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africa nov 2002 down west, up east coast
currently making preparations to travel around africa on a honda dominator, i should be leaving the netherlands around nov and passing equatorial africa before may.

the planned route at the moment is;

maroc, mauritainie, mali, (possible guinea), cote d'ivoire, ghana, togo, benin, niger, chad, cameroon, gabon, congo and possible through angola to namibie circumstances permitting otherwise whil ship and sa. the route back on the east coast is still not clear at the moment...

let me know if you are going the same way!

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Hoi Meindert,

Planning a trans africa for end oct beginning of november 2002.

But a different route.... Is your rout set defenitly or might you wanna change plans a bit.

Please drop me an e-mail to talk about plans
my mobile is 06-53646031

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Originally posted by gozell:
currently making preparations to travel around africa on a honda dominator, i should be leaving the netherlands around nov and passing equatorial africa before may.

the planned route at the moment is;

maroc, mauritainie, mali, (possible guinea), cote d'ivoire, ghana, togo, benin, niger, chad, cameroon, gabon, congo and possible through angola to namibie circumstances permitting otherwise whil ship and sa. the route back on the east coast is still not clear at the moment...

let me know if you are going the same way!

grtx
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hi meindert

i am doing exactly that trip at the moment. i am in accra, looking for people going south with me... can't wait until next year, however.

for impressions and info you can check out my website (diary and travel info):

www.contrast.cx

good luck!

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online diary and travel info from the road in africa:

www.contrast.cx/diary
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west coast to cape town
east coast to zurich

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Hi Esteban,

I'm already keeping an eye on your website (good pics) and will be interesting to see how you go through Cameroon/Angola/Namibie etc.... Im anxious to start travelling again!

Well all the best!

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Finaly leaving first week of November, anyone going south around that time to share dull ride to marocco (from netherlands)....

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HI!my plan it is to starting from Turkey,Syria,Yordania.Egypt end follow the east coas in Africa to South end back on the West coast,starting from 28 november.DJ
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Hi DJ,

I am leaving the second of 11 same route.
What bike/guy do I have to look out for?

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Hello Frank! You do this tripp 11 times!?My bike is a Yamaha Tdm850,end i am 28, end i am from Transilvania a Region in Roumania.Do you start from the same route? end when? DJ
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Hi, Frank and DJ, I am in Turkey at the moment heading for SA down the East Coast, head for Syria in three days time, will be ahead of you but may be able to give up to date information, I was in Transylvania a month or so ago, shame we didn't meet up. Stayed at Sighisoara and Sibiu in that region. Cheers Chris and Gill and a 1986 BMW R80G/S. Sorry that this has nothing to do with the original post but hey, we may meet up as you head North and I head South. The bike is white and heavilly overloaded.
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Hi Meindert,
I'm flying to SA in late Jan/early Feb '03, I'm buying a bike there and then heading up back to England. Maybe we could meet up on your return route up the east coast? Give me a bell if you like, cheers,

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yeah, no worries that would be cool to meet up. Pretty quiet with bikes at the moment just campervans.... Im in southern Marocco at the moment... Are you going through Nigeria or around?

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I was going to go around but now it looks like I'll be in that region during the saharan summer, so I'm planning on going through Nigeria and under the sahara - through Benin, Togo, Ghana etc. Cheers
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hi all of you bikers
well any one wants to have a rest in egypt in alexandria he can come to visit me .i have a house for up to 5 persons in the same time and a safe garage for the bikes.its like 150 meter away from the beach.and its free.koz i,m a biker like you and i know what it is to be on a bike for long time
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Some trip pics at;

http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mbaars72/
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