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Jamie Robinson does Africa
It's been a dream of mine to go and ride a motorbike in Africa, so when I got invited to go with three motorcycling-mad Italians and a Brit, I jumped at the chance to join them. We all met up in Johannesburg, South Africa, hired some BMWs, donned the Durban Alpinestars adventure gear and headed out, our plan was to ride to Zimbabwe, then into Mozambique and then head down to the Kruger National Pa...
14 November 2011
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Dakar back to Africa 'a 50:50 chance'
According to helicopter tow truck operator and Dakar race director Etienne Lavigne, the epic race stands "a 50:50 chance" of returning to Africa next year, although this time around, it could be through relatively terrorist free countries like Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Yeah, that doesn't sound much safer than west Africa to us either, but a return to the Dakar's spiritual home does appear to hold ...
18 January 2010