Hitchhiking Adventure to Africa for Dutch Trio

Neda Boin, Sierd van der Bij and Christiaan Triebert are well into their three-monthhitchhiking trip from Groningen in the Netherlands to Cape Town, South Africa. The group is part of a project which aims at raising global awareness about sustainability. We follow them on their journey.

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Africa: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 10 - a Kenyan Trucker With Patience

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 9 December 2012

In the truck, I'm sitting next to Berenard Ngurutu. The 26-year-old Kenyan is an intern at a transport company called A.O. Bayusuf and Sons. They transport food relief to refugee ... read more »

Photo: Elizabeth Mbundu/RNW

Sierd van der Bij, Neda Boin and Christiaan Triebert - Dutch hitchhikers in Africa.

Ethiopia: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 9 - Ethiopia's Internet Explorer (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 2 December 2012

From the first storey of a shopping centre along Nazret's main street, passers-by hear the beats of the latest American hip-hop hits. It’s close to midnight, and Elias ... read more »
Ethiopia: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 8 - All Roads Lead to China (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 25 November 2012

We hitch a ride with a group of Ethiopian engineers and they give us shelter. Next thing I know I’m in the middle of southern Ethiopia’s breathtaking nature, in a ... read more »
Africa: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 6 - Inshallah

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 11 November 2012

Inshallah is what they say here, meaning if Allah wills it, or it is in God's hands. After travelling almost a thousand kilometres from Cairo to Aswan, it apparently wasn't God's ... read more »
Ethiopia: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 7 - Being 17 Again in Ethiopia (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 18 November 2012

Hunter S. Thompson left the world one famous lesson. If you want to know what you're talking about, you have to try it out yourself. He named it gonzo journalism. Although I have ... read more »
Africa: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 5 - the Sudanese Brothers

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 30 October 2012

Sudan has been the stage for long-running conflicts and dramatic desertification, causing the movement of thousands of Sudanese, looking for a better life within and around the ... read more »

Photo: Caroline Mwakio/AllAfrica

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Egypt: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 4 - Supershops and Mini Temples (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 21 October 2012

For many years, Luxor has been a must-see for every tourist in Egypt. If not for the temples of Luxor, Karnak or Deir el-Bahri, then you would definitely touch ground here for the ... read more »
Egypt: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 3 - a True Salafist Doesn't Do Politics (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 15 October 2012

"You would like to draw a map before we enter this deep jungle," says Abdullah. "If you are talking about Salafism, you must be well aware of what you are talking about." I am ... read more »
Africa: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 2 - Between Two Continents (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 14 October 2012

Only 350 kilometres of Mediterranean blue sea separates me from Egypt, once I set foot on the ferry in Iskenderun, Turkey. As I approach the African continent, I am still trying to ... read more »
Africa: Thumbs Up Africa Blog - I Am a Lucky Man (opinion)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 1 October 2012

Neda Boin (22), Sierd van der Bij (23) and Christiaan Triebert (21) are the lucky Dutch trio who began on 1 October a three-month-long hitchhiking trip from Groningen in the ... read more »
Africa: Dutch Hitchhikers to Africa Receive Special Blessings

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 14 September 2012

Only three weeks left before three Dutch youngsters embark on a three-month hitchhiking adventure across Europe and Africa. This calls for a benediction ceremony. read more »
Africa: Can We Hitch a Ride...to Africa?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 10 June 2012

It's a warm, sunny day, when I meet Sierd van der Bij, 23, and Neda Boin, 22. We're in Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second biggest city and home to one of the world's largest ports. read more »

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Thumbs up Africa Adventure From Netherlands to Cape Town

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This is the very first episode of the interactive Thumbs Up Africa hitchhike adventure from the Netherlands to Cape Town. You can expect ... see more »

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