Macclesfields Finest - Africa Overland

I got to quite enjoy being in Brazzaville, despite the lack of budget accomodation everything else is pretty cheap. Taxis are cheap but require allot of haggling to get the correct price. I took a taxi down to Les Rapides (the rapids) which are just west of the city.
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The bus from Boundji to Brazzaville was a long uncomfortable ride. The bus was in surprisingly good condition, but unfortunately the lack of roof rack meant all of the baggage was piled in around everyones feet. The road started bad but eventually we passed through Oyo, home town of the […]

The next morning we drove a short while to the next slightly larger village where I had to go through the neccessary formalities. The Police and Gendarmerie were pretty surprised to see a ‘mendele’ (white man), and forgot to demand any bribe money. The immigration however never miss a trick […]

Its about time I explained the plan, I can tell you now that it didn’t work which is why i’m having to write this from Kenya. A while back I decided I would either have to finish this trip in Kenya or South Africa where I can make the most […]