Hi.

Welcome to my cycle touring website. I document my adventures by bicycle from around the world. I hope you enjoy!

Listen up

I'm being well looked after in Nouakchott. Teachers from an International School have put me up in surroundings far different from the wilds of the desert. I met the music teacher at the weekend who works here. He lived in Mali for eight years and plays the kamal ngoni, a traditional stringed west African instrument. I was lucky to hear him rehearsing with the group he manages - Vagabon tribe, and to record this. It's a beautiful sound, worth  following and supporting. Have a listen here.

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Kamal Ngoni

Around town with Sidi Ali

Around town with Sidi Ali

The heat is on

The heat is on