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Te voet door Afrika
16.000 km en een reis die drie jaar duurde... Het verslag van Ffyona Campbell, een vrouw die een voettocht dwars door Afrika maakte.
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First published January 1, 1994
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November 30, 2016
There's been a lot of criticism about this book on the 'net--either that the author was a whiner and didn't want to take part in interviews, etc at the request of her sponsors or that she walked through Africa in an insulated bubble but about 200 pages into the book, I don't find that to be the case at all.
"...I was travelling through a tunnel, keeping reality beyond the firelight....I was walking to the beat of a different drum."
That was a passage that a previous reader had highlighted, maybe s/he heard the same controversy but I have to agree. It's something all travellers do as they travel--you can never feel and act exactly as the locals would because we're not locals.
Rather than a typical travel book, this is a day by day account of the issues at Ffyona Campbell faced as she travelled from South Africa to Morocco. Zaire was still Zaire at that point and a war zone, it was before the Rwandan genocide, yet trouble was brewing in Africa.
I know there were issues with her making the Guiness Book with her walk, but that doesn't mean her adventures were any less intriguing.
"No Coke, only Fanta." is a great phrase the author and her backup teams used to describe a situation that wasn't as they hoped, so so true :)
From the book's intro
"The possible is not what you can do but what you want to do." - Ian Fleming
So so true.
This book quickly progressed from 'good' to 'un-put-down-able'
Did Ffyona get a little whiny? Yes. Wouldn't you if you had malaria and amoebic dysentary and were faced with wars, closed borders, stoning, etc. in your quest for a goal? I sure as hell know I would.
She was younger when she did this walk then I am now and I find it really amazing what she was able to endure.
A great book and I am keen to read Feet of Clay about her trip across Australia.
"...I was travelling through a tunnel, keeping reality beyond the firelight....I was walking to the beat of a different drum."
That was a passage that a previous reader had highlighted, maybe s/he heard the same controversy but I have to agree. It's something all travellers do as they travel--you can never feel and act exactly as the locals would because we're not locals.
Rather than a typical travel book, this is a day by day account of the issues at Ffyona Campbell faced as she travelled from South Africa to Morocco. Zaire was still Zaire at that point and a war zone, it was before the Rwandan genocide, yet trouble was brewing in Africa.
I know there were issues with her making the Guiness Book with her walk, but that doesn't mean her adventures were any less intriguing.
"No Coke, only Fanta." is a great phrase the author and her backup teams used to describe a situation that wasn't as they hoped, so so true :)
From the book's intro
"The possible is not what you can do but what you want to do." - Ian Fleming
So so true.
This book quickly progressed from 'good' to 'un-put-down-able'
Did Ffyona get a little whiny? Yes. Wouldn't you if you had malaria and amoebic dysentary and were faced with wars, closed borders, stoning, etc. in your quest for a goal? I sure as hell know I would.
She was younger when she did this walk then I am now and I find it really amazing what she was able to endure.
A great book and I am keen to read Feet of Clay about her trip across Australia.
January 4, 2010
I was disenchanted by Ffyona Campbell's admission shortly after I finished reading this book that she had "cheated" on her walk through America, taking lifts for about 1,000 miles of the walk. I may not have realised then that Ffyona was in the early stages of pregnancy at the time, and not well. Or maybe I did and did not understand the extreme physical and mental exhaustion that pregnancy can make you feel.
Anyway, I then doubted the veracity of this book - probably unfairly. The book tells of a feat of endurance; I particularly remember the horrifying descriptions of the clouds of flies that would settle in every orifice as Ffyona walked.
Ffyona completed an amazing feat in walking as far as she did - almost 20,000 miles, and I admire her for returning to America to complete the 1,000 miles that she previously skipped, as that must have been horrendously humiliating. She also raised a substantial sum for charity.
However even reading the book I could not decide how much I really admired Ffyona. It was obvious that she was really enjoying herself most of the time on her walk, and that she really enjoyed the fame that walking brought her. The difficult arrangements that needed to be made were seemingly left to her sister, who if I remember rightly almost lost her job as a consequence, and of course received no public recognition for what must have been mammoth efforts in arranging visa's etc. I suppose you have to be someone who really admires the adventurer types and their achievements to get the most enjoyment out of this book, and I am perhaps more lukewarm thinking about all the people that it takes to support those adventurous types, and how much their family pay emotonally.
Anyway, I then doubted the veracity of this book - probably unfairly. The book tells of a feat of endurance; I particularly remember the horrifying descriptions of the clouds of flies that would settle in every orifice as Ffyona walked.
Ffyona completed an amazing feat in walking as far as she did - almost 20,000 miles, and I admire her for returning to America to complete the 1,000 miles that she previously skipped, as that must have been horrendously humiliating. She also raised a substantial sum for charity.
However even reading the book I could not decide how much I really admired Ffyona. It was obvious that she was really enjoying herself most of the time on her walk, and that she really enjoyed the fame that walking brought her. The difficult arrangements that needed to be made were seemingly left to her sister, who if I remember rightly almost lost her job as a consequence, and of course received no public recognition for what must have been mammoth efforts in arranging visa's etc. I suppose you have to be someone who really admires the adventurer types and their achievements to get the most enjoyment out of this book, and I am perhaps more lukewarm thinking about all the people that it takes to support those adventurous types, and how much their family pay emotonally.
July 9, 2015
Ffyona Campbell walked from Cape Town to Tangiers as part of an attempt to set a world record. What motivated her to set this record in the first place is unclear—I can only assume that, as this is her second book (the first detailed her walk across Australia, part of the same attempt), more details were included in the first.
It's an odd way to see a continent. Campbell herself admits to some of the limits: Although I crossed this continent slowly—slowly enough to smell its air and feel its undulations beneath my feet—I was walking to the beat of a different drum (75). Of course, she wasn't a tourist, or even a traveller...she was a walker, hell-bent on completing her walk and not too concerned with where she was outside the context of the walk.
That makes for some odd juxtapositions. On the one hand, I think she did end up learning quite a bit about the world around her; on the other hand...well, sometimes she remembers that these places aren't her home and she isn't the one who gets to apply cultural standards, and sometimes she doesn't.
BUt again: she wasn't there to see the continent. The book is much more about the interpersonal dynamics of her (fluctuating) team and about the day-to-day grind of doing all that walking, often in difficult conditions. For all that I love walking, I don't envy her the experience. I read the book mostly out of curiosity, and, well...some of that curiosity was satisfied. I am left unsatisfied in other ways: I am not sure I ever understood who she was or why she was there; I did not understand how she had grown to be a person with so much determination and bullheadedness and fearlessness (that's actually mostly a compliment); I did not understand what drove her or what, ultimately, she wanted to get out of the walk.
It's an odd way to see a continent. Campbell herself admits to some of the limits: Although I crossed this continent slowly—slowly enough to smell its air and feel its undulations beneath my feet—I was walking to the beat of a different drum (75). Of course, she wasn't a tourist, or even a traveller...she was a walker, hell-bent on completing her walk and not too concerned with where she was outside the context of the walk.
That makes for some odd juxtapositions. On the one hand, I think she did end up learning quite a bit about the world around her; on the other hand...well, sometimes she remembers that these places aren't her home and she isn't the one who gets to apply cultural standards, and sometimes she doesn't.
BUt again: she wasn't there to see the continent. The book is much more about the interpersonal dynamics of her (fluctuating) team and about the day-to-day grind of doing all that walking, often in difficult conditions. For all that I love walking, I don't envy her the experience. I read the book mostly out of curiosity, and, well...some of that curiosity was satisfied. I am left unsatisfied in other ways: I am not sure I ever understood who she was or why she was there; I did not understand how she had grown to be a person with so much determination and bullheadedness and fearlessness (that's actually mostly a compliment); I did not understand what drove her or what, ultimately, she wanted to get out of the walk.
February 16, 2013
This was the first of Ffyona's books I read and I thought it was inspirational. I could not understand why I had not come across her before.
It charts her tale of a walk across Africa, her relationship with her support crew and the people she meets along the way. There's no doubt she's a determined and driven woman, and it is this side of her character that dominates most of the book. However, I was especially drawn in by the rare moments where she showed her heart and softened a little.
Some readers might find her a little too heartless, a little too domineering, a little too strong...but keep reading and as the book progresses you'll discover more of her character. A very worthwhile read, and one which will inspire you.
It charts her tale of a walk across Africa, her relationship with her support crew and the people she meets along the way. There's no doubt she's a determined and driven woman, and it is this side of her character that dominates most of the book. However, I was especially drawn in by the rare moments where she showed her heart and softened a little.
Some readers might find her a little too heartless, a little too domineering, a little too strong...but keep reading and as the book progresses you'll discover more of her character. A very worthwhile read, and one which will inspire you.
April 23, 2010
I love this book and have reread it many times. Even though FFyona herself is not that endearing (in fact she can be quite irritating) her determination is admirable. This book helped me to understand about Africa on a socio-politial level, from a truly 'on the ground' perspective . When I later discovered that FFyona had cheated in her American walk (she doctored her kilometres because she was pregnant and tired) I was a bit sad. She had put so much in to all her other walks and they were achievements in themselves. The dream of being the first woman to walk around the world overtook her. Oh well I think she dobbed herself in, so I guess that takes courage.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 6, 2021
This book is a step up from Feet of Clay: On Foot Through Australia in its readability and enjoyment factor and where that book was about the internal battle of Ffyona Campbell, this book is less about her and more about the land.
In comparison with the Australian stage of her journey, Africa is probably a factor of 10 more difficult. Natural challenges, illness, bureaucracy, local hostility, assault - it's all in there, and it makes for a fascinating read. I found her descriptions to really ring true, if you've ever been to Africa you will know there're always people around who just want to watch you because you're the most interesting thing they've seen all year and it sounds like Ffyona experienced this in spades. Her journey is nothing short of epic, the Zaire section alone would probably fill a book but I think she has done really well at editing this down to a manageable size while still keeping the important details in.
Ffyona Campbell herself is still probably the most interesting thing in the book. What makes someone so driven? That is a still unanswered question and one which I hope the final book will answer. But all credit to her for her honesty. Again this is not a terribly flattering portrait but she doesn't shy away from admitting her behaviour can be difficult to handle.
I'm giving this book 5 stars for sheer readability, because I really enjoyed it, and because I can't think of an obvious flaw. Read and enjoy.
(One of my old reviews, consolidating on Goodreads).
In comparison with the Australian stage of her journey, Africa is probably a factor of 10 more difficult. Natural challenges, illness, bureaucracy, local hostility, assault - it's all in there, and it makes for a fascinating read. I found her descriptions to really ring true, if you've ever been to Africa you will know there're always people around who just want to watch you because you're the most interesting thing they've seen all year and it sounds like Ffyona experienced this in spades. Her journey is nothing short of epic, the Zaire section alone would probably fill a book but I think she has done really well at editing this down to a manageable size while still keeping the important details in.
Ffyona Campbell herself is still probably the most interesting thing in the book. What makes someone so driven? That is a still unanswered question and one which I hope the final book will answer. But all credit to her for her honesty. Again this is not a terribly flattering portrait but she doesn't shy away from admitting her behaviour can be difficult to handle.
I'm giving this book 5 stars for sheer readability, because I really enjoyed it, and because I can't think of an obvious flaw. Read and enjoy.
(One of my old reviews, consolidating on Goodreads).
March 23, 2013
A hard book to read. Sometimes, as hard as the Walk itself!
I didn't know anything about Ffyona until somebody give me this book and told me it was ok. I wouldn't have read otherwise.
I did not relate to her quest. I find it hard to do so, when you have a Land Rover with a "variable" crew, helping you along the way. It was a major turn off, for me, during the length of the book.
Why didn't she went alone? Was it a logistical aspect of complying with the rules of a official record? I'll never know...
In the end, I found the book more about her relationships with the "variable" crew, with the Walk as a background scenario. Not the other way around.
With crew or without one, walking the kind of miles she did, in Africa, is no mean feat! Most of the times 50k a day!!
But you're already expecting hardship when you pick up the book. And in this part, it fails to engage the reader. The passages seem copy/pasted from her journal and are, sometimes, unrelated with the paragraphs before and after.
An inspiring idea, uninspiringly transmitted by this book.
I didn't know anything about Ffyona until somebody give me this book and told me it was ok. I wouldn't have read otherwise.
I did not relate to her quest. I find it hard to do so, when you have a Land Rover with a "variable" crew, helping you along the way. It was a major turn off, for me, during the length of the book.
Why didn't she went alone? Was it a logistical aspect of complying with the rules of a official record? I'll never know...
In the end, I found the book more about her relationships with the "variable" crew, with the Walk as a background scenario. Not the other way around.
With crew or without one, walking the kind of miles she did, in Africa, is no mean feat! Most of the times 50k a day!!
But you're already expecting hardship when you pick up the book. And in this part, it fails to engage the reader. The passages seem copy/pasted from her journal and are, sometimes, unrelated with the paragraphs before and after.
An inspiring idea, uninspiringly transmitted by this book.
September 25, 2018
A friend recommended this as a good travel book so I decided to give it a go and was not disappointed. I read a few of the other reviews and can see why people wrote negative comments about her writing style but I think that this goes part and parcel of the kind of person who would do a challenge like this. It took me a while to finish as there were times where nothing seem to happen but others where I couldn't put it down. The kinds of problems she faced during the expedition where unbelievable. It seemed like Africa threw everything it had at her and she still managed to overcome them and keep on going. I loved the human relationships, wildlife and landscapes she described. I don't think she could have experienced them any other way than walking. I read Ray Mears autobiography at the same time and it was good to get his perspective too. Very inspirational and would recommend to anyone. I'd like to read her other stuff sometime too.
August 1, 2013
It grew on me. The first few chapters were a struggle as Ffyona was not particularly endearing and I did not really want to hear about her difficulties in getting on with her drivers. Two countries into Africa and she finally stops ranting and turns her attention to her fascinating surroundings. And then I was hooked enough to keep going. At times I lost track of who was who, and other times her anecdotes fizzled out too soon. But the experience is unique and for that reason it is worth persevering.
September 4, 2017
By the time I managed to read this book it was quite dated. However, the experience of walking through Africa is honestly described with all the hardships of weather, disease and hostility.
What is most interesting and disturbing for me was her experience in Morocco with sexual harassment. The fact that this did not happen in all other Muslim countries in Africa is emphasized. This ehoes my own experience as a woman growing up in Muslim Arab countries. I feel safer among African men that I do among people sharing my culture. Africans have in general more respect for women than Arabs.
What is most interesting and disturbing for me was her experience in Morocco with sexual harassment. The fact that this did not happen in all other Muslim countries in Africa is emphasized. This ehoes my own experience as a woman growing up in Muslim Arab countries. I feel safer among African men that I do among people sharing my culture. Africans have in general more respect for women than Arabs.
January 1, 2008
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I picked up a copy at Heathrow airport and read it during the entire flight to SFO--I didn't even put it down waiting in line through customs. It's a remarkable story about a woman who walks across the entire continent of Africa. I found it intriguing that someone would even be inspired to do this, and it was interesting to read about all of her encounters along the way.
January 7, 2013
I read this a long while ago but still remember being drawn into the persistence of this challenge, but then occasionally jilted when you consider the entourage around her and then the complete irrelevance of her relationship with one of the group. I do remember a near miss with one of the locals and a potential rape which adds weight to another review of this book I just saw that this is something to read about rather than do yourself.
February 14, 2015
This book was mildly interesting as far as memoirs go. I enjoy reading travel stories, and this one was nice because I've been to some of the countries she walked through and live on the border of another. I don't really get the drive of someone to do something like Ffyona did, but admire her for sticking it out.
August 28, 2013
Not the best walking book I've ever read, but it has its moments. Best lines: "Expeditions started as explorations, but the world has been explored. What remains is exploration of self, the need to make a journey. Native people understand this as part of life."
September 8, 2015
Loved every bit of it. It goes down to describe the reality on the ground and brings out a true picture of Africa and the fact that no matter what challenges the continent faces, there is still hope that one day things will be different; because Africa is so much more.
March 25, 2016
Ffyona Campbell was one of the first long distance hikers. This details just a section (across Africa!) of her mammoth trek all the way around the world.
If you love hiking, adventure and the outdoors it's well worth a read.
If you love hiking, adventure and the outdoors it's well worth a read.
February 26, 2008
The idea of walking 10,000 miles across Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, just delights me. It's something I would prefer to read of as opposed to actually walking.
June 19, 2008
Walking on foot through Africa does not make you an instant good writer. Still I had to finish it, so that must mean something.
December 27, 2009
A light read, interesting to a point.
January 20, 2013
I was exhausted by the time I got to the end...felt I had taken every step with her. Fantastic read. Couldnt put it down.
April 4, 2013
Too much on her health issues and trouble with so many different companions. One book on her walk across Australia sufficient
January 26, 2019
My favourite book. Have read numerous times as am amazed at the determination of Ffyona in such difficult circumstances and terrain.
February 19, 2021
Cape to Tanger... Africa through the middle
This is an epic tale of a 10,000 mile walk through the middle of Africa taking over two years to complete. It is written in a tell-all style, that not only reveals the enormity of the venture, but of all the personal mishaps and the various relationships Ffyona has with her driver backups. Medical complaints and illnesses are discussed frequently, especially those involving diarrhoea. I remember very well the tropical ulcer I got in Malawi on my travels through Africa and that was bad enough. She had enough maladies to fill a hospital ward over and over. Then there’s the bureaucracy of border crossings, petty-minded officials and many local conflicts and customs. It is interesting what she said about overlanders, making the locals feel poor. I agree with her comment about reminding herself not to have a baby.
It must have been exasperating being evacuated and having to return to the UK and start again where she left off. That would have driven me crazy. It was so sad to hear about the shark fins being cut off and sent to China. Also sad about the way Ray Mears killed the tortoise; it seems it took some time to die. I do hope she’s given up killing animals and eating meat.
There are lots of erect penises and masturbation moments in the book. Stoning too when she wouldn’t entertain such outrages. Having to be escorted by gendarmes in Morocco must have been a bit of a downer. Unfortunately misogyny is still rife around the world, not just in Africa. But probably won’t end until the human race ends. By the way I remember the Janet Street-Porter TV presentation about her all those years ago. I wonder if they ever kept in touch. Anyway, a great achievement and five stars for that. But remember Ffyona if you ever read this... everyone should stop eating meat and having kids. It would solve a lot of problems.
This is an epic tale of a 10,000 mile walk through the middle of Africa taking over two years to complete. It is written in a tell-all style, that not only reveals the enormity of the venture, but of all the personal mishaps and the various relationships Ffyona has with her driver backups. Medical complaints and illnesses are discussed frequently, especially those involving diarrhoea. I remember very well the tropical ulcer I got in Malawi on my travels through Africa and that was bad enough. She had enough maladies to fill a hospital ward over and over. Then there’s the bureaucracy of border crossings, petty-minded officials and many local conflicts and customs. It is interesting what she said about overlanders, making the locals feel poor. I agree with her comment about reminding herself not to have a baby.
It must have been exasperating being evacuated and having to return to the UK and start again where she left off. That would have driven me crazy. It was so sad to hear about the shark fins being cut off and sent to China. Also sad about the way Ray Mears killed the tortoise; it seems it took some time to die. I do hope she’s given up killing animals and eating meat.
There are lots of erect penises and masturbation moments in the book. Stoning too when she wouldn’t entertain such outrages. Having to be escorted by gendarmes in Morocco must have been a bit of a downer. Unfortunately misogyny is still rife around the world, not just in Africa. But probably won’t end until the human race ends. By the way I remember the Janet Street-Porter TV presentation about her all those years ago. I wonder if they ever kept in touch. Anyway, a great achievement and five stars for that. But remember Ffyona if you ever read this... everyone should stop eating meat and having kids. It would solve a lot of problems.
October 7, 2025
📚 Only a Campbell 🏴 could do it! Just finished the book that's been my backpack buddy all summer. It always feels a bit sad closing an adventure book that has carried you along with it for so many months. As I'm planning my next big adventure to be overlanding across Africa sometime in the future (not walking of course!) Brit TransWorld Walker Ffyona Campbell, who I share the same Scottish clan!, writes about her incredible determination, hardships and adventure as a woman walking over 16,000 kilometres through 15 countries from Cape Town to Tanger in Morocco from April 1991 - September 1993 in 'On Foot Through Africa' by @orionbooks
I've read Ffyona's previous book 'Feet of Clay' walking across Australia and her unwavering determination to complete these challenges despite setbacks, disappointments, corruption, hostility, tensions and her reception as a white woman in Africa with her back-up support crew is just astounding. Her lessons from the African road give an authentic view on life in Africa and the people who exist there - the beauty, poverty, hospitality and magnificent natural world she encounters but also the dark reality of walking the world as a white woman in the early 1990s.
Incredible achievement. Want to walk across Africa without setting a foot on it? Let Ffyona Campbell take you along with her!
Chapter over. Book over. Walk over. Summer adventure read over. The Greatest Walker of them all said Sir Ranulph Fiennes himself!
I've read Ffyona's previous book 'Feet of Clay' walking across Australia and her unwavering determination to complete these challenges despite setbacks, disappointments, corruption, hostility, tensions and her reception as a white woman in Africa with her back-up support crew is just astounding. Her lessons from the African road give an authentic view on life in Africa and the people who exist there - the beauty, poverty, hospitality and magnificent natural world she encounters but also the dark reality of walking the world as a white woman in the early 1990s.
Incredible achievement. Want to walk across Africa without setting a foot on it? Let Ffyona Campbell take you along with her!
Chapter over. Book over. Walk over. Summer adventure read over. The Greatest Walker of them all said Sir Ranulph Fiennes himself!
December 24, 2023
From a free book exchange. A little wary of travel books...especially the everyone and everything was great type. Well, you certainly don't get that in this one. After reading this I have no interest in walking in Africa or ever meeting the author.
Fine by me. Made it lots more interesting. I don't understand the obsession to go through a lot of shit to achieve something that most people couldn't give a toss about. The heat,diseases, corruption and constant harassment I can do without, but its interesting to read someone else having to get through it.
As to the author, it must be hard going through life constantly having to put up with the perennially useless and lazy rest of us. There obviously were a lot of lemons posing as expedition drivers in the early 1990s. I wish the publishers had insisted on a right of reply for some of them, to get their side of things.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the read. A different type of travel book
Fine by me. Made it lots more interesting. I don't understand the obsession to go through a lot of shit to achieve something that most people couldn't give a toss about. The heat,diseases, corruption and constant harassment I can do without, but its interesting to read someone else having to get through it.
As to the author, it must be hard going through life constantly having to put up with the perennially useless and lazy rest of us. There obviously were a lot of lemons posing as expedition drivers in the early 1990s. I wish the publishers had insisted on a right of reply for some of them, to get their side of things.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the read. A different type of travel book
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May 18, 2021
There's no arguing it's an incredible achievement, showing extraordinary personal strength and determination. It deserves 5 stars for that. But I found myself wondering if I like Ffyona as a person throughout the book (not that it actually matters) and that often she started describing stuff and then moved to the next bit, almost like a listing rather than a story.
I recently read Blood River by Tim Butcher and the accounts on the Zaire / Congo whatever it's called at the time is fascinating.
Shocking what happened in Morocco, especially as I've found it the one place in Africa I've felt the safest traveling on my own.
Overall I'd recommend to read it, especially if you like Africa but have only ever experienced it as a tourist, it'll be quite an eye opener.
I recently read Blood River by Tim Butcher and the accounts on the Zaire / Congo whatever it's called at the time is fascinating.
Shocking what happened in Morocco, especially as I've found it the one place in Africa I've felt the safest traveling on my own.
Overall I'd recommend to read it, especially if you like Africa but have only ever experienced it as a tourist, it'll be quite an eye opener.
October 13, 2024
lncredible achievment from Ffiona, only a teenager at the time.
l also struggle to figure her motivation for this walk, but she certainly stick it out to the end.
Once you get past the first few chapters it's a very good read.
l am actually amazed that she made it without being killed, kidnapped, or some other disaster befalling her. Although she came close.
Even now, l sometimes think of her walking alone through the Central African Republic, and wonder how she did it.
l also struggle to figure her motivation for this walk, but she certainly stick it out to the end.
Once you get past the first few chapters it's a very good read.
l am actually amazed that she made it without being killed, kidnapped, or some other disaster befalling her. Although she came close.
Even now, l sometimes think of her walking alone through the Central African Republic, and wonder how she did it.
February 13, 2025
A great read with a super inspiring story of a mental and physical journey not just through Africa but your twenties and life in general. The criticism to Ffyona seems fair and it is understandable that the amount of confidence and self-reverence it takes to do something like this, take a somewhat peculiar person. But what I like about her story is that she makes you feel like as hard and exhausting it seems, you can really come to an end of other roads you have taken in your mind.
March 21, 2024
I read two chapters. En when at the third chapter all she was doing yet again was complain about the journey, I really didn’t see the point of reading any further. She wasn’t happy starting the journey, then why do you do it? Maybe the answer lay somewhere in the book, but I’m not going to look for it.
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