Haha Mollydog, fair play to you riding the world at 68!

I'm sure me being a wuss at the moment has nothing to do with female hormones though - I have zero interest in settling down and having babies! That's way, WAY scarier than Africa to me. And like I said, I got older, yes, but not much, so it can't be that either.

I guess I mostly blame the Western cultural conditioning: I travelled alone but never felt lonely on the road, whereas back home I'm not just lonely, I feel like a freak because nobody gets me-most people think I'm a weirdo/hobo/nutter for wanting to ride around the world instead of being stuck in a 9-5 in the illusional safety of a regular salary, shopping at Tesco and staring at all sorts of screens for most of the time. Apparently wanting to see the world for real, NOT through a screen, is not only weird but in fact quite mental, odd and best not to even be thought of/talked about because hey, look at that discount on ebay, let's go to the pub, turn the TV up, and just keep hibernating, right?

I feel like a complete alien.

But back to the topic: as I said I'm not going to be able to save much for my journey around Africa, so I'm hoping to work on the way. I've changed colours quite a few times, so my skill set is somewhat flimsy-journalist/horse whisperer/sales executive; I'm also pretty good at teaching languages. That's not much, but since I'm thinking about farm/ranch/hostel/bar jobs I reckon I should be fine.

Has anyone toured & worked in Africa? Is it relatively easy to find temp jobs there?

Thanks Pin! I'm not British, I'm actually Lithuanian, just living in England for the time being

Thank your for a very inspirational post. The more posts like this I read the more obvious it is I should simply leave instead of overthinking everything!

Bought a very detailed map of Africa, a tent and a sleeping bag, and did some bike repairs. I think I'm good to go

Hello Evergreen! I know exactly how you feel, I call it PTM (post travel melancholy). I recently returned home from south america after two years of travel and it is like a syndrome: i always catch myself reminiscing about my trip and I am planning the next one: AFRICA!
Africa or bust! I am hoping to start either by early to summer of 2019. im so excited!! Are you traveling already or where are you now?