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what to wear...
Hi Tina
As with anything about travelling (and life), you find that what one person recommends another says no way. So shall I start the ball rolling...?
I'm not fond of wearing synthetic clothing, especially in hot countries so I take cotton t-shirts and crossed Africa wearing leather trousers - yes you get hot but you're less likely to suffer from thrush and when I needed to look "smartish" fo the Sheraton in Ethiopia I borrowed shoe shine from the bootboy on the street and polished up my trousers till they looked good enough to get in.
My jacket was a standard bike jacket but you can pay more and get Hein Gericke Tuareg jackets which if you suffer from the heat, they are really good - like most things in life, you get what you pay for. I used one for another Africa trip to Timbuctoo and loved it.
I was surprised how cold I was in southern Africa, didn't warm up until Malawi heading northwards. I used a liner in my jacket and then stufed it away in the pannier until it got cool enough to wear again.
One thing you find is that in the cooler weather you have more clothes on your body than packed in the panniers.
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