Africa - A yearlong journey

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In 1993, as a relatively inexperienced 22 year old traveler I embarked on an adventurous, year-long journey across Africa. It was, and still is my greatest adventure to date. I traveled from England, through France and Spain, across the Straits of Gibraltar by ferry to Morocco and from there overland to Cape Town, South Africa.
On this trip I visited African 20 countries...Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire (now Congo), Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
I experienced Africa in a more profound way than I'd ever been able to experience any other place, from the Sahara Desert to the colorful markets of West Africa, to the rain forests and jungles of the Congo, to the vast plains and savannas of East and Southern Africa. Along the way I spent time experiencing the way of life of countless Africans ranging from traditional pygmy tribesmen who have lived the same way of life for millennia, to cosmopolitan city dwellers.
To me, Africa is the most beautiful, fascinating, culturally rich, diverse and most amazing place on Earth. It's also the most desperate, unforgiving, most harsh, most frustrating and most challenging place in the world, but that just adds to its appeal.

*The grainy appearance of some pictures is due to scanning 35mm printed photos.