Road to Cape Town

Dear friends, 18.838km and counting. Eleven months of cycling have brought me to the final stopover before Cape Town. Namibia's capital Windhoek is an oasis of life in a deserted part of the world. With a total population of two and a half million in a country 2.3 times the size of Germany, cycling on Namibia's white gravel roads can be a lonely endeavor. This is more than made up, however, by the stunning views and...

Hi friends, 16750km and counting. I'm sitting in the common room of a hostel/camping in Lusaka, Zambia. I am waiting for my parents, my sister, and my sister's boyfriend, all of whom arrive in five days for what will surely be a special family reunion. My partner in crime for the past few weeks, Alessandro, is sleeping all day long to recover from malaria and bilharzia (yes, both!). I accompagnied him to the hospital yesterday. He had...