Curiosity. This picture could have been taken in many rural locations in Africa. A small shop and a gathering of people, mostly young, wondering who the foreign visitor is on a bicycle. When I was less familiar with such scenes I often used to ask people, or at least ask mys…

Rivers often form borders between countries. The Kagera River pictured here separates Uganda, where my tent is pitched, from Tanzania, where I was heading. The river is a major tributary of the Nile, flowing 400km from its source in Burundi, to Lake Victoria. I always enjoy …

Wet and sticky mud in western Tanzania. Such stretches of road can bring trucks to a stop for many days, even weeks during the rainy season. Fortunately a bicycle can usually be pushed around the worst parts. Main roads in Tanzania have improved a lot over the past few decad…