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		<title>Video of Dogon Dama Mask Ceremony in Mali</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another short video I made, this time showing the fascinating Dogon culture in Mali&#8230; a funeral procession and dance I saw when visiting the village of Djiguibombo: Video of Dogon Dama Mask Ceremony &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Video of Biking the Guineas&#8217; Backroads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;m back from another trip and finally have some time to spare. I thought it about time I put together some of the videos I took while biking through Africa. So over the next few weeks I&#8217;ll be gradually sorting through and uploading a few. To begin with we go to Guinea and Guinea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of Cycling across the Sahara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just created a short video of the cycle from Morocco through the Western Sahara and Mauritania. You can check it out on my new website: Helen&#8217;s Take On&#8230; video of Cycling Across the Sahara]]></description>
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		<title>Video of 2 weeks on the Niger River</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just put together some short videos I took while on the Niger River&#8230; unseen footage until now&#8230; You can check it out here on my new website: Helen&#8217;s Take On&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Equipment Review &#8211; After 25,000km</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a review of the bike equipment after a year on the road, from Yaounde in Cameroon, after 17,000km. Now, having completed my ride to Cape Town, after 25,000km in total, it’s time for an update. Since Yaounde there has been little to fix – the wobbling wheel got worse but I lived with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Next</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The big question (when you arrive is Cape Town after 20 months cycling nearly 25,000km) is &#8216;What next?&#8217; Well, here&#8217;s the answer&#8230;. http://helenstakeon.com/blog/whats-next/ As you can see, I&#8217;ve set up a new website for my new adventures. I&#8217;ll keep this Take On Africa website live, but most things I post from now on will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clothing Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keen shoes &#8211; Targhee II I just love Keen shoes! These lasted the duration of the trip &#8211; that&#8217;s over 24,000km of cycling and walking when the roads were too bad to ride. Through torrential downpours, river crossings, muddy tracks and sandy paths. Ok, so they&#8217;re very worn now and I&#8217;ll need a new pair [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://takeonafrica.com/bike-expedition/clothing-review/</link>
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		<title>Camping Equipment Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tent – MSR Hubba Hubba This tent was a great choice – a two-man tent which is free-standing and can be put up inner only meets all the needs of travelling in Africa. The inner, a mesh material, acts as a mosquito net &#8211; I frequently put this up on beds in cheap hotels where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://takeonafrica.com/bike-expedition/camping-equipment-review/</link>
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		<title>Photos of South Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cape Town!! I made it. After 24,600km and 1000+ beers! It&#8217;s a great feeling! Anyway, here are some pics from the last bit of the trip from Namibia into South Africa and along the West Coast. I spent the weekend by the Berg river in Velddrif (Thanks to Rusty, Kim and co who put me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of Luderitz, Namibia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent a week in Luderitz &#8211; a quaint, quiet town. Perfect for relaxing. Photos of the last part of the trip coming soon&#8230;]]></description>
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