Bridging The Continents
By Andre van der Most
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Bridging the Continents follows the inspiring journey of André van der Most as he drives a Toyota Land Cruiser from Holland to Uganda along the rugged west coast of Africa. More than just an overland adventure, this podcast shines a light on the people and organizations making a difference across the continent.
Through stories from the road—navigating borders, crossing deserts, and connecting with communities—André shares both the challenges and triumphs of his expedition. Along the way, he highlights local nonprofits that are working tirelessly to empower communities, preserve cultures, and create lasting impact.
Whether you’re passionate about travel, cultural exchange, or grassroots change, Bridging the Continents offers an unfiltered look at what it means to journey with purpose.
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February 8 2026 - Dan Viljoen Game Reserve Safari Adventure Namibia
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May 05, 2026 |
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February 5, 6, 7 - Stranded Without Passport: Real Estate & Travel
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May 05, 2026 |
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February 2 2026 - Windhoek Passport Adventures
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May 02, 2026 |
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February 1 2026 - Phone Troubles & Kind Strangers in Windhoek
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May 02, 2026 |
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January 30 2026- When Everything Goes Wrong on the Road: Finding Help and Hope in Namibia
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 29 2026- A Robbery That Derailed My African Journey
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 28 2026- When Car Troubles Lead to Route Changes: A Day in Northern Namibia
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 27 2026- From Angola's Cheap Diesel to Namibia's Modern Conveniences
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 26 2026- Discovering Angola's Infrastructure Renaissance
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 25 2026- Discovering Angola's Remote Coastal Paradise
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 24 2026- Lost in the Dark, Found at the Ocean: An Unexpected Night at Mariquita
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 23 2026- Meeting Fellow Travelers in Angola
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 22 2026- Finding a Fellow Seattle Traveler in the Heart of Africa
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 21 2026 - Discovering Angola's Changing Landscape Along the Lobito Corridor
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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January 10 2026 - From Gorilla Campfires to the Congo River: A Wild Ride into Brazzaville
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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January 20 2026 - Coastal Angola: A Day of Easy Roads and Ocean Views
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 19 2026 - From City Chaos to River Serenity
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 18 2026 - Luanda on a Sunday: Calm Streets & Conversations
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 17 2026 - Navigating Angola's Coast: From Congo Border to Luanda's Urban Maze
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 16 2026 - Stuck in Traffic at a Congolese Funeral
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 15 2026 - Sand Tracks & Border Stamps into the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Jamuary 14 2026 - Navigating Border Crossings and Unexpected Detours
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 13 2026 - 600km Day of Lessons
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 12 2026 - When GPS Goes Wrong: A Muddy Adventure Through Congo's Back Roads
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 11 2026 - Congo River Crossing: Why I Changed My Mind About the Kinshasa Ferry
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 9 2026 - An Unexpected Encounter with Wild Gorillas in the Heart of Africa
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 8 2026 - When the Road Tests Your Character
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 7 2026 - Crossing Borders and Chasing Green Hills Into The Congo
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January: 6 2026 - Navigating Corrupt Checkpoints and Jungle Roads
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 5 2026 - Inside the Fight Against River Blindness and Public Health Challenges
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 4 2026 - Sunday Streets, Roasted Fish, and Planning the Road Ahead
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 3 2026 - From Radio Waves to Family Tables
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 2 2026 - Banking, Coffee, and Cameroon Hospitality
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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January 1 2026 - New Year's Day in Cameroon: An Unexpected Family Gathering on the Hillside
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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December 31 2025 - Road Hazards, New Friends, and an Unexpected New Year’s Eve in Yaoundé
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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December 30 2025 - Breaking the Journey to Yaoundé
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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December 29 2025 - A Lucky Day in Douala: Coffee, Car Repairs, and Cameroonian Kindness
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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December 28 2025 - Close Call in Buea: When a Runaway Car Chose the Tree Over Me
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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December 27 2025 - Convoy Through Cameroon: A Day of Waiting and Night Riding to Douala
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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December 26 2025 - Boxing Day in Ekok: Money, Motorbikes, and an Unexpected Beer
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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December 25 2025 - Christmas Day on the Road: Fuel, Borders, and Kind Strangers
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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December 24 2025 - Christmas Eve in Calabar: History, Lights, and Letting Life Happen
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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December 23 2025 - Waiting on a Sticker: Calabar, Convoys, and Changed Plans
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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December 22 2025 - Detours, Coffee Hunts, and Kind Strangers: Finding My Way Around Benin City
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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December 21 2025 - Four Lanes Into One: A Long Sunday Crawl Toward Benin City
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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December 20 2025 - Crossing Into Nigeria: Holes, Paperwork, and First Impressions
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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December 19 2025 - Unfinished Roads and Unexpected Conversations
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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December 18 2025 - From Embassy Doors to Open Roads
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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December 17 2025 - A New Country, New Visas, and Unexpected Land Cruiser Stories
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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December 16 2025 - Palm Trees, Strong Surf, and a Quiet Night in Grand Popo
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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December 15 2025 - From Fishing Chants to Border Stamps: Leaving Tegbi and Arriving in Togo
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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December 14 2025 - Leaving the Treehouse and Following the Coast to Keita
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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December 13 2025 - A Quiet Saturday at the Treehouse
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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December 12 2025 - Unexpected Encounters, Purposeful Conversations, and a Treehouse Detour
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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December 11 2025 - From Embassy Lines to Open Roads: Another Step South
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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December 10 2025 - Visas, Insurance, and a Well-Earned Dinner in Accra
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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December 9 2025 - Accra Conversations: Design Labs, Road Trips, and Good Company
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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December 8 2025 - A Monday in Accra: International School Connections and Finding My Feet
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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December 7 2025 - Sunday Roads to Accra: From Elmina’s Calm to the Capital’s Chaos
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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December 6 2025 - A Day Lost (and Found) on the Road to Accra
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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December 5 2025 - Patience, Paperwork, and the Road from Ivory Coast to Ghana
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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December 4 2025 - Visa Victory, Market Mazes & A Coastal Detour
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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December 3 2025 - Visas Secured, Zoo Detours & Expensive Cappuccinos
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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December 2 2025 - Visa Forms, Fraud Calls & Street Sausages in Abidjan
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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December 1 2025 - Street Sausages & Visa Headaches: Moving Through West Africa
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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November 30 2025 - A Sunday Drive to Jacqueville & Into the Jungle
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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November 29, 2025 - 52 Years Later: Abidjan, and the Long Road Back
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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November 28 2025 - Moving East: Roads, Rubber, and Visas on the Way to Abidjan
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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November 27 2025 - Border Books & Broken Sandals: Thanksgiving Crossing from Liberia to Côte d’Ivoire
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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November 26 2025 - Building Futures in Ganta: A Journey Beyond Monrovia
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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November 25 2025 - Independence, Visas, and Conversations That Matter
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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November 24 2025 - An Expensive Coffee and Unexpected Gold
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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November 23 2025 - Quiet Beaches, Pepper Fish Soup, and Letting Places Come to Me
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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November 22 2025 - From Lagoon Karaoke to Wildlife Sanctuary: Unexpected Encounters in Liberia
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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November 21 2025 - Visa Delays & Embassy Gatekeepers: My Unexpected Week in Liberia
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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November 20 2025 - Power Lines & Chance Encounters in Monrovia
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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November 19 2025 - Visa Surprises & Market Streets: Waiting on Ivory Coast
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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November 18 2025 - Visa Runs & Rooftop Rambles: A Day in Monrovia
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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November 17 2025 - Crossing Borders and Slow Roads: My Journey from Bo to Freetown
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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November 16 2025 - Climbing Out of Freetown: A Stormy Start and a Steep Escape
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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November 15 2025 - Diesel, Detours, and Discovering Freetown
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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November 14 2025 - Engines, Encounters, and Ataya: Another Day in Sierra Leone
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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November 13 2025 - A Visa Won and a Long Day at the Garage – Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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November 12 2025 - A Visa Run, Lost Networks, and Unexpected Dutch Connections in Freetown
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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November 11 2025 - From McKinney to Freetown: Unexpected Encounters on the Road
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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November 10 2025 - Journey Through Sierra Leone: Wusum Hotel Reflections
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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November 9 2025 - A Day in the Chiefdom: Walking, Clinics, and Village Life
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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November 8 2025 - A Village Welcome and Life with Merel in Sierra Leone
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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November 7 2025 - Walking the Markets of McKinney with the Peace Corps Crew
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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November 6 2025 - Catching Up in Makeni: A Day of Connections
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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November 5 2025 - Exploring Kambia: Peace Corps, Local Life, and Sierra Leone Hospitality
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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November 4 2025 - Walking Companions, Border Crossings, and the Final Visa
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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November 3 2025 - The Visa Chase: A Day of Detours in Guinea
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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November 2 2025 - Farewell to Johan: Last Day Adventures in Guinea-Bissau
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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November 1 2025 - From Tent to Traffic Jam: A Long Road to Conakry
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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October 31 2025 - The Day Everything Was in the Way: Mud, Winches, and Fallen Trees
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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October 30 2025 - A Road of Goats, Holes, and Firsts: Car-Camping in Rural Africa
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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October 29 2025 - Buckets, Borders, and Motorbike Rides: A Night in Kundara
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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October 28 2025 - Bridges, Waterways, and Detours: The Journey to Guinea
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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October 27 2025 - Mail Hunts, Market Streets, and Bucket Showers: A Day from Bissau to Bafatá
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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October 26 2025 - Crossing Borders and Potholes: The Long Road to Bissau
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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October 25 2025 - Ferries, Markets, and Music: A Day in Banjul
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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October 24 2025 - Navigating Serrekunda: Visas, Dirt Roads, and Family Reunions
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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October 24 2025 - Navigating Serrekunda: Visas, Dirt Roads, and Family Reunions
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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October 23 2025 - Crossing Into the Gambia: Roads, Reunions, and Stories of Resilience
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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October 22 2025 - Detours, Wildlife, and Police Adventures on the Way to The Gambia
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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October 21 2025 - Mbour’s Fishing Life and Beach Adventures
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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October 20, 2025 - Visa Adventures in Dakar: Navigating Embassies, Customs, and Serendipity
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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October 19 2025 - Bread Trails and Sunday Streets in Mbour
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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October 18 2025 - Arriving in Dakar – Finding Our Way in the City of Energy
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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October 17 2025 - A Birthday by the Sea: Turning 72 in M’Bour, Senegal
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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October 16 2025 - Tickets, Tea, and the Road to Dakar
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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October 15 2025 - Island Mornings and Flag Beer in St. Louis, Senegal
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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October 14 2025 - A Journey from Mauritania to Senegal
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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October 13 2025 - Navigating Nouakchott: Hotels, Diesel, and Daily Adventures
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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October 12 2025 - Crossing the Desert: From Nouadhibou to Nouakchott
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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October 11 2025 - Finding Coffee and Connection in Nouadhibou
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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October 10 2025 - Crossing Borders and Sandstorms — From Dakhla to Mauritania
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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October 09 2025 - Boats, Barriers, and Basic Living — A Day in Dakhla
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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October 8 2025 - Crossing Western Sahara: Long Roads, Kite Surfers, and Dakla Adventures
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 8 2025 - Crossing Western Sahara: Long Roads, Kite Surfers, and Dakla Adventures
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 7 2025 - From Tin-Tin Beach to Laayun: Desert Roads and Unexpected City Life
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 6 2025 - Pastries, Coastlines, and the Road to Tiznit and Tan-Tan
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 6 2025 - Pastries, Coastlines, and the Road to Tiznit and Tan-Tan
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 5 2025 - From Azure to Agadir: Surf Towns, Camels, and Unexpected Encounters
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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October 4 2025 - Wandering Essaouira — Medina, Market, and Moroccan Life
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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October 4 2025 - Wandering Essaouira — Medina, Market, and Moroccan Life
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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October 3 2025 - Exploring Morocco — From Rabat to Essaouira
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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October 2 2025 - First Steps in Africa — Arrival in Morocco
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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October 1 2025 - First Steps Toward Africa — Algeciras Adventures
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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September 30, 2025 - Easy Days in Alfas del Pi – A Pause Before the Final Stretch
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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September 29 2025 - Snow Day in Valencia and Reuniting with Old Friends
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 28 2025 - Fuel, Floods, and Friendly Faces on the Spanish Coast
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 27 2025 - Toul to La Jonquera: Crossing France into Spain
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 26 - 2025 Export Plates and the Open Road: Leaving the Netherlands
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 24 2025 - Winding Roads to Winsum
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 23 2025 - Coffee Time at the Wolfskuil: A Day of Connection and Calm
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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September 22, 2025 - The Lost Registration Card Detour
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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September 21 2025 - Farewells and Full Circles: A Day of Goodbyes Before the Journey Begins
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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September 20 2025 - Full Circle in Boeregoed: From Childhood Greenhouses to Army Reunions
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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September 19, 2025 - Dutch Roads, Roundabouts, and a Touch of Home
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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September 18, 2025 - A Day Offline in the Dutch Countryside
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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September 17, 2025 - Tech on the Road: Choosing the Garmin Over the Map
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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September 16 2025 - The Chair, the Road, and the Cyclist Who Rode to Africa
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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September 15 2025 - Stocking Up for the Road: Preparing for the Unexpected in the Dutch Countryside
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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September 14, 2025 - From Lhee to Zwolle: Finding Balance and Shared Dreams
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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September 13, 2025 - Packing Up in OB Ende: On the Road to Groningen
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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September 12, 2025 - Van Life Upgrades: Installing a French Chair in Groningen
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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September 11, 2025 - Van Life Adventures: Roof Mods and Campsite Life in Groningen, Netherlands
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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September 10 2025 - Land Cruiser Adventures & Suriname Memories
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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September 9 2025 - Early Flights, New Friends, and a Warm Welcome in the Netherlands
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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September 8 2025 - A Perfect Iceland Day: Blue Lagoon, Lava Soup, and Reykjavik Nights
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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September 7 2025 - Ferry Tales and First Impressions of Reykjavik, Iceland
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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September 6 2025 - Countdown to Departure: Vashon Island to Uganda
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Oct 02, 2025 |