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This thread feels like some sort of alternate universe...
In my opinion (travelling solo 14 months in Africa)
1. Africa is an amazing place to travel, and a bicycle is probably the best way to know the 'real' Africa.
2. Many, many people travel Africa solo or in pairs, it's not a big deal. Many bicyclists have done it as well. Just last month I met a woman who hitchhiked solo around Southern Africa and loved it. You absolutely do not need to be part of a "tour group" to see Africa (in fact, it would pretty much guarantee that you won't see anything).
3. Travelling SOLO as a women is a lot different than travelling as a couple. African culture respects marriage, just say you are married and that's the end of the story.
4. Big cities in Africa (where most white foreigners work) are much, much different places than the countryside (where a bicyclist would be travelling). In villages all over Africa I will leave my motorcycle, luggage unlocked, unattended for hours at a time without concern.
5. Aside from a general paranoia about all things African, do any of your friends have any evidence that foreigners are targeted for rape in Africa?? That's just ridiculous.
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