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Photo Story: Congo (DRC)

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Mar 24, 2013 in Photo Stories | 1 comment

You wouldn’t know this picture was taken on a boat unless I told you. I have no idea how many people were on board those two Congo River barges. I don’t think the captain who powered the tug boat...

Photo Story: Central African Republic

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Mar 12, 2013 in Headlines | 2 comments

They emerged from the forest just as I was cycling past. Exactly where and for how long they’d been out hunting I have no idea. Communication, at least in a manner of pointing and miming, centered on the gun and...

Photo Story: Cameroon

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 19, 2013 in Photo Stories | 0 comments

This was a sad sight on the roads of eastern Cameroon. Dozens of logging trucks thundered towards me each day as I headed towards the border with the Central African Republic. Some of those trunks must have been...

Photo Story: Nigeria

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 3, 2013 in Photo Stories | 0 comments

Cycling in Nigeria was always lively. Africa’s most populous country also has some of the cheapest fuel costs. These two things combined means there are a lot of vehicles on the road. And, like most of...

Return to Zanzibar

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Jan 19, 2013 in The Big Africa Cycle | 2 comments

I’m back on Zanzibar and just wrote a blog post over at the The Big Africa Cycle. No bicycle this time, just a backpack....

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10 Jul

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…

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5 Jul

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 …

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27 Jun

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…

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