Cycling The Globe

A Cycle Touring Expedition Around The World

Archive for August, 2016

Day 2047 – 2056: Visa Break in Nairobi

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 31 - 2016

I had planned to cycle further up towards the border of Ethiopia before catching a bus back to Nairobi to sort out my visa, but with the road turning into dirt and the villages getting smaller and smaller, I figured I’d better make the bus trip back to Nairobi now that I was still within  [ Read More ]

Categories: Kenya

Day 2046, Kapenguria – Kainuk: Let the Real Adventure Begin…

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 28 - 2016

Distance: 105.9 km Ride time: 6:50:14 Average: 15.5 km/h Max speed: 46.1 km/h Total: 50921 km Today would mark an important milestone on this African adventure. In my mind, the ride has always been divided in three parts: The first would be South Africa and Namibia, the 2nd part would be the ‘real’ Africa along  [ Read More ]

Categories: Kenya

Day 2045, Webuye – Kapenguria, Kenya!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 26 - 2016

Distance: 105.9 km Ride time: 6:50:14 Average: 15.5 km/h Max speed: 46.1 km/h Total: 50921 km Cycling on Sundays in Africa is interesting – while passing the small villages there is always plenty of religious activities taking place in the streets. No boring speaches around here… Otherwise I’m very much enjoying my time in Kenya.  [ Read More ]

Categories: Kenya

New Video: Cycling Africa – from Cape Town to Cairo

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 23 - 2016

Africa was my last continent by bike – and what a Grand Finale 🙂 A collection of photos and videos from my 8 months and 10.000 km on the continent – from Cape Town to Cairo!

Categories: South Africa

Day 2044, Busia – Webuye: Into Kenya!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 21 - 2016

Distance: 86.6 km Ride time: 5:14:22 Average: 16.5 km/h Max speed: 40.0 km/h Total: 50815 km I had been staying in a cheap hotel in the border town of Busia between Uganda and Kenya. This morning’s first project was to enter Kenya – country number 48 in Cycling The Globe history. Even after all these  [ Read More ]

Categories: Kenya, Uganda

Day 2043, Jinja – Busia: Scratching The Surface of Uganda

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Aug - 11 - 2016

Distance: 115.1 km Ride time: 5:53:34 Average: 19.5 km/h Max speed: 45.4 km/h Total: 50728 km After a couple of super interesting days spent visiting the Ananda Marga orphanage in Lugazi it was back to business today; 115 km of rather fast cycling along Lake Victoria towards the border with Kenya. I was able to  [ Read More ]

Categories: Uganda