
#Author of 'The Unseen Africa,' 'The Hidden Europe', 'Hike Your Own Hike,' #WanderLearn show. 123 countries. #Africa, #BTC, ftapon.x
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Jost Kobush Solo Everest Winter Climb Without Oxygen On West Ridge Route! He's flying to Nepal today! francistapon.com/Work/Wander…
Imagine climbing Everest alone in the winter, without extra oxygen, up the rarely climbed West Ridge route. That's what @jostkobusch plans to do. I interviewed him days before he sets off for Nepal! Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=_FQs3voF…
Linda Gambill and I discuss her new memoir about her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Listen to Part 1 of my two-part interview with Linda Gambill!
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Time is running out to go to what may be the 3rd and final Extraordinary Travel Festival! Use discount code FTAPON to save $$$
Watch Ric Gazarian explain why you must go if you are a travel freak (or an aspiring one)!
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Would Jared Diamond Call Bin Laden A Great Man?
Video premiering NOW! youtube.com/watch?v=pqzUPeZm…
I review Diamond's latest book & reflect on 9/11.
Ric Gazarian & I discuss how AI will impact travel.
Also, time is running out to get your $100 discount off the Extraordinary Travel Festival using the discount code FTAPON.
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Francis Tapon retweeted
🚨 BREAKING:
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ADOPTED THE NEW WORLD MAP SHOWING THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA THANKS TO TOGO WHO PUSHED THE RESOLUTION.
THE CURRENT MAP FOR CENTURIES WAS DELIBERATELY DRAWN TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK AFRICA IS AS SMALL AS ICELAND WHEN IT IN FACT IS MORE THAN 14 TIMES BIGGER AND EUROPE, THE US, INDIA AND CHINA CAN FIT INTO AFRICA ALL AT ONCE.
THE RESOLUTION WAS VOTED MASSIVELY IN FAVOUR AND ONLY THE USA VOTED AGAINST IT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA FOR RECLAIMING THEIR RIGHT AND THANKS ESPECIALLY TO THE REPUBLIC OF TOGO FOR MAKING THE MOVE 👏👏👏
Francis Tapon retweeted
Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria is in a proper pigsty state.
The garbage isn't just sitting on the ground anymore, it has literally become the ground, creating a chaotic, suffocating landscape of filth and lawlessness.
As Africans, we are quick to fight imaginary wars on the internet and chase phantom conspiracies, yet we look right past the literal trash piling up at our doorsteps.
It's time to redirect that outrage toward the real frontline, cleaning up our habits and holding municipal authorities accountable.
With blocked drains and completely shattered infrastructure, life continues as normal, but there is nothing normal about this.
Cleanliness isn't a luxury; it's a human right.
By forcing the next generation to inherit this toxic environment, we aren't just failing them environmentally, we are actively capping their potential and guaranteeing cognitive setbacks before they even reach adulthood.
The cycle of excuses is officially bankrupt. The decay has to stop.
Skyler's crazy driving got us from Morocco 🇲🇦 to South Africa! The trip occurred in 2 parts. We took a 3-year break when we reached Côte d'Ivoire. (No, we didn't live there.)
We got to Cape Town in one piece! What an epic adventure!
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