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Paul Hurcomb, London to CapeTown, 2007, in Mali

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Paul Hurcomb, London to CapeTown,
in Mali. Trail from Douentza north
leading to the ferry to cross
the Niger, then onto Tombouctou



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Thumbs up From UK to Bulgria

Well folks, I am doing my trip I promised myself all be it i'm not quite following my plan.

I am currently in Bulgria (9th Country for me) I am having a blast. I quick summary

France: blast through France seeing WWII stuff like you do.
Belguim: Just WWII stuff
Holland: Just WWII stuff but damn this place is flat!
Germany: Just WWII stuff but damn the speed limits are more up and down than a pogo stick. I'm sure I have something to look forward too when I come home. How neat are the lawns in Germany! Speed limits obeyed (more on that in a bit)
Poland: Wow, the scenery is amazing. Lots of forest areas. Somw WWII stuff including Aushwitz. Krakow is a tourist hotspot, shame as I was looking forward to this place. Warsaw was great. Driving now has taken a slight turn for the worse. Speed limits seem to be a minium plus 10KPH! Friendly people as well.
Romania: How did you do it? The scenery and roads are amazing. Great people. Driving standards a little worse. Spped limits, what speed limits! Passed a policeman with a radar gun at 60kmph in a 50kmph and didnt bat an eye lid. Spoke to local who said and I quote "we dont abide by the rules)
Shout out to bmw motorrad bucharest in particular Alexandru who helped me check the BMW out with a fault. They fitted me in even though they were super busy. Thanks.
Bulgaria: Just in, freedom bridge, nightmare only one lane open so waited 30 minutes while they let once side go then alternate bewteen them. Got talking in sign language to a Ukrainain lorry driver. He said 5 minutes before we get going.................nooooooooo...............30 minutes. Enjoying alocal or two in my hotel.

I'm building so many memorys. Anyone who thinks they cant, your wrong, you can do it.

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Yeah, that bridge. Looks like it's about to fall down, no wonder they are doing repairs. You used to queue across it for the border - it's nice now the border is 'gone' - I was there this summer and lucky enough to catch the moving period, so I didn't have to wait. Looked awful the other side.
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