Video of Cycling Nevada and Utah – Road to Las Vegas
This latest short video is from our ride along the back roads (and virtually non-existent roads) of Nevada and Utah. We did eventually make it to town though. A rather…
Video of Cycling Utah’s Highway 12 in November
One of the most beautiful roads I’ve cycled has to be highway 12 in Utah. From Torrey to Zion National Park, passing via Calf Creek Falls, Bryce Canyon and Red…
Video of DR Congo Train Journey
For those who followed my trip through Africa, you’ll know that I loved the Congo. And sometimes hated it too! But mostly I loved it and those experiences in my…
Video of Packrafting the Rio Coco
And here is the video for the second half of our Nicaraguan packrafting adventure. From the confluence of the Rio Bocay, we paddled down the Rio Coco passing several Miskito…
Video of Packrafting the Rio Bocay
There’s no doubt about it. Packrafting in Nicaragua was one of the highlights of my journey through central America. Apologies for not yet finishing the blog of the trip. I…
Video of the Congo Train Journey
I cycled 2,000km acros the DRC. But the DRC is a huge country, and that still didn’t get me all the way. So by the time I reached Katanga province,…
Video of Dogon Dama Mask Ceremony in Mali
Another short video I made, this time showing the fascinating Dogon culture in Mali… a funeral procession and dance I saw when visiting the village of Djiguibombo: Video of Dogon…
Video of Dogon Dama Mask Ceremony
While in Mali, travelling with a friend and without the bike, we spent three days walking along the Bandiagara escarpment in Dogon country. It really is best to go with…
Video of Biking the Guineas’ Backroads
Still one of my favourite parts for biking, was the three weeks we spent cycling from Guinea Bissau’s capital to Kindia in the south of Guinea on my ride through…
Video of Biking the Guineas’ Backroads
Well I’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…
Video of cycling across the Sahara
Before I left England, I had envisaged being one of the toughest sections of my Take On Africa bike ride would be crossing the Sahara. I expected extreme heat and…
Video of Cycling across the Sahara
I’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’s Take On… video…
Video of 2 weeks on the Niger River
I’ve just put together some short videos I took while on the Niger River… unseen footage until now… You can check it out here on my new website: Helen’s Take…
Video of The Great Niger River Boat Trip
One of the highlights of my 20-month cycle ride through Africa, didn’t actually involve any cycling… it was in fact, the two weeks spent paddling a locally-made wooden pirogue (fisherman’s…
Video from the Niger River Boat Trip – rapids
This is just a short clip of me and Lars paddling through one of the faster sections of water. Shortly after this clip ends, when we’re just out of camera…