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I'm Tom, and I’m from a small village in England. Since 2007 I’ve been cycling through some of Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Tag Archives: Djibouti
Notes From Afar, The Hottest Place On Earth
I gazed out across the plains from my vantage point by a military watch-tower at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands. I was about to leave the familiar craziness of Amhara and to cross the Afar desert, the site of the hottest air temperature ever recorded, and the home of the nomadic Afar tribes.
Even [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Also tagged Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Hitch-hiking, Horn Of Africa, Local Culture, On The Road 3 Comments
One Man, One Bike, And Six Hundred Cows In A Boat