Posts tagged plantations

Cotton Clouds

Shortly after leaving Yamoussoukro, the green tones of the southern vegetation give way to the aridity of the north. I am experiencing the reverse transition process that I experienced almost 3 months ago when I was pedaling south from the Burkinabe Sahel to the fertile south of Ghana.

Côte D'Ivoire-Ivory CoastNicolás Marino28 February 2016côte d'ivoire, commodities, africa, cotton, plantations, harvest, west africa, cycling, bicycle, touring, adventure

Ivory Plantations

I am always excited to arrive in a new country, especially when I come from crossing one that has not left with something very special inside. With the advent of the arrival, curiosity and uncertainty ignite once again like flames when pouring kerosene on a bonfire.

Côte D'Ivoire-Ivory CoastNicolás Marino21 February 2016abidjan, africa, côte d'ivoire, west africa, plantations, palm oil, bananas, cocoa, plantain, village life

Walk on Water

Only 35 days had passed since we returned to Africa. What we had been through in the last four countries was so intense that they seemed 350 days. We accumulated more than 2000km of exuberant mountains, crystal-clear blue lakes, african jungle, savanna and bush filled with wild animals.

MalawiNicolás Marino20 December 2014adventure, africa, bicycle, cycling, fish, fishermen, fishing, lake, malawi, plantations, tanzania, tea, water

The Long Crossing of Sumatra

Several people had told me that Sumatra was "the best of Indonesia", but honestly, after more than three months of cycling through this country, where over and over we had been

IndonesiaNicolás Marino16 July 2013Sumatra, Toba, adventure, bicycle, cycling, hospitality, indonesia, jungle, kerinci, lake, manis, martabak, monkeys, palm oil, plantations, tea, teran bulang, valleys