycletouring #salsafargo #gofar #travelbybike https://www.instagram.com/p/Boiyfe6hOvd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yff5v8g6w2l4