8 Years of Misadventures in Africa | Extraordinary Travel Festival

8 Years of Misadventures in Africa | Extraordinary Travel Festival

Author: Francis Tapon August 30, 2024 Duration: 57:01

In 2022, I delivered this speech at the inaugural Extraordinary Travel Festival in Yerevan, Armenia.


Watch the Video to See the Slides!

I was the only in-person speaker invited to speak again at the 2nd conference. Why?


Because the audience rated this speech highly. Judge for yourself.


Come to hear me deliver a new speech at the 2nd Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, in mid-November 2024!


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Timeline

00:00 Africa trip overview
03:00 Communicating
04:30 Picking up 3000 hitchhikers
10:00 Meeting Rejoice
12:55 Chad's tallest peak - Emi Koussi
18:00 Libya's tallest mountain - Bikku Bitti
27:00 South Sudan's tallest peak - Kinyeti
30:00 Sudan's tallest mountain - Jebel Marra
34:00 Four Lessons
40:00 Q&A 


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