Brazzaville

Trans-African overland journey through 30 countries - commence in Gibraltar, down the west coast of Africa, up the east coast, through the middle-east to finish in Istanbul.

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Hard ride 400km from Dolisie to Brazzaville... Relentless corrugated dusty roads. thank goodness for the Chinese! They've compacted some sections in preparation for tar! Would be more fun of I wasn't nursing my welded brakes! No fuel on route for 400kms, ...

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Petit tour rapide de la capitale et petit shopping pour avoir son visa de la RDC qui sera fait en quelques heures mais sans reįu. Passant de la zone euro (franc CFA) vers la zone dollar (congo RDC), je change mes francs CFA en dollars en profitant du ...

... is sunday,most of the establishments and restaurants in town are closed, and I spend the afternoon wandering around in downtown Brazzaville, it feels pretty safe, I even go to the port where the ferries leave for Kinshasa, but no more trip scheduled ...

... also indicated that not many tourists travel our route. The jungle thinned out and grass plains or agricultural fields returned. Brazzaville was the only longer stop, where we spend 2 nights in the capital....shortened by elections and fear of potential ...