Anderswo. Allein in Afrika

CapeTown.Onhis25thbirthday,AnselmstartsajourneyacrossAfricaonabicyclewithtwofriends.AftertheyarriveinthescorchingKalahariDesert,thetriosuddenlysplits.HisfriendsflyhomewhileAnselmdecidestocontinuetherideupnorth-alone.Cautiousathisvulnerabilitytohissurroundingsatfirst,hegainsconfidenceandlearnstoadapttothevariousculturesandtheirwayoflife.Stepbystephisincrediblepathunfoldsandleadshimthrough15countriesoftheAfricancontinentandtoextraordinaryencounters.Hisbicyclebecomeshisgatewaytolocallife:itinvitescommunicationandenableshimtofoundandsupportprojectsthatpromoteruralyouth.Hisconvictiontotravelbyhisownstrength,campinunimaginableplacesandrelyonintuition,leadshimtoexceptionaladventures,butalsotoacutelyexperiencefundamentalissues.Besidesnight-timeencounterswithlionsorhipposandrepeatedmalariaandtyphusinfections,hestruggleswithwaterprovision...