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Huw’’s health, and an unexpected homecoming

Blog posted by bex on Jan 25th, 2010

[Update (6th April 2010): The diagnosis was eventually confirmed as Blackwater...

Tags: africa , blackwater fever , cycling expedition , e coli , expeditions , falciparum , ghana , health , hospitals , illness , journey , liberia , london , malaria , medical care , sierra leone , travel , travelogue , uk
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Our homes for the night, in pictures

Blog posted by bex on Jan 17th, 2010

Well, we’ve been on the road for over ten months now...

Tags: accommodation , africa , camping , cycle touring , cycling , france , gallery , guinea-bissau , liberia , mauritania , morocco , photography , senegal , travel , travelogue , western sahara , wild camping
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Guinea: a dash through a dashing country

Blog posted by bex on Nov 22nd, 2009

The day after I last wrote , a bright orange Land...

Tags: africa , atlantic rising , bijagos , bissau , boats , boke , bubaque , checkpoints , cycling , dadis camara , expeditions , freetown , guinea , guinea-bissau , independence , land rover , military , orango , overlanding , sekou toure , sierra leone , travel , travelogue , west africa
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About the sound recordings part II: natural soundscapes (biophonies)

Blog posted by bex on Nov 13th, 2009

Part I of our “about the sound recordings” series looked at...

Tags: acoustic ecology , africa , audio , bernie krause , biophonies , field recordings , natural , natural soundscapes , r murray schafer , sound recording , sound recordings , soundscapes , wildlife
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Listen to Africa on the web

Blog posted by bex on Nov 12th, 2009

Today, we finally got around to creating a Facebook Page ...

Tags: brightkite , facebook , flickr , last.fm , social networks , twitter
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Into Guinea-Bissau: drug barons, dogs’ heads and difficult decisions

Blog posted by bex on Nov 3rd, 2009

First off, here’s a thunderstorm for you, recorded yesterday afternoon ...

Tags: africa , bissau , border crossings , cocaine , cycle touring , cycling , dogs , drugs , expeditions , food , guinea-bissau , travelogue , west africa
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In praise of… “The People’s Workbook”

Blog posted by bex on Nov 2nd, 2009

OK, time for a new series: in praise of random...

Tags: africa , agriculture , books , environmental and development agency , farming , in praise of , people's farming workbook , people's workbook , practical action
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Eight things that happened in Casamance

Blog posted by bex on Nov 2nd, 2009

Things started happening as soon as we crossed from The ...

Tags: africa , casamance , cycling , journey , military , senegal , travel , travelogue , war , west africa
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Through The Gambia: “We have peanuts, so we have peace”

Blog posted by bex on Oct 22nd, 2009

Note: this was written last week in Soma, The Gambia, but ...

Tags: africa , banjul , borders , cycling , economy , expeditions , human rights , jammeh , press freedom , soma , soundscapes , sukuta , the gambia , travel , travelogue
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Listen to Africa is Guardian Travel’s Blog of the Month!

Blog posted by bex on Oct 7th, 2009

It looks like a few of you spotted this before...

Tags: awards , blog of the month , blogging , guardian , travel
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