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20 months post TDA – a truly life-changing journey

September 8, 2019 Leave a Comment 855 Views

Cycling through Africa has changed my life. Check out my interview with famous Francis Tapon in his popular WanderLearn travel podcast series. Francis is a true legend. He’s visited every single country in Africa, authored books about his adventures, produced a film and spoke twice at TEDx. In the podcast, we talk about how...

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Sudan Video—unembellished footage of what it’s really like

January 28, 2018 2 Comments 3103 Views

It’s a year since we crossed the Sahara and tried to stay cool in 40-50° Celsius. Finally, here’s a video to show you what it was like. This is the real thing, including my footage from both good and bad times. Enjoy 😉

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Riders sharing their lessons learnt and inspirational stories

September 10, 2017 2 Comments 2161 Views

It’s almost four months since we cycled into Cape Town. Finally, here’s a video that I had promised months ago. Hope you like it. 🙂  

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Setting up our dead camel camp—time lapse video

February 2, 2017 Leave a Comment 1212 Views

This is a time lapse video of setting up our tents at the Dead Camel Camp. I am the one with the red tent on the left. The person with the red tent on the right is Niklas from Sweden. Coincidentally, we’re the only ones with Hilleberg tents in our group, supposedly one of...

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Dongola market video tour

February 2, 2017 Leave a Comment 1140 Views

Some of you have asked me to also share audio files so you can hear the sounds. Well, that’s a bit difficult while cycling—all you can hear on the GoPro is wind noice. However, I got this special treat for you—come join us life in the bustling Dongola market street. 🙂

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My complete Egypt video

January 30, 2017 7 Comments 1787 Views

Finally, I’ve managed to put this entire video together—all the highlights of my tour through Egypt in a few minutes. The start might be repetitive if you’ve seen my first one, but hang in there—got some cool footage towards the end. Let me know how you like it!? 🙂

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My first video produced & edited “live” in Egypt

January 20, 2017 Leave a Comment 1085 Views

Finally, here’s my first video clip “live” from Egypt. Well, outdated by a week, I’m afraid. Still need to get a better hang of the editing. . .  Perhaps you like it anyway 🙂  Hopefully, more to come soon!

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Acclimatizing in Dubai

December 24, 2016 Training 2 Comments 1205 Views

  Admittedly, the temperature in Dubai in winter is rather pleasant. Neither did I cycle hard enough that it might qualify as proper training. However, cycling in Dubai helped me test my gear and get used to my new gadgets. For example, I learnt that tablets aren’t powerful enough for video editing. So, to my wallet’s...

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